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noun
- (mathematics, more formally, countable) A function which maps zero or more (but typically two) operands to a single output value.
- (computing, logic, mathematics, countable) A procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the operands).
- (countable) A planned undertaking.
- (countable, medicine) A surgical procedure.
- (uncountable) The method or practice by which actions are done.
- (military, countable) A military campaign (e.g. Operation Desert Storm).
- (uncountable) The act or process of operating (verb): agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
- (countable) A business or organization.
- (uncountable) The method by which a device performs its function.
- (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods
- activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
- a planned activity involving many people performing various actions
- the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)
- a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
- a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
- (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)
- a business especially one run on a large scale
- (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
- the state of being in effect or being operative
- process or manner of functioning or operating
noun
- (mathematics, countable) The result of calculating.
- (mathematics, uncountable) The act or process of calculating.
- (chess, uncountable) The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.
- (countable) Reckoning, estimate.
- (countable) An expectation based on circumstances.
- problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
- the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
- planning something carefully and intentionally
noun
- (countable) A problem affecting function.
- (countable, informal, engineering) An unexpected behavior in an electrical signal, especially if the signal spontaneously returns to expected behavior after a period of time.
- (video games) A bug or an exploit.
- (uncountable, music) A genre of experimental electronic music since the 1990s, characterized by a deliberate use of sonic artifacts that would normally be viewed as unwanted noise.
- (astronomy, countable) A sudden increase in the rotational frequency of a pulsar.
- a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
verb
noun
- (mathematics) A function of a function.
- (chiefly law enforcement) A drawing, photograph, etc. that combines several separate pictures or images.
- A mixture of different components.
- (fraternities) A framed photo board composed of many individual photos of fraternity or sorority members.
- (school yearbook) The separate pages of individual student photos that form the main section.
- A structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials.
- (mathematics) Clipping of composite number.
- (uncommon) A segment, subset.
- (botany) A plant belonging to the family Asteraceae, syn. Compositae.
- (rail transport, UK) A railway carriage with compartments for two different classes of travel; see Composite Corridor.
- a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
- considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
adj
- (botany) Belonging to the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets.
- (mathematics) Having factors other than itself and one; not prime and not one.
- (architecture) Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles.
- (photography, historical) Employing multiple exposures on a single plate, so as to create an average view of something, such as faces in physiognomy.
- Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.
- of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae
- consisting of separate interconnected parts
verb
noun
- (countable, arithmetic) A calculation involving multiplication.
- The process of multiplying or increasing in number; increase.
- (uncountable, arithmetic) The process of computing the sum of an addition with one and the same number a specified number of times (i.e. 4 times 5 = [0 +] 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20) or any other analogous binary operation that combines other mathematical objects.
- a multiplicative increase
- an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed
- the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
noun
- (countable) An act or process of applying general principles or formulae to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.
- (countable, physics) An approximation that allows aspects of a mathematical theory to be discussed in ordinary language.
- (countable) A sense given by an interpreter; an exposition or explanation given; meaning.
- (uncountable, linguistics, translation studies) The discipline or study of translating one spoken or signed language into another (as opposed to translation, which concerns itself with written language).
- (countable) An act of interpreting or explaining something unclear; a translation; a version.
- (uncountable) The power of explaining.
- (countable, logic, model theory) An assignment of a truth value to each propositional symbol of a propositional calculus.
- Short for heritage interpretation
- (countable) An artist's way of expressing thought or embodying a conception of nature through art.
- a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
- the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
- an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
- an explanation that results from interpreting something
noun
- (countable, mathematics) An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.
- (countable) An abstract entity used to describe quantity.
- (slang, chiefly US) A marijuana cigarette, or joint; also, a quantity of marijuana bought from a dealer.
- (countable) A performance; especially, a single song or song and dance routine within a larger show.
- (countable, informal) An outfit, particularly a stylish one.
- (Followed by a numeral; used attributively) Indicating the position of something in a list or sequence. Abbreviations: No or No., no or no. (in each case, sometimes written with a superscript "o", like Nº or №). The symbol "#" is also used in this manner.
- (countable, informal) A person.
- (singular only, formal) A group of people.
- (countable, informal) A telephone number.
- Quantity.
- (countable) A numeral: a symbol for a non-negative integer.
- (grammar) Of a word or phrase, the state of being singular, dual or plural, shown by inflection.
- A large amount, in contrast to a smaller amount; numerical preponderance.
- Something that numbs.
- A sequence of digits and letters used to register people, automobiles, and various other items.
- An activity; assignment; job, as in cushy number.
- a clothing measurement
- a select company of people
- a symbol used to represent a number
- a concept of quantity involving zero and units
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- an item of clothing
- the number is used in calling a particular telephone
- one of a series published periodically
- the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
- a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification and may be attached to accounts, memberships, etc.
- a numbered item in a series
- the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural)
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- (transitive, usually with among) To classify or include (in a group of things)
- (transitive, with off) To enumerate or list, especially while assigning numbers to.
- (transitive, passive voice) To limit to a certain number; to reckon (as by fate) to be few in number.
- (intransitive, usually with among) To be classified or included (in a certain group or category of things).
- (transitive) To label (items) with numbers; to assign numbers to (items).
- (intransitive) To total or count; to amount to.
- (transitive, with off) To call out and assign a series of numbers (usually to people), either for the sake of dividing into groups or for counting.
- place a limit on the number of
- put into a group
- give numbers to
- determine the number or amount of
- add up in number or quantity
- enumerate
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- (transitive, mathematics) To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value.
- (transitive) To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.
- (transitive, genetics) To subject (a cell) to transformation.
- (intransitive) To undergo a transformation; to change in appearance or character.
- (transitive) To change greatly the appearance or form of.
- (transitive, electricity) To subject to the action of a transformer.
- change from one form or medium into another
- change in outward structure or looks
- increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)
- change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
- change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species
- convert (one form of energy) to another
- subject to a mathematical transformation
noun
- (mathematics) A function, especially a function satisfying a certain property (e.g. continuity, linearity, etc.; see Usage notes).
- (board games, video games) An imaginary or fictional area, often predefined and confined, where a game or a session thereof takes place.
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Araschnia (especially, Araschnia levana) and Cyrestis, having map-like markings on the wings.
- (computing) Synonym of associative array.
- A graphical or logical representation of any structure or system, showing the positions of or relationships between its components.
- A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.
- a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
- (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
verb
- (transitive, computing) To assign a drive letter to a shared folder.
- (transitive) To create a map of; to examine or survey in order to gather information for a map.
- (mathematics, transitive, followed by a "to" phrase) To act as a function on something, taking it to something else.
- (intransitive, followed by a "to" phrase) To have a direct relationship; to correspond.
- (transitive) To represent by means of a map.
- (transitive, followed by a "to" phrase) To create a direct relationship to; to create a correspondence with.
- depict as if on a map
- explore or survey for the purpose of making a map
- make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
- to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
- plan, delineate, or arrange in detail
- locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences
noun
- the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
- (figurative) A system or process (especially one that is complex or convoluted) that substitutes one thing for another, or uses signs or symbols to represent concepts or ideas.
- An algebraic structure consisting of a module over a commutative ring (or a vector space over a field) along with an additional binary operation that is bilinear over module (or vector) addition and scalar multiplication.
- (countable, set theory, mathematical analysis) A collection of subsets of a given set, such that this collection contains the empty set, and the collection is closed under unions and complements (and thereby also under intersections and differences).
- (uncountable, mathematics, sometimes capitalized) Abstract algebra: A broad field of study in modern mathematics (often mentioned alongside analysis) loosely characterized by its concern for abstraction and symmetry, dealing with the behavior, classification, and application of a large class of objects (called algebraic structures) and the maps between them (called, most generally, morphisms).
- (uncountable, medicine, historical, rare) The surgical treatment of a dislocated or fractured bone. Also (countable): a dislocation or fracture.
- (uncountable, mathematics) Elementary algebra: A system for representing and manipulating unknown quantities (variables) in equations.
- A universal algebra.
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- (countable, mathematics) An assignment of complex numbers to each element of a group, in particular a finite abelian group. More precisely, a group homomorphism into the group of units of a field (usually ℂ).
- (countable) Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty.
- (countable) A unique or extraordinary individual; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits, especially charisma.
- (countable) A written or printed symbol, or letter.
- (countable, computing) One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character.
- (countable) A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; nature; phene.
- (countable, informal) A person or individual, especially one who is unknown.
- (uncountable, countable) A complex of traits marking a person, group, breed, or type.
- (uncountable) Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; moral strength.
- (countable) A being involved in the action of a story; a persona.
- a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
- good repute
- an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
- a written symbol that is used to represent speech
- (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes
- the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
- an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
- a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
- a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
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- (countable, mathematics) A generalized construct or set whose members have some property in common; typically there will be a geometric metaphor allowing these members to be viewed as "points". Often used with a restricting modifier describing the members (e.g. vector space), or indicating the inventor of the construct (e.g. Hilbert space).
- The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere.
- A physical extent in all directions, seen as an attribute of the universe (now usually considered as a part of space-time), or a mathematical model of this.
- A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap.
- A gap; an empty place.
- A specific (specified) period of time.
- (music) A position on the staff or stave bounded by lines.
- Anything analogous to a physical space in which one can interact, such as an online chat room.
- (letterpress typography) A piece of metal type used to separate words, cast lower than other type so as not to take ink, especially one that is narrower than one en (compare quad).
- (countable, figuratively) A field, area, or sphere of activity or endeavour.
- The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personal freedom.
- The distance between objects.
- An undefined period of time (without qualifier, especially a short period); a while.
- A physical extent across two or three dimensions (sometimes for or to do something).
- (geometry) A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates.
- A (chiefly empty) area or volume with set limits or boundaries; (architecture) such a space inside or outside a building, often with a specified use.
- a blank area
- (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
- an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
- the interval between two times
- any location outside the Earth's atmosphere
- the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
- one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff
- an area reserved for some particular purpose
- a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
verb
- (intransitive, science fiction) To travel into and through outer space.
- (transitive, science fiction) To kill (someone) by ejection into outer space, usually without a space suit.
- To insert or utilise spaces in a written text.
- (transitive) To set some distance apart.
- To space out (become distracted, lose focus).
- place at intervals
noun
- (countable, mathematics) An inclusion.
- (uncountable) The state of being contained.
- (countable) A physical system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive or other dangerous materials from a nuclear reactor or industrial plant.
- (uncountable, countable) The state of containing.
- (uncountable, countable) A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.
- a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully
- the act of containing; keeping something from spreading
- (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
noun
- (countable) The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.
- (logic circuits) A Boolean operation which is true when the two input variables are different but is otherwise false; the XOR operation ( scriptstyle A◌̅B+◌̅AB).
- (countable) A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
- (relational algebra) The set of elements that are in one set but not another ( scriptstyle A◌̅B).
- (countable) A disagreement or argument.
- (heraldry) An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish two people's bearings which would otherwise be the same. See augmentation and cadency.
- (countable, uncountable) Significant change in or effect on a situation or state.
- (logic) The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia.
- (uncountable) The quality of being different.
- a significant change
- a disagreement or argument about something important
- a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
- the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
- the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
noun
- (uncountable, mathematics) A characteristic property of a continuous function.
- Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.
- (countable, narratology) A canon; one specific fictional universe within a multiverse.
- (uncountable, radio, television) The announcements and messages inserted by the broadcaster between programmes.
- (uncountable, narratology) A narrative device in episodic fiction where previous and/or future events in a series of stories are accounted for in present stories.
- (uncountable, film) Consistency between multiple shots depicting the same scene but possibly filmed on different occasions.
- the property of a continuous and connected period of time
- uninterrupted connection or union
- a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot
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- (mathematics, mathematical analysis, of a function) Whose range is a subset of the complex numbers.
- (mathematics, algebra) Whose coefficients are complex numbers; defined over the field of complex numbers.
- Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
- (geometry) A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.
- Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
- (mathematics, of a number) Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.
- difficult to analyze or understand
- complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts
noun
- (psychology) A group of emotionally charged ideas or mental factors, unconsciously associated by the individual with a particular subject, arising from repressed instincts, fears, or desires and often resulting in mental abnormality.
- (taxonomy) A group of closely related species, often distinguished only with difficulty by traditional morphological methods.
- (linguistics) A multimorphemic word, one with several parts, one with affixes.
- A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
- An organized cluster of thunderstorms.
- (chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example coordination compounds in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry.
- (mathematics) A complex number.
- A fixed mental tendency or obsession.
- A cluster of wildfires burning in the same vicinity.
- An assemblage of related things; a collection.
- A network of interconnected systems.
- a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
- a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
- a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
- (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
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- (countable) A treatise; a formal written description or characterization of a subject.
- Medical care for an illness or injury.
- The use of a substance or process to preserve or give particular properties to something.
- (euphemistic) harsh punishment; retribution
- The process or manner of treating someone or something.
- (countable, film) A brief, third-person, present-tense summary of a proposed film.
- a manner of dealing with something artistically
- the management of someone or something
- (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
- care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
- an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
noun
- (mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
- (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values
- (music) The diametric opposite of interpolation.
- An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts.
- an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations
noun
- (countable) A usage of (a specified value of) the Riemann zeta function, such as in an equation.
- (number theory, analytic number theory, uncountable) The function ζ defined by the Dirichlet series ζ(s)=∑ₙ₌₁ ᪲1/(nˢ)=1/(1ˢ)+1/(2ˢ)+1/(3ˢ)+1/(4ˢ)+⋯, which is summable for points s in the complex half-plane with real part > 1; the analytic continuation of said function, being a holomorphic function defined on the complex numbers with pole at 1.
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- (countable, mathematics) Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.
- the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions
- (countable, medicine) A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ.
- (uncountable, dentistry) Deposits of calcium phosphate salts on teeth.
- (uncountable, often definite, the calculus) Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject.
- (countable) A decision-making method, especially one appropriate for a specialised realm.
- a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body
- an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
noun
- (countable, computing theory) A formal system specifying the syntax of a language.
- (countable, figurative) The basic rules or principles of a field of knowledge or a particular skill.
- (uncountable) Actual or presumed prescriptive notions about the correct use of a language.
- (countable, computing theory) A formal system defining a formal language.
- (countable and uncountable, chiefly British, informal) Ellipsis of grammar school.
- (countable, cellular automata) A set of component patterns, along with the rules for connecting them, which can be combined to form more complex patterns such as large still lifes, oscillators, and spaceships.
- (uncountable, linguistics) The study of such a system.
- (countable and uncountable, linguistics) A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general.
- (countable) A book describing the grammar (noun sense 1 or noun sense 2) of a language.
- the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
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- (countable, topology, mathematical analysis) An idealised point which is said to be approached by sequences of values whose magnitudes increase without bound.
- (countable, mathematics) A number that has an infinite numerical value that cannot be counted.
- (countable, uncountable) The symbol ∞.
- (uncountable) endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size.
- (uncountable) A number which is very large compared to some characteristic number. For example, in optics, an object which is much further away than the focal length of a lens is said to be "at infinity", as the distance of the image from the lens varies very little as the distance increases further.
- time without end
noun
- (mathematics) A function that takes a function as its argument; more precisely, a function whose argument varies in a space of (real or complex valued) functions and whose value belongs to a monodimensional space.
- (computing) An object encapsulating a function pointer (or equivalent).
- (mathematics, functional analysis) A scalar-valued linear function on a vector space.
adj
- (mathematics) Of or relating to a function or functions.
- Optimized for all-around physiological benefit.
- Useful; serving a purpose, fulfilling a function.
- (computing theory) Having semantics defined purely in terms of mathematical functions, without side-effects.
- Of or relating to one's role or office; official.
- Only for functional purposes, notably in architecture.
- In good working order.
- (physiology, psychology) Characterizing functioning in environment, being symptoms that do not presuppose alteration of organic structure.
- designed for or adapted to a function or use
- involving or affecting function rather than physiology
- (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
- relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure
- designed for or capable of a particular function or use
- fit or ready for use or service
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- (mathematics) of a number, able to be approximated to arbitrary precision by a computable function
- Capable of being computed, or enumerated.
- (computing theory) Of a problem, solvable by a Turing machine or any thereto Turing-equivalent model; Turing-computable.
- (mathematics, set theory) Of a countably infinite set, having a computable indicator function.
- may be computed or estimated
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- (countable, algebra) A finite set of points and lines (and sometimes planes), generally with equal numbers of points per line and equal numbers of lines per point.
- (uncountable, computing) The process of customizing a computing environment in this way.
- (countable, physics, chemistry) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
- The form of a thing, as depending on the relative placement of the parts of a thing's shape.
- (astrology) The aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
- The relative positions of a set of things; the way things are arranged or put together;
- (countable, computing) The way a computing environment (physical or software) is set up or customized to the needs of its users.
- an arrangement of parts or elements
- any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
noun
- (mathematics) Applying a function to the result of another.
- (printing) Typesetting.
- (linguistics) The formation of compound words from separate words.
- Synthesis as opposed to analysis.
- A mixture or compound; the result of composing.
- A work of music, literature or art.
- The general makeup of a thing or person.
- The proportion of different parts to make a whole.
- (law) an agreement or compromise by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial payment from a debtor.
- (object-oriented programming) Way to combine simple objects or data types into more complex ones.
- The act of putting together; assembly.
- (physics) The compounding of two velocities or forces into a single equivalent velocity or force.
- (painting, photography) The arrangement and flow of elements in a picture.
- (chess) A puzzle created by the composer using chess pieces on a chessboard, which presents the solver with a particular task.
- An essay.
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
- something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole
- musical creation
- the act of creating written works
- art and technique of printing with movable type
- the way in which someone or something is composed
- the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
- a mixture of ingredients
- a musical work that has been created
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- (transitive, grammar) To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).
- (transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.
- (transitive) To declare two things to be similar in some respect ["to compare X to Y"].
- (intransitive) To be similar (often used in the negative).
- examine and note the similarities or differences of
- to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb
- be comparable
- consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
noun
- (countable) The form and structure of something.
- (countable) A description of the form and structure of something.
- (linguistics) The study of the internal structure of morphemes (words and their semantic building blocks).
- (mathematics) Mathematical morphology.
- (geology) The study of the structure of rocks and landforms.
- (biology) The study of the form and structure of animals and plants.
- studies of the rules for forming admissible words
- the admissible arrangement of sounds in words
- the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms
- the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
noun
- a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms
- (taxonomy) A taxonomic designation (such as of a subspecies) consisting of more than two terms.
- (linguistics, Sinology) A type of term consisting of multiple parts.
- (algebra, strict sense) An expression consisting of a sum of a finite number of terms, each term being the product of a constant coefficient and one or more variables raised to a non-negative integer power, such as a_nxⁿ+a_n-1xⁿ⁻¹+...+a_0x⁰.
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- (countable) A representation.
- (uncountable) The act of depicting.
- (countable) A drawing or painting.
- (countable) A lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual.
- a graphic or vivid verbal description
- a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
- a representation by picture or portraiture
- representation by drawing or painting etc
adj
- (mathematics) Of a function: that is always nonincreasing or nondecreasing on an interval.
- (of speech or a sound) Having a single unvaried pitch.
- (printing) Synonym of monochrome.
- sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
- of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value
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verb
noun
- (countable, mathematics) A subset of a space which is a space in its own right.
- (uncountable, science fiction) An alternative dimension or universe, access to or use of which permits faster-than-light travel or communications; hyperspace.
- (uncountable, science fiction) Any (often unspecified) method of communicating or travelling faster than light speed.
- (BDSM) The psychological state of the submissive or bottom during sadomasochistic activity.
- a space that is contained within another space
noun
- (mathematics) Any operation or a result thereof which generalises multiplication of numbers, like the multiplicative operation in a ring, product of types or a categorical product.
- A consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances.
- Any tangible or intangible good or service that is a result of a process and that is intended for delivery to a customer or end user.
- (countable, uncountable) A commodity offered for sale.
- (arithmetic) A quantity obtained by multiplication of two or more numbers.
- The amount of an artifact that has been created by someone or some process.
- (chemistry) A chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction.
- (US, slang) Illegal drugs, especially cocaine, when viewed as a commodity.
- (cosmetics, uncountable) Ellipsis of beauty product: any preparation to be applied to the hair, skin, nails, etc. Often specifically a preparation used to hold one's hair in a desired arrangement.
- Anything that is produced; a result.
- a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances
- a quantity obtained by multiplication
- items for sale to the individual consumer
- a chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction
- an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
- the set of ordered pairs of two given sets
noun
- (countable) Something specific which is the result of a process of concretizing a general principle or idea.
- (uncountable, medicine, psychology) An inability to generalize or perform abstraction accompanied by excessive concentration on specific details, as in a mental disorder or in cognition by children.
- (uncountable) The process of concretizing a general principle or idea by delineating, particularizing, or exemplifying it.
noun
- (algebraic geometry, countable) A mathematical object comprising representations of a space and of its spatial relationships.
- (countable) The observed or specified spatial attributes of an object, etc.
- (mathematics, often qualified in combination, countable) A mathematical system that deals with spatial relationships and that is built on a particular set of axioms; a subbranch of geometry which deals with such a system or systems.
- (mathematics, uncountable) The branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships.
- the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
noun
- (countable) A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.
- (countable) Proper or equal share.
- (countable, chiefly in the plural) Size.
- (mathematics, countable) A statement of equality between two ratios.
- The relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree.
- (uncountable) Harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole.
- the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree
- balance among the parts of something
- the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
- harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
- magnitude or extent
verb
noun
- (mathematics, more formally, countable) A function which maps zero or more (but typically two) operands to a single output value.
- (computing, logic, mathematics, countable) A procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the operands).
- (countable) A planned undertaking.
- (countable, medicine) A surgical procedure.
- (uncountable) The method or practice by which actions are done.
- (military, countable) A military campaign (e.g. Operation Desert Storm).
- (uncountable) The act or process of operating (verb): agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
- (countable) A business or organization.
- (uncountable) The method by which a device performs its function.
- (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods
- activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
- a planned activity involving many people performing various actions
- the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)
- a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
- a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
- (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)
- a business especially one run on a large scale
- (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
- the state of being in effect or being operative
- process or manner of functioning or operating
noun
- (mathematics, countable) The result of calculating.
- (mathematics, uncountable) The act or process of calculating.
- (chess, uncountable) The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.
- (countable) Reckoning, estimate.
- (countable) An expectation based on circumstances.
- problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
- the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
- planning something carefully and intentionally
noun
- (countable) A problem affecting function.
- (countable, informal, engineering) An unexpected behavior in an electrical signal, especially if the signal spontaneously returns to expected behavior after a period of time.
- (video games) A bug or an exploit.
- (uncountable, music) A genre of experimental electronic music since the 1990s, characterized by a deliberate use of sonic artifacts that would normally be viewed as unwanted noise.
- (astronomy, countable) A sudden increase in the rotational frequency of a pulsar.
- a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
verb
noun
- (mathematics) A function of a function.
- (chiefly law enforcement) A drawing, photograph, etc. that combines several separate pictures or images.
- A mixture of different components.
- (fraternities) A framed photo board composed of many individual photos of fraternity or sorority members.
- (school yearbook) The separate pages of individual student photos that form the main section.
- A structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials.
- (mathematics) Clipping of composite number.
- (uncommon) A segment, subset.
- (botany) A plant belonging to the family Asteraceae, syn. Compositae.
- (rail transport, UK) A railway carriage with compartments for two different classes of travel; see Composite Corridor.
- a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
- considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
adj
- (botany) Belonging to the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets.
- (mathematics) Having factors other than itself and one; not prime and not one.
- (architecture) Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles.
- (photography, historical) Employing multiple exposures on a single plate, so as to create an average view of something, such as faces in physiognomy.
- Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.
- of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae
- consisting of separate interconnected parts
verb
noun
- (countable, arithmetic) A calculation involving multiplication.
- The process of multiplying or increasing in number; increase.
- (uncountable, arithmetic) The process of computing the sum of an addition with one and the same number a specified number of times (i.e. 4 times 5 = [0 +] 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20) or any other analogous binary operation that combines other mathematical objects.
- a multiplicative increase
- an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed
- the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
noun
- (countable) An act or process of applying general principles or formulae to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.
- (countable, physics) An approximation that allows aspects of a mathematical theory to be discussed in ordinary language.
- (countable) A sense given by an interpreter; an exposition or explanation given; meaning.
- (uncountable, linguistics, translation studies) The discipline or study of translating one spoken or signed language into another (as opposed to translation, which concerns itself with written language).
- (countable) An act of interpreting or explaining something unclear; a translation; a version.
- (uncountable) The power of explaining.
- (countable, logic, model theory) An assignment of a truth value to each propositional symbol of a propositional calculus.
- Short for heritage interpretation
- (countable) An artist's way of expressing thought or embodying a conception of nature through art.
- a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
- the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
- an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
- an explanation that results from interpreting something
noun
- (countable, mathematics) An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.
- (countable) An abstract entity used to describe quantity.
- (slang, chiefly US) A marijuana cigarette, or joint; also, a quantity of marijuana bought from a dealer.
- (countable) A performance; especially, a single song or song and dance routine within a larger show.
- (countable, informal) An outfit, particularly a stylish one.
- (Followed by a numeral; used attributively) Indicating the position of something in a list or sequence. Abbreviations: No or No., no or no. (in each case, sometimes written with a superscript "o", like Nº or №). The symbol "#" is also used in this manner.
- (countable, informal) A person.
- (singular only, formal) A group of people.
- (countable, informal) A telephone number.
- Quantity.
- (countable) A numeral: a symbol for a non-negative integer.
- (grammar) Of a word or phrase, the state of being singular, dual or plural, shown by inflection.
- A large amount, in contrast to a smaller amount; numerical preponderance.
- Something that numbs.
- A sequence of digits and letters used to register people, automobiles, and various other items.
- An activity; assignment; job, as in cushy number.
- a clothing measurement
- a select company of people
- a symbol used to represent a number
- a concept of quantity involving zero and units
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- an item of clothing
- the number is used in calling a particular telephone
- one of a series published periodically
- the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
- a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification and may be attached to accounts, memberships, etc.
- a numbered item in a series
- the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural)
adj
verb
- (transitive, usually with among) To classify or include (in a group of things)
- (transitive, with off) To enumerate or list, especially while assigning numbers to.
- (transitive, passive voice) To limit to a certain number; to reckon (as by fate) to be few in number.
- (intransitive, usually with among) To be classified or included (in a certain group or category of things).
- (transitive) To label (items) with numbers; to assign numbers to (items).
- (intransitive) To total or count; to amount to.
- (transitive, with off) To call out and assign a series of numbers (usually to people), either for the sake of dividing into groups or for counting.
- place a limit on the number of
- put into a group
- give numbers to
- determine the number or amount of
- add up in number or quantity
- enumerate
noun
verb
- (transitive, mathematics) To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value.
- (transitive) To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.
- (transitive, genetics) To subject (a cell) to transformation.
- (intransitive) To undergo a transformation; to change in appearance or character.
- (transitive) To change greatly the appearance or form of.
- (transitive, electricity) To subject to the action of a transformer.
- change from one form or medium into another
- change in outward structure or looks
- increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)
- change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
- change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species
- convert (one form of energy) to another
- subject to a mathematical transformation
noun
- (mathematics) A function, especially a function satisfying a certain property (e.g. continuity, linearity, etc.; see Usage notes).
- (board games, video games) An imaginary or fictional area, often predefined and confined, where a game or a session thereof takes place.
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Araschnia (especially, Araschnia levana) and Cyrestis, having map-like markings on the wings.
- (computing) Synonym of associative array.
- A graphical or logical representation of any structure or system, showing the positions of or relationships between its components.
- A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.
- a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
- (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
verb
- (transitive, computing) To assign a drive letter to a shared folder.
- (transitive) To create a map of; to examine or survey in order to gather information for a map.
- (mathematics, transitive, followed by a "to" phrase) To act as a function on something, taking it to something else.
- (intransitive, followed by a "to" phrase) To have a direct relationship; to correspond.
- (transitive) To represent by means of a map.
- (transitive, followed by a "to" phrase) To create a direct relationship to; to create a correspondence with.
- depict as if on a map
- explore or survey for the purpose of making a map
- make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
- to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
- plan, delineate, or arrange in detail
- locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences
noun
- the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
- (figurative) A system or process (especially one that is complex or convoluted) that substitutes one thing for another, or uses signs or symbols to represent concepts or ideas.
- An algebraic structure consisting of a module over a commutative ring (or a vector space over a field) along with an additional binary operation that is bilinear over module (or vector) addition and scalar multiplication.
- (countable, set theory, mathematical analysis) A collection of subsets of a given set, such that this collection contains the empty set, and the collection is closed under unions and complements (and thereby also under intersections and differences).
- (uncountable, mathematics, sometimes capitalized) Abstract algebra: A broad field of study in modern mathematics (often mentioned alongside analysis) loosely characterized by its concern for abstraction and symmetry, dealing with the behavior, classification, and application of a large class of objects (called algebraic structures) and the maps between them (called, most generally, morphisms).
- (uncountable, medicine, historical, rare) The surgical treatment of a dislocated or fractured bone. Also (countable): a dislocation or fracture.
- (uncountable, mathematics) Elementary algebra: A system for representing and manipulating unknown quantities (variables) in equations.
- A universal algebra.
noun
- (countable, mathematics) An assignment of complex numbers to each element of a group, in particular a finite abelian group. More precisely, a group homomorphism into the group of units of a field (usually ℂ).
- (countable) Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty.
- (countable) A unique or extraordinary individual; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits, especially charisma.
- (countable) A written or printed symbol, or letter.
- (countable, computing) One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character.
- (countable) A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; nature; phene.
- (countable, informal) A person or individual, especially one who is unknown.
- (uncountable, countable) A complex of traits marking a person, group, breed, or type.
- (uncountable) Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; moral strength.
- (countable) A being involved in the action of a story; a persona.
- a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
- good repute
- an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
- a written symbol that is used to represent speech
- (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes
- the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
- an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
- a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
- a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
verb
noun
- (countable, mathematics) A generalized construct or set whose members have some property in common; typically there will be a geometric metaphor allowing these members to be viewed as "points". Often used with a restricting modifier describing the members (e.g. vector space), or indicating the inventor of the construct (e.g. Hilbert space).
- The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere.
- A physical extent in all directions, seen as an attribute of the universe (now usually considered as a part of space-time), or a mathematical model of this.
- A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap.
- A gap; an empty place.
- A specific (specified) period of time.
- (music) A position on the staff or stave bounded by lines.
- Anything analogous to a physical space in which one can interact, such as an online chat room.
- (letterpress typography) A piece of metal type used to separate words, cast lower than other type so as not to take ink, especially one that is narrower than one en (compare quad).
- (countable, figuratively) A field, area, or sphere of activity or endeavour.
- The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personal freedom.
- The distance between objects.
- An undefined period of time (without qualifier, especially a short period); a while.
- A physical extent across two or three dimensions (sometimes for or to do something).
- (geometry) A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates.
- A (chiefly empty) area or volume with set limits or boundaries; (architecture) such a space inside or outside a building, often with a specified use.
- a blank area
- (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
- an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
- the interval between two times
- any location outside the Earth's atmosphere
- the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
- one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff
- an area reserved for some particular purpose
- a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
verb
- (intransitive, science fiction) To travel into and through outer space.
- (transitive, science fiction) To kill (someone) by ejection into outer space, usually without a space suit.
- To insert or utilise spaces in a written text.
- (transitive) To set some distance apart.
- To space out (become distracted, lose focus).
- place at intervals
noun
- (countable, mathematics) An inclusion.
- (uncountable) The state of being contained.
- (countable) A physical system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive or other dangerous materials from a nuclear reactor or industrial plant.
- (uncountable, countable) The state of containing.
- (uncountable, countable) A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.
- a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully
- the act of containing; keeping something from spreading
- (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
noun
- (countable) The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.
- (logic circuits) A Boolean operation which is true when the two input variables are different but is otherwise false; the XOR operation ( scriptstyle A◌̅B+◌̅AB).
- (countable) A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
- (relational algebra) The set of elements that are in one set but not another ( scriptstyle A◌̅B).
- (countable) A disagreement or argument.
- (heraldry) An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish two people's bearings which would otherwise be the same. See augmentation and cadency.
- (countable, uncountable) Significant change in or effect on a situation or state.
- (logic) The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia.
- (uncountable) The quality of being different.
- a significant change
- a disagreement or argument about something important
- a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
- the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
- the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
noun
- (uncountable, mathematics) A characteristic property of a continuous function.
- Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.
- (countable, narratology) A canon; one specific fictional universe within a multiverse.
- (uncountable, radio, television) The announcements and messages inserted by the broadcaster between programmes.
- (uncountable, narratology) A narrative device in episodic fiction where previous and/or future events in a series of stories are accounted for in present stories.
- (uncountable, film) Consistency between multiple shots depicting the same scene but possibly filmed on different occasions.
- the property of a continuous and connected period of time
- uninterrupted connection or union
- a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot
noun
adj
noun
- (countable) A treatise; a formal written description or characterization of a subject.
- Medical care for an illness or injury.
- The use of a substance or process to preserve or give particular properties to something.
- (euphemistic) harsh punishment; retribution
- The process or manner of treating someone or something.
- (countable, film) A brief, third-person, present-tense summary of a proposed film.
- a manner of dealing with something artistically
- the management of someone or something
- (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
- care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
- an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
noun
- (mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
- (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values
- (music) The diametric opposite of interpolation.
- An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts.
- an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations
noun
- (countable) A usage of (a specified value of) the Riemann zeta function, such as in an equation.
- (number theory, analytic number theory, uncountable) The function ζ defined by the Dirichlet series ζ(s)=∑ₙ₌₁ ᪲1/(nˢ)=1/(1ˢ)+1/(2ˢ)+1/(3ˢ)+1/(4ˢ)+⋯, which is summable for points s in the complex half-plane with real part > 1; the analytic continuation of said function, being a holomorphic function defined on the complex numbers with pole at 1.
noun
- (countable, mathematics) Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.
- the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions
- (countable, medicine) A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ.
- (uncountable, dentistry) Deposits of calcium phosphate salts on teeth.
- (uncountable, often definite, the calculus) Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject.
- (countable) A decision-making method, especially one appropriate for a specialised realm.
- a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body
- an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
noun
- (countable, computing theory) A formal system specifying the syntax of a language.
- (countable, figurative) The basic rules or principles of a field of knowledge or a particular skill.
- (uncountable) Actual or presumed prescriptive notions about the correct use of a language.
- (countable, computing theory) A formal system defining a formal language.
- (countable and uncountable, chiefly British, informal) Ellipsis of grammar school.
- (countable, cellular automata) A set of component patterns, along with the rules for connecting them, which can be combined to form more complex patterns such as large still lifes, oscillators, and spaceships.
- (uncountable, linguistics) The study of such a system.
- (countable and uncountable, linguistics) A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general.
- (countable) A book describing the grammar (noun sense 1 or noun sense 2) of a language.
- the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
noun
- (countable, topology, mathematical analysis) An idealised point which is said to be approached by sequences of values whose magnitudes increase without bound.
- (countable, mathematics) A number that has an infinite numerical value that cannot be counted.
- (countable, uncountable) The symbol ∞.
- (uncountable) endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size.
- (uncountable) A number which is very large compared to some characteristic number. For example, in optics, an object which is much further away than the focal length of a lens is said to be "at infinity", as the distance of the image from the lens varies very little as the distance increases further.
- time without end
noun
- (mathematics) A function that takes a function as its argument; more precisely, a function whose argument varies in a space of (real or complex valued) functions and whose value belongs to a monodimensional space.
- (computing) An object encapsulating a function pointer (or equivalent).
- (mathematics, functional analysis) A scalar-valued linear function on a vector space.
adj
- (mathematics) Of or relating to a function or functions.
- Optimized for all-around physiological benefit.
- Useful; serving a purpose, fulfilling a function.
- (computing theory) Having semantics defined purely in terms of mathematical functions, without side-effects.
- Of or relating to one's role or office; official.
- Only for functional purposes, notably in architecture.
- In good working order.
- (physiology, psychology) Characterizing functioning in environment, being symptoms that do not presuppose alteration of organic structure.
- designed for or adapted to a function or use
- involving or affecting function rather than physiology
- (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
- relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure
- designed for or capable of a particular function or use
- fit or ready for use or service
noun
noun
- (countable, algebra) A finite set of points and lines (and sometimes planes), generally with equal numbers of points per line and equal numbers of lines per point.
- (uncountable, computing) The process of customizing a computing environment in this way.
- (countable, physics, chemistry) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
- The form of a thing, as depending on the relative placement of the parts of a thing's shape.
- (astrology) The aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
- The relative positions of a set of things; the way things are arranged or put together;
- (countable, computing) The way a computing environment (physical or software) is set up or customized to the needs of its users.
- an arrangement of parts or elements
- any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
noun
- (mathematics) Applying a function to the result of another.
- (printing) Typesetting.
- (linguistics) The formation of compound words from separate words.
- Synthesis as opposed to analysis.
- A mixture or compound; the result of composing.
- A work of music, literature or art.
- The general makeup of a thing or person.
- The proportion of different parts to make a whole.
- (law) an agreement or compromise by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial payment from a debtor.
- (object-oriented programming) Way to combine simple objects or data types into more complex ones.
- The act of putting together; assembly.
- (physics) The compounding of two velocities or forces into a single equivalent velocity or force.
- (painting, photography) The arrangement and flow of elements in a picture.
- (chess) A puzzle created by the composer using chess pieces on a chessboard, which presents the solver with a particular task.
- An essay.
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
- something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole
- musical creation
- the act of creating written works
- art and technique of printing with movable type
- the way in which someone or something is composed
- the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
- a mixture of ingredients
- a musical work that has been created
noun
verb
- (transitive, grammar) To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).
- (transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.
- (transitive) To declare two things to be similar in some respect ["to compare X to Y"].
- (intransitive) To be similar (often used in the negative).
- examine and note the similarities or differences of
- to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb
- be comparable
- consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
noun
- (countable) The form and structure of something.
- (countable) A description of the form and structure of something.
- (linguistics) The study of the internal structure of morphemes (words and their semantic building blocks).
- (mathematics) Mathematical morphology.
- (geology) The study of the structure of rocks and landforms.
- (biology) The study of the form and structure of animals and plants.
- studies of the rules for forming admissible words
- the admissible arrangement of sounds in words
- the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms
- the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
noun
- a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms
- (taxonomy) A taxonomic designation (such as of a subspecies) consisting of more than two terms.
- (linguistics, Sinology) A type of term consisting of multiple parts.
- (algebra, strict sense) An expression consisting of a sum of a finite number of terms, each term being the product of a constant coefficient and one or more variables raised to a non-negative integer power, such as a_nxⁿ+a_n-1xⁿ⁻¹+...+a_0x⁰.
adj
noun
- (countable) A representation.
- (uncountable) The act of depicting.
- (countable) A drawing or painting.
- (countable) A lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual.
- a graphic or vivid verbal description
- a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
- a representation by picture or portraiture
- representation by drawing or painting etc
noun
- (countable, mathematics) A subset of a space which is a space in its own right.
- (uncountable, science fiction) An alternative dimension or universe, access to or use of which permits faster-than-light travel or communications; hyperspace.
- (uncountable, science fiction) Any (often unspecified) method of communicating or travelling faster than light speed.
- (BDSM) The psychological state of the submissive or bottom during sadomasochistic activity.
- a space that is contained within another space
noun
- (mathematics) Any operation or a result thereof which generalises multiplication of numbers, like the multiplicative operation in a ring, product of types or a categorical product.
- A consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances.
- Any tangible or intangible good or service that is a result of a process and that is intended for delivery to a customer or end user.
- (countable, uncountable) A commodity offered for sale.
- (arithmetic) A quantity obtained by multiplication of two or more numbers.
- The amount of an artifact that has been created by someone or some process.
- (chemistry) A chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction.
- (US, slang) Illegal drugs, especially cocaine, when viewed as a commodity.
- (cosmetics, uncountable) Ellipsis of beauty product: any preparation to be applied to the hair, skin, nails, etc. Often specifically a preparation used to hold one's hair in a desired arrangement.
- Anything that is produced; a result.
- a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances
- a quantity obtained by multiplication
- items for sale to the individual consumer
- a chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction
- an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
- the set of ordered pairs of two given sets
noun
- (countable) Something specific which is the result of a process of concretizing a general principle or idea.
- (uncountable, medicine, psychology) An inability to generalize or perform abstraction accompanied by excessive concentration on specific details, as in a mental disorder or in cognition by children.
- (uncountable) The process of concretizing a general principle or idea by delineating, particularizing, or exemplifying it.
noun
- (algebraic geometry, countable) A mathematical object comprising representations of a space and of its spatial relationships.
- (countable) The observed or specified spatial attributes of an object, etc.
- (mathematics, often qualified in combination, countable) A mathematical system that deals with spatial relationships and that is built on a particular set of axioms; a subbranch of geometry which deals with such a system or systems.
- (mathematics, uncountable) The branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships.
- the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
noun
- (countable) A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.
- (countable) Proper or equal share.
- (countable, chiefly in the plural) Size.
- (mathematics, countable) A statement of equality between two ratios.
- The relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree.
- (uncountable) Harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole.
- the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree
- balance among the parts of something
- the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
- harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
- magnitude or extent
verb
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adj
- (mathematics, mathematical analysis, of a function) Whose range is a subset of the complex numbers.
- (mathematics, algebra) Whose coefficients are complex numbers; defined over the field of complex numbers.
- Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
- (geometry) A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.
- Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
- (mathematics, of a number) Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.
- difficult to analyze or understand
- complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts
noun
- (psychology) A group of emotionally charged ideas or mental factors, unconsciously associated by the individual with a particular subject, arising from repressed instincts, fears, or desires and often resulting in mental abnormality.
- (taxonomy) A group of closely related species, often distinguished only with difficulty by traditional morphological methods.
- (linguistics) A multimorphemic word, one with several parts, one with affixes.
- A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
- An organized cluster of thunderstorms.
- (chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example coordination compounds in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry.
- (mathematics) A complex number.
- A fixed mental tendency or obsession.
- A cluster of wildfires burning in the same vicinity.
- An assemblage of related things; a collection.
- A network of interconnected systems.
- a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
- a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
- a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
- (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
verb
adj
- (mathematics) of a number, able to be approximated to arbitrary precision by a computable function
- Capable of being computed, or enumerated.
- (computing theory) Of a problem, solvable by a Turing machine or any thereto Turing-equivalent model; Turing-computable.
- (mathematics, set theory) Of a countably infinite set, having a computable indicator function.
- may be computed or estimated
adj
- (mathematics) Of a function: that is always nonincreasing or nondecreasing on an interval.
- (of speech or a sound) Having a single unvaried pitch.
- (printing) Synonym of monochrome.
- sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
- of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value
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verb
noun
- (mathematics) A function that takes a function as its argument; more precisely, a function whose argument varies in a space of (real or complex valued) functions and whose value belongs to a monodimensional space.
- (computing) An object encapsulating a function pointer (or equivalent).
- (mathematics, functional analysis) A scalar-valued linear function on a vector space.
adj
- (mathematics) Of or relating to a function or functions.
- Optimized for all-around physiological benefit.
- Useful; serving a purpose, fulfilling a function.
- (computing theory) Having semantics defined purely in terms of mathematical functions, without side-effects.
- Of or relating to one's role or office; official.
- Only for functional purposes, notably in architecture.
- In good working order.
- (physiology, psychology) Characterizing functioning in environment, being symptoms that do not presuppose alteration of organic structure.
- designed for or adapted to a function or use
- involving or affecting function rather than physiology
- (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
- relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure
- designed for or capable of a particular function or use
- fit or ready for use or service