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prefix


3pre·fix

adj \same as 2\

Definition of PREFIX

: characterized by placement of an operator before its operand or before its two operands if it is a binary operator — compare infix, postfix

First Known Use of PREFIX

1971

Other Logic Terms

a posteriori, connotation, corollary, inference, mutually exclusive, paradox, postulate, syllogism

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