English words for '(computing) Supporting a variable but nonzero number of arguments.'
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verb
- (transitive, mathematics, computing) To accept (zero or more arguments).
- (transitive, cricket) To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.
- (transitive) To carry or lead (something or someone).
- (of a plant, etc.) To begin to grow after being grafted or planted; to (literally or figuratively) take root, take hold.
- (transitive) To bind oneself by.
- (transitive) To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.
- (transitive) To avail oneself of; to exploit.
- (transitive) To cause to change to a specified state or condition.
- (transitive) To experience or feel.
- (transitive) To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation.
- (reflexive) To go.
- (transitive) To obtain money from, especially by swindling.
- (transitive) To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).
- (intransitive, dialectal, proscribed) An intensifier.
- (transitive) To receive or accept (something, especially something which was given).
- (transitive) To assume and undertake the duties of (a job, an office, etc.).
- (transitive) To assume (a form).
- (transitive) To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.
- (transitive) To fill or require: to last or expend (an amount of time).
- (transitive) To exact.
- (transitive) To proceed to fill.
- (transitive) To accept and follow (advice, etc.).
- (transitive) To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.
- (transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
- (of ink, dye, etc.) To adhere or be absorbed properly.
- (transitive) To adopt (select) as one's own.
- (transitive) To go into, through, or along.
- (transitive) To believe, to accept the statements of.
- (transitive) To seize or capture.
- (transitive) To participate in.
- (transitive) To suffer; to endure (a hardship or damage).
- (transitive, of a ship) To let in (water).
- (transitive, baseball) To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
- (transitive) To perform (a role).
- (transitive) To receive into some relationship.
- (transitive) To catch or contract (an illness, etc.).
- (transitive) To receive (medicine or drugs) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.
- (transitive) To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
- (transitive) To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around.
- (intransitive, copulative) To become; to be affected in a specified way.
- (transitive, of a material) To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc.); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc.).
- (transitive) To accept, be given (rightly or wrongly), or assume (especially as if by right).
- (transitive) To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription.
- (transitive, especially of a vehicle) To transport or carry; to convey to another place.
- (transitive) To use as a means of transportation.
- (transitive) To submit to; to endure (without ill humor, resentment, or physical failure).
- (transitive) To obtain for use by payment or lease.
- (of a mechanical device) To catch; to engage.
- (transitive) To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off.
- (transitive, of a path, road, etc.) To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching.
- (transitive, grammar) To have to be used with (a certain grammatical form, etc.).
- (transitive) To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to.
- (transitive) To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.
- (transitive) To have sex with.
- (transitive) To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.
- (transitive) To remove or end by death; to kill.
- (transitive) To subtract.
- Used in phrasal verbs: take in, take off, take on, take out, take to, take something to, take up.
- (transitive) To go or move into.
- (transitive) To fill, occupy, require, or use up (space).
- (transitive) To understand (especially in a specified way).
- (transitive) To select or choose; to pick.
- (transitive) To remove.
- (transitive) To require (a person, resource or thing in order to achieve an outcome).
- (transitive) To grasp or grip.
- (transitive) To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).
- (transitive) To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.
- (transitive) To deal with.
- (transitive) To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.
- (transitive) To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.
- (transitive) To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).
- (transitive, Greece, Cyprus, informal) To buy.
- (intransitive) To engage, take hold or have effect.
- (transitive, intransitive, law) To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).
- (transitive) To regard in a specified way.
- (intransitive) To get or accept (something) into one's possession.
- (transitive) To escort or conduct (a person).
- (transitive, now chiefly by enrolling in a class or course) To apply oneself to the study of.
- (transitive) To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.
- (transitive) To have and use one's recourse to.
- (transitive) To catch or get possession of (fish or game).
- admit into a group or community
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- assume, as of positions or roles
- take somebody somewhere
- experience or feel or submit to
- develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation
- receive or obtain regularly
- serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- proceed along in a vehicle
- be a student of a certain subject
- be seized or affected in a specified way
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- accept or undergo, often unwillingly
- ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
- make use of or accept for some purpose
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- get into one's hands, take physically
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
- be designed to hold or take
- take into one's possession
- have with oneself; have on one's person
- require (time or space)
- interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
- obtain by winning
- lay claim to; as of an idea
- occupy or take on
- require as useful, just, or proper
- buy, select
- head into a specified direction
- make a film or photograph of something
- to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
- receive willingly something given or offered
- carry out
- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
- engage for service under a term of contract
- conquer by force
- have sex with; archaic use
- be capable of holding or containing
noun
- Money that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; (in particular) profits; takings.
- (medicine) An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.
- (film) A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.
- (music) A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.
- (rugby, cricket) A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).
- A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event.
- (printing) The quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.
- The or an act of taking.
- An approach, a (distinct) treatment.
- An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective; a statement expressing such a position.
- The or a quantity of fish, game animals or pelts, etc which have been taken at one time; catch.
- the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
noun
- (computing) A routine that receives zero or more arguments and may return a result.
- (anthropology) The role of a social practice in the continued existence of the group.
- Something which is dependent on or stems from another thing; a result or concomitant.
- An official or social occasion.
- What something does or is used for.
- A professional or official position.
- (slang) A party.
- (chemistry) The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.
- (mathematics) A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain.
- (biology) The physiological activity of an organ or body part.
- A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.
- a formal or official social gathering or ceremony
- the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
- a relation such that one thing is dependent on another
- a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people
- what something is used for
- (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)
- a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
verb
noun
- the number of arguments that a function can take
- (logic, mathematics, computer science) The number of arguments or operands a function or operation takes. For a relation, the number of domains in the corresponding Cartesian product.
- (Lojban grammar) the number of arguments (in Lojban grammar called sumti) specified in the definition of a selbri. (the selbri combined with the sumti make up a bridi).
- (mathematics, computer science) The maximum number of child nodes that any node in a given tree (data structure) may have.
noun
- (countable, linguistics) The number of arguments that a verb can have, including its subject, ranging from zero to three or, less commonly, four.
- Alternative spelling of valance.
- The number of binding sites of a molecule, such as an antibody or antigen.
- (uncountable, especially psychology) A one-dimensional value assigned by a person to an object, situation, or state, that can usually be positive (causing a feeling of attraction) or negative (repulsion).
- (uncountable, sociology) The value which a person places on something.
- (algebraic geometry) For a correspondence T on a curve: a number k such that the divisors T(P)+kP are all linearly equivalent.
- The combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite, or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it combines with other atoms, etc.
- (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)
- (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate
prefix
- (computing, sometimes proscribed) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 2³⁰ or 1,073,741,824.
- In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁹ (short scale billion or long scale milliard).
- (Internet slang, originally 4chan) Used to augment nouns; denoting an invididual who is a paragon of something.
- (slang) Augmenting an adjective; intensely, extremely, or to an exceptionally high degree.
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
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noun
adj
verb
- (computing, ambitransitive) To (cause to) exceed the available numeric range.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To have something in superabundance; to abound in something.
- (transitive) To flow over the brim of (a container).
- (transitive) To cause an overflow.
- (transitive) To cover with a liquid, literally or figuratively.
- (intransitive) To be subject to a load that exceeds limits or capacity. [with with]
- (intransitive) To flow over the brim of a container.
- flow or run over (a limit or brim)
- overflow with a certain feeling
noun
adj
- (mathematics, of a function) Having the property that the same argument may yield multiple values, but different arguments never yield the same value.
- (mathematics, logic, of a relationship between two sets) Having the property that an element of one set may be assigned by the relationship to several elements in the other set, but that a given element in the second set can have only one member of the first set assigned to it.
- From a single source to multiple recipients.
noun
- (countable) A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of contradicting.
- (countable) A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms.
- (logic, countable) A proposition that is false for all values of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms.
- (logic) a statement that is necessarily false
- the speech act of contradicting someone
- opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
noun
- (computing, logic, mathematics, countable) A procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the operands).
- (mathematics, more formally, countable) A function which maps zero or more (but typically two) operands to a single output value.
- (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
adj
- (mathematics, of a multilinear mapping with all arguments belonging to the same space) Whose value is zero when any two adjacent arguments are equal.
- (mathematics, of a series) Having terms that alternate between positive and negative.
- That alternates.
- (mathematics, of a knot) Having a planar diagram whose crossings alternate between "over" and "under" as one travels along the knot.
- occurring by turns; first one and then the other
- (of a current) reversing direction
verb
adj
- (arithmetic) Having three variables.
- (programming) Of an operator taking three operands.
- (arithmetic) To the base three.
- Arranged in groups of three.
- Made up of three things.
- (chemistry) Containing, or consisting of, three different parts, as elements, atoms, groups, or radicals, which are regarded as having different functions or relations in the molecule.
- having three units or components or elements
noun
noun
- The addition of arguments to a model; parameterization.
- Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.
- An exchange of arguments
- a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
noun
- (countable) an instance of this
- (uncountable) Synonym of deification: the actual creation of mythology and legends from historical figures and events; (countable) an instance of this.
- (uncountable, derogatory) The fanciful invention of plausible historical figures and events as an attempt to rationalize mythology and legends
noun
adj
- (logic, computing) Pertaining to data items that can have “true” and “false” (or, equivalently, 1 and 0 respectively) as their only possible values and to operations on such values.
- Of or pertaining to the work of George Boole.
- of or relating to a combinatorial system devised by George Boole that combines propositions with the logical operators AND and OR and IF THEN and EXCEPT and NOT
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verb
noun
- (computing) The error condition that results from an attempt to retrieve an item from an empty stack.
- A current flowing below the surface.
- (computing) A condition in which the value of a computed quantity is smaller than the smallest non-zero value that can be physically stored; usually treated as an error condition.
adj
- (computing) Defined to consist of a specified list of possible values.
- Specified (especially when fully specified) by an enumeration or list of steps, parts, values, amounts, etc.;
- Having been included or listed in an enumeration of possibilities.
- (computing) Having one of the possible values specified in advance for a type defined by an enumeration.
- Having been specified by a precise numeric value.
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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
- (computing, programming) Determination of the value of a variable or expression.
- An assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation.
- (mathematics) A completion of a mathematical operation; a valuation.
- an appraisal of the value of something
- act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
noun
- a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers ‘some’ or ‘all’ or ‘no’)
- the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something
- (economics) The expression of an economic activity in monetary units.
- The act of quantifying.
- (logic) A limitation that is imposed on the variables of a proposition.
adj
- (computer science, of a decision problem) Such that the set of inputs for which the answer is yes is recursively enumerable.
- (Lie theory, of a Lie algebra) Having terminating derived series (this is a distinct notion from the derived series of a group); see Solvable Lie algebra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Capable of being solved.
- (Galois theory, of a Galois extension) Having a Galois group which is solvable.
- (group theory, of a group) Having terminating derived series; see Solvable group on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- capable of being solved
verb
- (intransitive) Of a variable, to be able to take any of the values in a specified range.
- (transitive) To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order.
- (transitive) To place among others in a line, row, or order, as in the ranks of an army; usually, reflexively and figuratively, to espouse a cause, to join a party, etc.
- (transitive) To rove over or through.
- (biology) To be native to, or live in, a certain district or region.
- (military, of artillery) To determine the range to a target.
- (intransitive) To be placed in order; to be ranked; to admit of arrangement or classification; to rank.
- (intransitive) To form a line or a row.
- (transitive) To bring (something) into a specified position or relationship (especially, of opposition) with something else.
- (intransitive) To travel over (an area, etc); to roam, wander.
- (baseball) Of a player, to travel a significant distance for a defensive play.
- (transitive) To classify.
- To sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near.
- range or extend over; occupy a certain area
- feed as in a meadow or pasture
- lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
- let eat
- change or be different within limits
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- assign a rank or rating to
- have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun
noun
- The distance a vehicle (e.g., a car, bicycle, lorry, or aircraft) can travel without refueling.
- A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
- (US, historical) In the public land system, a row or line of townships lying between two succession meridian lines six miles apart.
- An area for practicing shooting at targets.
- (mathematics) The set of values (points) which a function can obtain.
- The maximum distance or reach of capability (of a weapon, radio, detector, etc.).
- (programming) A sequential list of values specified by an iterator.
- (sports, baseball) The defensive area that a player can cover.
- An area for military training or equipment testing.
- (statistics) The length of the smallest interval which contains all the data in a sample; the difference between the largest and smallest observations in the sample.
- An aggregate of individuals in one rank or degree; an order; a class.
- (ecology) The geographical area or zone where a species is normally naturally found.
- The distance from a person or sensor to an object, target, emanation, or event.
- (music) The scale of all the tones a voice or an instrument can produce.
- A fireplace; a fire or other cooking apparatus; now specifically, a large cooking stove with many burners (hotplates).
- The extent or space taken in by anything excursive; compass or extent of excursion; reach; scope.
- Selection, array.
- An area of open, often unfenced, grazing land.
- A wandering or roving; a going to and fro; an excursion; a ramble; an expedition.
- The variety of roles that an actor can play in a satisfactory way.
- the limit of capability
- a variety of different things or activities
- (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
- the limits within which something can be effective
- a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze
- a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
- a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds
- a series of hills or mountains
- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
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adj
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- (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
- (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.
- The process of multiplying or increasing in number; increase.
- (countable, arithmetic) A calculation involving multiplication.
- 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
adj
- (mathematics) Consisting of or permitting only distinct values drawn from a finite, countable set.
- (audio engineering) Having separate and independent channels of audio, as opposed to multiplexed stereo or quadraphonic, or other multi-channel sound.
- Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause.
- (topology) Having each singleton subset open: said of a topological space or a topology.
- That can be perceived individually, not as connected to, or part of, something else.
- (electrical engineering) Having separate electronic components, such as individual diodes, transistors and resistors, as opposed to integrated circuitry.
- Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.
- constituting a separate entity or part
noun
- (countable) A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system.
- Alternative spelling of dismil.
- (informal, uncountable) The decimal system itself.
- (informal) A decimal point.
- (informal) A decimal place.
- a number in the decimal system
- a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
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- (computing) The count of one bits in a value, reduced to even or odd or zero or one.
- (games, countable) In reversi, the last move within a given sector of the board.
- (mathematics, countable) A set with the property of having all of its elements belonging to one of two disjoint subsets, especially a set of integers split in subsets of even and odd elements.
- (physics, countable) Symmetry of interactions under spatial inversion.
- (agriculture, countable) The number of times a sow has farrowed.
- Resemblance; analogy.
- (uncountable) Equality; comparability of strength or intensity.
- (mathematics, countable) The classification of an element of a set with parity into one of the two sets.
- (medicine, countable) The number of delivered pregnancies reaching viable gestational age, usually between 20-28 weeks.
- (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system
- (computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error
- (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered
- functional equality
- (mathematics) a relation between a pair of integers: if both integers are odd or both are even they have the same parity; if one is odd and the other is even they have different parity
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adj
verb
- approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit
- come together so as to form a single product
- be adjacent or come together
- move or draw together at a certain location
- (intransitive, computing) (said of an iterative process) To reach a stable end point.
- (intransitive) (said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer.
- (intransitive, mathematics) (said of a sequence or series) To have a (finite, proper) limit.
noun
- (computing) A routine that receives zero or more arguments and may return a result.
- (anthropology) The role of a social practice in the continued existence of the group.
- Something which is dependent on or stems from another thing; a result or concomitant.
- An official or social occasion.
- What something does or is used for.
- A professional or official position.
- (slang) A party.
- (chemistry) The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.
- (mathematics) A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain.
- (biology) The physiological activity of an organ or body part.
- A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.
- a formal or official social gathering or ceremony
- the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
- a relation such that one thing is dependent on another
- a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people
- what something is used for
- (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)
- a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
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- the number of arguments that a function can take
- (logic, mathematics, computer science) The number of arguments or operands a function or operation takes. For a relation, the number of domains in the corresponding Cartesian product.
- (Lojban grammar) the number of arguments (in Lojban grammar called sumti) specified in the definition of a selbri. (the selbri combined with the sumti make up a bridi).
- (mathematics, computer science) The maximum number of child nodes that any node in a given tree (data structure) may have.
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- (countable, linguistics) The number of arguments that a verb can have, including its subject, ranging from zero to three or, less commonly, four.
- Alternative spelling of valance.
- The number of binding sites of a molecule, such as an antibody or antigen.
- (uncountable, especially psychology) A one-dimensional value assigned by a person to an object, situation, or state, that can usually be positive (causing a feeling of attraction) or negative (repulsion).
- (uncountable, sociology) The value which a person places on something.
- (algebraic geometry) For a correspondence T on a curve: a number k such that the divisors T(P)+kP are all linearly equivalent.
- The combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite, or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it combines with other atoms, etc.
- (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)
- (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate
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- (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
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- (countable) A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of contradicting.
- (countable) A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms.
- (logic, countable) A proposition that is false for all values of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms.
- (logic) a statement that is necessarily false
- the speech act of contradicting someone
- opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
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- (computing, logic, mathematics, countable) A procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the operands).
- (mathematics, more formally, countable) A function which maps zero or more (but typically two) operands to a single output value.
- (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
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- The addition of arguments to a model; parameterization.
- Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.
- An exchange of arguments
- a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
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- (countable) an instance of this
- (uncountable) Synonym of deification: the actual creation of mythology and legends from historical figures and events; (countable) an instance of this.
- (uncountable, derogatory) The fanciful invention of plausible historical figures and events as an attempt to rationalize mythology and legends
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- (logic, computing) Pertaining to data items that can have “true” and “false” (or, equivalently, 1 and 0 respectively) as their only possible values and to operations on such values.
- Of or pertaining to the work of George Boole.
- of or relating to a combinatorial system devised by George Boole that combines propositions with the logical operators AND and OR and IF THEN and EXCEPT and NOT
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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
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- (computing, programming) Determination of the value of a variable or expression.
- An assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation.
- (mathematics) A completion of a mathematical operation; a valuation.
- an appraisal of the value of something
- act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
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- a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers ‘some’ or ‘all’ or ‘no’)
- the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something
- (economics) The expression of an economic activity in monetary units.
- The act of quantifying.
- (logic) A limitation that is imposed on the variables of a proposition.
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- (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
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- (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.
- The process of multiplying or increasing in number; increase.
- (countable, arithmetic) A calculation involving multiplication.
- 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
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- (countable) A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system.
- Alternative spelling of dismil.
- (informal, uncountable) The decimal system itself.
- (informal) A decimal point.
- (informal) A decimal place.
- a number in the decimal system
- a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
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- (computing) The count of one bits in a value, reduced to even or odd or zero or one.
- (games, countable) In reversi, the last move within a given sector of the board.
- (mathematics, countable) A set with the property of having all of its elements belonging to one of two disjoint subsets, especially a set of integers split in subsets of even and odd elements.
- (physics, countable) Symmetry of interactions under spatial inversion.
- (agriculture, countable) The number of times a sow has farrowed.
- Resemblance; analogy.
- (uncountable) Equality; comparability of strength or intensity.
- (mathematics, countable) The classification of an element of a set with parity into one of the two sets.
- (medicine, countable) The number of delivered pregnancies reaching viable gestational age, usually between 20-28 weeks.
- (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system
- (computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error
- (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered
- functional equality
- (mathematics) a relation between a pair of integers: if both integers are odd or both are even they have the same parity; if one is odd and the other is even they have different parity
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- (transitive, mathematics, computing) To accept (zero or more arguments).
- (transitive, cricket) To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.
- (transitive) To carry or lead (something or someone).
- (of a plant, etc.) To begin to grow after being grafted or planted; to (literally or figuratively) take root, take hold.
- (transitive) To bind oneself by.
- (transitive) To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.
- (transitive) To avail oneself of; to exploit.
- (transitive) To cause to change to a specified state or condition.
- (transitive) To experience or feel.
- (transitive) To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation.
- (reflexive) To go.
- (transitive) To obtain money from, especially by swindling.
- (transitive) To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).
- (intransitive, dialectal, proscribed) An intensifier.
- (transitive) To receive or accept (something, especially something which was given).
- (transitive) To assume and undertake the duties of (a job, an office, etc.).
- (transitive) To assume (a form).
- (transitive) To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.
- (transitive) To fill or require: to last or expend (an amount of time).
- (transitive) To exact.
- (transitive) To proceed to fill.
- (transitive) To accept and follow (advice, etc.).
- (transitive) To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.
- (transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
- (of ink, dye, etc.) To adhere or be absorbed properly.
- (transitive) To adopt (select) as one's own.
- (transitive) To go into, through, or along.
- (transitive) To believe, to accept the statements of.
- (transitive) To seize or capture.
- (transitive) To participate in.
- (transitive) To suffer; to endure (a hardship or damage).
- (transitive, of a ship) To let in (water).
- (transitive, baseball) To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
- (transitive) To perform (a role).
- (transitive) To receive into some relationship.
- (transitive) To catch or contract (an illness, etc.).
- (transitive) To receive (medicine or drugs) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.
- (transitive) To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
- (transitive) To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around.
- (intransitive, copulative) To become; to be affected in a specified way.
- (transitive, of a material) To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc.); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc.).
- (transitive) To accept, be given (rightly or wrongly), or assume (especially as if by right).
- (transitive) To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription.
- (transitive, especially of a vehicle) To transport or carry; to convey to another place.
- (transitive) To use as a means of transportation.
- (transitive) To submit to; to endure (without ill humor, resentment, or physical failure).
- (transitive) To obtain for use by payment or lease.
- (of a mechanical device) To catch; to engage.
- (transitive) To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off.
- (transitive, of a path, road, etc.) To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching.
- (transitive, grammar) To have to be used with (a certain grammatical form, etc.).
- (transitive) To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to.
- (transitive) To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.
- (transitive) To have sex with.
- (transitive) To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.
- (transitive) To remove or end by death; to kill.
- (transitive) To subtract.
- Used in phrasal verbs: take in, take off, take on, take out, take to, take something to, take up.
- (transitive) To go or move into.
- (transitive) To fill, occupy, require, or use up (space).
- (transitive) To understand (especially in a specified way).
- (transitive) To select or choose; to pick.
- (transitive) To remove.
- (transitive) To require (a person, resource or thing in order to achieve an outcome).
- (transitive) To grasp or grip.
- (transitive) To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).
- (transitive) To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.
- (transitive) To deal with.
- (transitive) To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.
- (transitive) To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.
- (transitive) To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).
- (transitive, Greece, Cyprus, informal) To buy.
- (intransitive) To engage, take hold or have effect.
- (transitive, intransitive, law) To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).
- (transitive) To regard in a specified way.
- (intransitive) To get or accept (something) into one's possession.
- (transitive) To escort or conduct (a person).
- (transitive, now chiefly by enrolling in a class or course) To apply oneself to the study of.
- (transitive) To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.
- (transitive) To have and use one's recourse to.
- (transitive) To catch or get possession of (fish or game).
- admit into a group or community
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- assume, as of positions or roles
- take somebody somewhere
- experience or feel or submit to
- develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation
- receive or obtain regularly
- serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- proceed along in a vehicle
- be a student of a certain subject
- be seized or affected in a specified way
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- accept or undergo, often unwillingly
- ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
- make use of or accept for some purpose
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- get into one's hands, take physically
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
- be designed to hold or take
- take into one's possession
- have with oneself; have on one's person
- require (time or space)
- interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
- obtain by winning
- lay claim to; as of an idea
- occupy or take on
- require as useful, just, or proper
- buy, select
- head into a specified direction
- make a film or photograph of something
- to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
- receive willingly something given or offered
- carry out
- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
- engage for service under a term of contract
- conquer by force
- have sex with; archaic use
- be capable of holding or containing
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- Money that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; (in particular) profits; takings.
- (medicine) An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.
- (film) A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.
- (music) A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.
- (rugby, cricket) A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).
- A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event.
- (printing) The quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.
- The or an act of taking.
- An approach, a (distinct) treatment.
- An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective; a statement expressing such a position.
- The or a quantity of fish, game animals or pelts, etc which have been taken at one time; catch.
- the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
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- (computing, ambitransitive) To (cause to) exceed the available numeric range.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To have something in superabundance; to abound in something.
- (transitive) To flow over the brim of (a container).
- (transitive) To cause an overflow.
- (transitive) To cover with a liquid, literally or figuratively.
- (intransitive) To be subject to a load that exceeds limits or capacity. [with with]
- (intransitive) To flow over the brim of a container.
- flow or run over (a limit or brim)
- overflow with a certain feeling
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- (computing) The error condition that results from an attempt to retrieve an item from an empty stack.
- A current flowing below the surface.
- (computing) A condition in which the value of a computed quantity is smaller than the smallest non-zero value that can be physically stored; usually treated as an error condition.
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- (intransitive) Of a variable, to be able to take any of the values in a specified range.
- (transitive) To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order.
- (transitive) To place among others in a line, row, or order, as in the ranks of an army; usually, reflexively and figuratively, to espouse a cause, to join a party, etc.
- (transitive) To rove over or through.
- (biology) To be native to, or live in, a certain district or region.
- (military, of artillery) To determine the range to a target.
- (intransitive) To be placed in order; to be ranked; to admit of arrangement or classification; to rank.
- (intransitive) To form a line or a row.
- (transitive) To bring (something) into a specified position or relationship (especially, of opposition) with something else.
- (intransitive) To travel over (an area, etc); to roam, wander.
- (baseball) Of a player, to travel a significant distance for a defensive play.
- (transitive) To classify.
- To sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near.
- range or extend over; occupy a certain area
- feed as in a meadow or pasture
- lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
- let eat
- change or be different within limits
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- assign a rank or rating to
- have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun
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- The distance a vehicle (e.g., a car, bicycle, lorry, or aircraft) can travel without refueling.
- A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
- (US, historical) In the public land system, a row or line of townships lying between two succession meridian lines six miles apart.
- An area for practicing shooting at targets.
- (mathematics) The set of values (points) which a function can obtain.
- The maximum distance or reach of capability (of a weapon, radio, detector, etc.).
- (programming) A sequential list of values specified by an iterator.
- (sports, baseball) The defensive area that a player can cover.
- An area for military training or equipment testing.
- (statistics) The length of the smallest interval which contains all the data in a sample; the difference between the largest and smallest observations in the sample.
- An aggregate of individuals in one rank or degree; an order; a class.
- (ecology) The geographical area or zone where a species is normally naturally found.
- The distance from a person or sensor to an object, target, emanation, or event.
- (music) The scale of all the tones a voice or an instrument can produce.
- A fireplace; a fire or other cooking apparatus; now specifically, a large cooking stove with many burners (hotplates).
- The extent or space taken in by anything excursive; compass or extent of excursion; reach; scope.
- Selection, array.
- An area of open, often unfenced, grazing land.
- A wandering or roving; a going to and fro; an excursion; a ramble; an expedition.
- The variety of roles that an actor can play in a satisfactory way.
- the limit of capability
- a variety of different things or activities
- (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
- the limits within which something can be effective
- a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze
- a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
- a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds
- a series of hills or mountains
- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
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- approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit
- come together so as to form a single product
- be adjacent or come together
- move or draw together at a certain location
- (intransitive, computing) (said of an iterative process) To reach a stable end point.
- (intransitive) (said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer.
- (intransitive, mathematics) (said of a sequence or series) To have a (finite, proper) limit.
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- (mathematics, of a function) Having the property that the same argument may yield multiple values, but different arguments never yield the same value.
- (mathematics, logic, of a relationship between two sets) Having the property that an element of one set may be assigned by the relationship to several elements in the other set, but that a given element in the second set can have only one member of the first set assigned to it.
- From a single source to multiple recipients.
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- (mathematics, of a multilinear mapping with all arguments belonging to the same space) Whose value is zero when any two adjacent arguments are equal.
- (mathematics, of a series) Having terms that alternate between positive and negative.
- That alternates.
- (mathematics, of a knot) Having a planar diagram whose crossings alternate between "over" and "under" as one travels along the knot.
- occurring by turns; first one and then the other
- (of a current) reversing direction
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- (arithmetic) Having three variables.
- (programming) Of an operator taking three operands.
- (arithmetic) To the base three.
- Arranged in groups of three.
- Made up of three things.
- (chemistry) Containing, or consisting of, three different parts, as elements, atoms, groups, or radicals, which are regarded as having different functions or relations in the molecule.
- having three units or components or elements
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- (computing) Defined to consist of a specified list of possible values.
- Specified (especially when fully specified) by an enumeration or list of steps, parts, values, amounts, etc.;
- Having been included or listed in an enumeration of possibilities.
- (computing) Having one of the possible values specified in advance for a type defined by an enumeration.
- Having been specified by a precise numeric value.
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- (computer science, of a decision problem) Such that the set of inputs for which the answer is yes is recursively enumerable.
- (Lie theory, of a Lie algebra) Having terminating derived series (this is a distinct notion from the derived series of a group); see Solvable Lie algebra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Capable of being solved.
- (Galois theory, of a Galois extension) Having a Galois group which is solvable.
- (group theory, of a group) Having terminating derived series; see Solvable group on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- capable of being solved
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- (mathematics) Consisting of or permitting only distinct values drawn from a finite, countable set.
- (audio engineering) Having separate and independent channels of audio, as opposed to multiplexed stereo or quadraphonic, or other multi-channel sound.
- Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause.
- (topology) Having each singleton subset open: said of a topological space or a topology.
- That can be perceived individually, not as connected to, or part of, something else.
- (electrical engineering) Having separate electronic components, such as individual diodes, transistors and resistors, as opposed to integrated circuitry.
- Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.
- constituting a separate entity or part
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- (logic, computing) Pertaining to data items that can have “true” and “false” (or, equivalently, 1 and 0 respectively) as their only possible values and to operations on such values.
- Of or pertaining to the work of George Boole.
- of or relating to a combinatorial system devised by George Boole that combines propositions with the logical operators AND and OR and IF THEN and EXCEPT and NOT