English words for '(computing) synonym of comparison operator'
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noun
- (programming) The operator <=> in certain programming languages, which compares two values and indicates whether the first is lesser than, greater than, or equal to the second.
- (slang) A computer.
- (cellular automata) A finite pattern that reappears after a certain number of generations in the same orientation but in a different position.
- (astronautics) A manned vehicle that flies through space.
- a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)
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adj
noun
- the comparative form of an adjective or adverb
- (grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the comparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -er or the word more (e.g. bigger, more fully); the comparative of equality, by adding the word as (e.g. as big, as fully); the comparative of inferiority, by adding the word less (e.g. less big, less fully).
- (grammar) An adjective or adverb in the comparative degree.
- (chiefly in the plural) Data used to make a comparison.
noun
- A list or collection of synonyms, often compared and contrasted.
- A system of synonyms.
- (semantics) A certain degree of similarity between the meaning(s) of several (synonymous) words or phrases. (See Usage notes below.)
- The study of synonyms.
- (taxonomy, by extension) A group or list of synonyms.
- (taxonomy) The state of not being the name to be used, of being a synonym.
- (rhetoric) The use of synonyms to clarify or explain one's meaning.
- the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning
adj
- (mathematics, not comparable) of an expression, each term of which is determined by applying a formula to preceding terms
- (computing, not comparable) of a program or function that calls itself
- (computing theory, not comparable, of a function) which can be computed by a theoretical model of a computer, in a finite amount of time
- drawing upon itself, referring back.
- (computing theory, not comparable, of a set) whose characteristic function is recursive (4)
- of or relating to a recursion
adj
- Relating to an exponent.
- (mathematics) Characterised by a rate of change that is proportional to the value of the varying quantity, or, equivalently, by a doubling or halving over successive fixed intervals of time or other parameter, described as exponential growth or exponential decay.
- (loosely) Characterised by a very rapid rate of change, especially increase, or merely a very large amount or degree.
- (mathematics) Expressed in terms of an exponent (power of a base), the base often being 10 or e.
- of or involving exponents
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phrase
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name
noun
- (pathology) Initialism of cystic fibrosis.
- (military slang) Initialism of Charlie Foxtrot.
- Initialism of cluster fuck.
- (South Korea) Initialism of commercial film, television advertisement.
- (photography) A CF (CompactFlash) memory card.
- (baseball) Initialism of center field.
- (machine learning) Initialism of collaborative filtering.
- (textiles, sewing) Initialism of center front, a line on a pattern marking the center on the front side of a piece of clothing.
- (baseball) Initialism of center fielder.
- (finance) Initialism of cash flow.
- the most common hereditary disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known
adv
- to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
- Used to emphasise a comparative.
- Used to indicate a further degree of comparison.
- to the full extent
- used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected
- in spite of; notwithstanding
- Rather; that is (used to signal a correction of a previous utterance).
- In reality (used to imply an extreme example in the case mentioned).
adj
- being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with)
- symmetrically arranged
- equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced
- divisible by two
- of the score in a contest
- occurring at fixed intervals
- (colloquial) On equal terms of a moral sort; quits.
- Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
- Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.
- (informal) Of a number, convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
- On equal monetary terms; neither owing nor being owed.
- (mathematics, not comparable) Of an integer, divisible by two.
- Flat and level.
- Without great variation.
noun
verb
adv
- to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
- despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
- with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation
- without moving or making a sound
- (conjunctive) Nevertheless.
- Alternative spelling of styll.
- (extensive) Even, yet.
- (degree) To an even greater degree. Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs.
- Without motion.
- (aspect) Up to a time, as in the preceding time.
adj
- free from noticeable current
- used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or representing objects not capable of motion
- not in physical motion
- not sparkling
- (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
- marked by absence of sound
- Not moving; calm.
- Not effervescing; not sparkling.
- Uttering no sound; silent.
- Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.
- (not comparable) Having the same stated quality continuously from a past time
noun
- a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
- an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed
- a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
- (poetic) tranquil silence
- A building where liquors are distilled; a distillery.
- (slang) A resident of the Falkland Islands.
- (catering) A large water boiler used to make tea and coffee.
- A device for distilling liquids.
- (photography) A photograph, as opposed to movie footage.
- (cinematography) A single frame from a film.
- (catering) The area in a restaurant used to make tea and coffee, separate from the main kitchen.
- A period of calm or silence.
verb
adv
- to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
- despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
- up to the present time
- within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time
- used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
- used after a superlative
- In addition.
- (after 'have' and certain copulative verbs, followed by an infinitive) Not as of the time referenced.
- At some future time; eventually.
- In negative or interrogative use, often with an expectation or potential of something happening in the future.
- In negative imperative use, asking for an action to be delayed.
- (degree) Even.
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noun
verb
adv
article
- Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective.
- Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive.
- Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.
- Used in many idiomatic expressions and proverbs to refer to common objects, roles, or situations connected with something definite, in the manner of an analogy
- Used before a demonym ending in -ish or -ese to refer to people of a given country collectively.
- When stressed, used before the name of a famous person, to distinguish said person from a hypothetical lesser-known person with the same name.
- ...because it has already been mentioned, is to be completely specified in the same sentence, or very shortly thereafter.
- Used with the plural of a surname to indicate the entire family.
- Used before a noun phrase beginning with superlative or comparative adjective or an ordinal number, indicating that the noun refers to a single item.
- When stressed, indicates that it describes something which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.
- Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar.
- (colloquial) Precedes a familiar nickname or other term of address.
- Used before a body part, a family member, a pet (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun.
- Used before a noun designating something considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time.
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noun
- (countable) A ratio of comparison (see also usage notes and prepositional sense at 'times').
- (uncountable, slang) The serving of a prison sentence.
- (uncountable) The feeling of the passage of events and their relative duration, as experienced by an individual.
- (countable) A numerical indication of a particular moment.
- (uncountable with possessive) A person's youth or young adulthood, as opposed to the present day.
- (countable) An experience.
- (only in singular, sports and figuratively) Time out; temporary, limited suspension of play.
- (uncountable) A quantity of availability of duration.
- (UK, in public houses) Closing time.
- (countable) A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression.
- (uncountable) The duration of time of a given day that has passed; the moment, as indicated by a clock or similar device.
- (uncountable) Tempo; a measured rate of movement.
- (uncountable) Rhythmical division, meter.
- (physics, uncountable, reductionist definition) The property of a system which allows it to have more than one distinct configuration.
- (countable) The measurement under some system of region of day or moment.
- (physics, usually uncountable) A dimension of spacetime with the opposite metric signature to space dimensions; the fourth dimension.
- (music, uncountable) The measured duration of sounds.
- (countable) An instance or occurrence.
- (jazz) (uncountable) A straight rhythmic pattern, free from fills, breaks and other embellishments.
- (countable) A particular moment or hour; the appropriate moment or hour for something (especially with prepositional phrase or imperfect subjunctive).
- (countable) An era; (articulated, sometimes in the plural) the current era, the current state of affairs.
- (slang, MLE) Clipping of a long time.
- (with possessives) The end of someone’s life, conceived by the speaker as having been predestined.
- (uncountable) The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
- (physics, uncountable) Change associated with the second law of thermodynamics; the physical and psychological result of increasing entropy.
- The hour of childbirth.
- the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
- a suitable moment
- an instance or single occasion for some event
- an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
- rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
- a person's experience on a particular occasion
- the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
- a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something
- a reading of a point in time as given by a clock
- the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
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verb
- To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement.
- (transitive) To measure or record the time, duration, or rate of something.
- (transitive) To choose when something commences or its duration.
- To measure, as in music or harmony.
- assign a time for an activity or event
- set the speed, duration, or execution of
- regulate or set the time of
- measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
- adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time
verb
- (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"].
- (transitive, grammar) To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).
- (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
noun
- (computing) Synonym of associative array.
- (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.
- 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.
- (mathematics) A function, especially a function satisfying a certain property (e.g. continuity, linearity, etc.; see Usage notes).
- 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
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noun
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
adj
- (mathematics) Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.
- (cartography) Of a map, equal-area.
- (geometry) Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; applied to magnitudes.
- (mathematics, category theory) Of two categories, (informally) such that one is essentially a relabeling of the other; (formally) related by a pair of functors such the composition of the one with the other is naturally isomorphic to the identity functor.
- (chemistry) Having the equal ability to combine.
- Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.
- (mathematics) Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence.
- being essentially equal to something
noun
- Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.
- (chemistry) An equivalent weight.
- a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
- the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
verb
prep
- (mathematics) [Of one variable or unit of measurement which has a known relationship to another] Using equivalent expressions that use one variable in place of expressions involving the other.
- In relation to a particular aspect; with respect to; as regards; concerning; regarding.
- As an approach or way of proceeding.
adj
noun
adj
- characterized by expression
- performing gestures or possessing qualities or features that suggest a certain state of being or emotion
- (linguistics) Conveying the speaker's emotions and/or attitudes, in addition to the denotative or literal meaning.
- Effectively conveying thought or feeling.
- (programming) Able to represent a number of ideas or concepts.
noun
- (linguistics) Any word or phrase that expresses (that the speaker, writer, or signer has) a certain attitude toward or information about the referent.
- (linguistics, more narrowly) A word or phrase, belonging to a distinct word class or having distinct morphosyntactic properties, with semantic symbolism (for example, an onomatopoeia), variously considered either a synonym, a hypernym or a hyponym of ideophone.
noun
- (countable, mathematics) An equivalence relation; ≡; ~
- (translation studies) The degree to which a term or text in one language is semantically similar to its translated counterpart.
- (uncountable, logic) The relationship between two propositions that are either both true or both false.
- (mathematics) A Boolean operation that is TRUE when both input variables are TRUE or both input variables are FALSE, but otherwise FALSE; the XNOR function.
- (geometry) A number in intersection theory. A positive-dimensional variety sometimes behaves formally as if it were a finite number of points; this number is its equivalence.
- (chemistry) The quantity of the combining power of an atom, expressed in hydrogen units; the number of hydrogen atoms can combine with, or be exchanged for; valency.
- (uncountable) The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal.
- qualities that are comparable
- a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
- essential equality and interchangeability
verb
noun
- (programming) The operator <=> in certain programming languages, which compares two values and indicates whether the first is lesser than, greater than, or equal to the second.
- (slang) A computer.
- (cellular automata) A finite pattern that reappears after a certain number of generations in the same orientation but in a different position.
- (astronautics) A manned vehicle that flies through space.
- a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)
noun
- A list or collection of synonyms, often compared and contrasted.
- A system of synonyms.
- (semantics) A certain degree of similarity between the meaning(s) of several (synonymous) words or phrases. (See Usage notes below.)
- The study of synonyms.
- (taxonomy, by extension) A group or list of synonyms.
- (taxonomy) The state of not being the name to be used, of being a synonym.
- (rhetoric) The use of synonyms to clarify or explain one's meaning.
- the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning
noun
- (countable) A ratio of comparison (see also usage notes and prepositional sense at 'times').
- (uncountable, slang) The serving of a prison sentence.
- (uncountable) The feeling of the passage of events and their relative duration, as experienced by an individual.
- (countable) A numerical indication of a particular moment.
- (uncountable with possessive) A person's youth or young adulthood, as opposed to the present day.
- (countable) An experience.
- (only in singular, sports and figuratively) Time out; temporary, limited suspension of play.
- (uncountable) A quantity of availability of duration.
- (UK, in public houses) Closing time.
- (countable) A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression.
- (uncountable) The duration of time of a given day that has passed; the moment, as indicated by a clock or similar device.
- (uncountable) Tempo; a measured rate of movement.
- (uncountable) Rhythmical division, meter.
- (physics, uncountable, reductionist definition) The property of a system which allows it to have more than one distinct configuration.
- (countable) The measurement under some system of region of day or moment.
- (physics, usually uncountable) A dimension of spacetime with the opposite metric signature to space dimensions; the fourth dimension.
- (music, uncountable) The measured duration of sounds.
- (countable) An instance or occurrence.
- (jazz) (uncountable) A straight rhythmic pattern, free from fills, breaks and other embellishments.
- (countable) A particular moment or hour; the appropriate moment or hour for something (especially with prepositional phrase or imperfect subjunctive).
- (countable) An era; (articulated, sometimes in the plural) the current era, the current state of affairs.
- (slang, MLE) Clipping of a long time.
- (with possessives) The end of someone’s life, conceived by the speaker as having been predestined.
- (uncountable) The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
- (physics, uncountable) Change associated with the second law of thermodynamics; the physical and psychological result of increasing entropy.
- The hour of childbirth.
- the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
- a suitable moment
- an instance or single occasion for some event
- an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
- rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
- a person's experience on a particular occasion
- the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
- a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something
- a reading of a point in time as given by a clock
- the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
intj
verb
- To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement.
- (transitive) To measure or record the time, duration, or rate of something.
- (transitive) To choose when something commences or its duration.
- To measure, as in music or harmony.
- assign a time for an activity or event
- set the speed, duration, or execution of
- regulate or set the time of
- measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
- adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time
noun
- (computing) Synonym of associative array.
- (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.
- 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.
- (mathematics) A function, especially a function satisfying a certain property (e.g. continuity, linearity, etc.; see Usage notes).
- 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
- (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
- (countable, mathematics) An equivalence relation; ≡; ~
- (translation studies) The degree to which a term or text in one language is semantically similar to its translated counterpart.
- (uncountable, logic) The relationship between two propositions that are either both true or both false.
- (mathematics) A Boolean operation that is TRUE when both input variables are TRUE or both input variables are FALSE, but otherwise FALSE; the XNOR function.
- (geometry) A number in intersection theory. A positive-dimensional variety sometimes behaves formally as if it were a finite number of points; this number is its equivalence.
- (chemistry) The quantity of the combining power of an atom, expressed in hydrogen units; the number of hydrogen atoms can combine with, or be exchanged for; valency.
- (uncountable) The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal.
- qualities that are comparable
- a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
- essential equality and interchangeability
verb
verb
- (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"].
- (transitive, grammar) To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).
- (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
adv
- to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
- Used to emphasise a comparative.
- Used to indicate a further degree of comparison.
- to the full extent
- used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected
- in spite of; notwithstanding
- Rather; that is (used to signal a correction of a previous utterance).
- In reality (used to imply an extreme example in the case mentioned).
adj
- being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with)
- symmetrically arranged
- equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced
- divisible by two
- of the score in a contest
- occurring at fixed intervals
- (colloquial) On equal terms of a moral sort; quits.
- Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
- Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.
- (informal) Of a number, convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
- On equal monetary terms; neither owing nor being owed.
- (mathematics, not comparable) Of an integer, divisible by two.
- Flat and level.
- Without great variation.
noun
verb
adv
- to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
- despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
- with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation
- without moving or making a sound
- (conjunctive) Nevertheless.
- Alternative spelling of styll.
- (extensive) Even, yet.
- (degree) To an even greater degree. Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs.
- Without motion.
- (aspect) Up to a time, as in the preceding time.
adj
- free from noticeable current
- used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or representing objects not capable of motion
- not in physical motion
- not sparkling
- (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
- marked by absence of sound
- Not moving; calm.
- Not effervescing; not sparkling.
- Uttering no sound; silent.
- Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.
- (not comparable) Having the same stated quality continuously from a past time
noun
- a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
- an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed
- a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
- (poetic) tranquil silence
- A building where liquors are distilled; a distillery.
- (slang) A resident of the Falkland Islands.
- (catering) A large water boiler used to make tea and coffee.
- A device for distilling liquids.
- (photography) A photograph, as opposed to movie footage.
- (cinematography) A single frame from a film.
- (catering) The area in a restaurant used to make tea and coffee, separate from the main kitchen.
- A period of calm or silence.
verb
adv
- to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
- despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
- up to the present time
- within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time
- used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
- used after a superlative
- In addition.
- (after 'have' and certain copulative verbs, followed by an infinitive) Not as of the time referenced.
- At some future time; eventually.
- In negative or interrogative use, often with an expectation or potential of something happening in the future.
- In negative imperative use, asking for an action to be delayed.
- (degree) Even.
conj
noun
verb
adv
article
- Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective.
- Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive.
- Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.
- Used in many idiomatic expressions and proverbs to refer to common objects, roles, or situations connected with something definite, in the manner of an analogy
- Used before a demonym ending in -ish or -ese to refer to people of a given country collectively.
- When stressed, used before the name of a famous person, to distinguish said person from a hypothetical lesser-known person with the same name.
- ...because it has already been mentioned, is to be completely specified in the same sentence, or very shortly thereafter.
- Used with the plural of a surname to indicate the entire family.
- Used before a noun phrase beginning with superlative or comparative adjective or an ordinal number, indicating that the noun refers to a single item.
- When stressed, indicates that it describes something which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.
- Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar.
- (colloquial) Precedes a familiar nickname or other term of address.
- Used before a body part, a family member, a pet (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun.
- Used before a noun designating something considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time.
prep
adj
noun
- the comparative form of an adjective or adverb
- (grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the comparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -er or the word more (e.g. bigger, more fully); the comparative of equality, by adding the word as (e.g. as big, as fully); the comparative of inferiority, by adding the word less (e.g. less big, less fully).
- (grammar) An adjective or adverb in the comparative degree.
- (chiefly in the plural) Data used to make a comparison.
adj
- (mathematics, not comparable) of an expression, each term of which is determined by applying a formula to preceding terms
- (computing, not comparable) of a program or function that calls itself
- (computing theory, not comparable, of a function) which can be computed by a theoretical model of a computer, in a finite amount of time
- drawing upon itself, referring back.
- (computing theory, not comparable, of a set) whose characteristic function is recursive (4)
- of or relating to a recursion
adj
- Relating to an exponent.
- (mathematics) Characterised by a rate of change that is proportional to the value of the varying quantity, or, equivalently, by a doubling or halving over successive fixed intervals of time or other parameter, described as exponential growth or exponential decay.
- (loosely) Characterised by a very rapid rate of change, especially increase, or merely a very large amount or degree.
- (mathematics) Expressed in terms of an exponent (power of a base), the base often being 10 or e.
- of or involving exponents
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- (mathematics) Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.
- (cartography) Of a map, equal-area.
- (geometry) Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; applied to magnitudes.
- (mathematics, category theory) Of two categories, (informally) such that one is essentially a relabeling of the other; (formally) related by a pair of functors such the composition of the one with the other is naturally isomorphic to the identity functor.
- (chemistry) Having the equal ability to combine.
- Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.
- (mathematics) Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence.
- being essentially equal to something
noun
- Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.
- (chemistry) An equivalent weight.
- a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
- the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
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- characterized by expression
- performing gestures or possessing qualities or features that suggest a certain state of being or emotion
- (linguistics) Conveying the speaker's emotions and/or attitudes, in addition to the denotative or literal meaning.
- Effectively conveying thought or feeling.
- (programming) Able to represent a number of ideas or concepts.
noun
- (linguistics) Any word or phrase that expresses (that the speaker, writer, or signer has) a certain attitude toward or information about the referent.
- (linguistics, more narrowly) A word or phrase, belonging to a distinct word class or having distinct morphosyntactic properties, with semantic symbolism (for example, an onomatopoeia), variously considered either a synonym, a hypernym or a hyponym of ideophone.