"nullary" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From null + -ary. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|null|ary}} null + -ary Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nullary (not comparable)
  1. (mathematics, of a function) Taking no entries; having trivial domain; having the arity of zero. Tags: not-comparable Translations (mathematics, of a function: taking no entries): vakio- (english: constant) (Finnish), argumentiton (Finnish), nullär (German), núllstæður [masculine] (Icelandic), bezargumentowy (Polish), nular (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-nullary-en-adj-1czHzNWM Categories (other): Mathematics, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ary, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Zero Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ary: 61 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Zero: 92 8 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'mathematics, of a function: taking no entries': 59 41
  2. (programming, of a function, procedure, command, etc.) Taking no arguments. Tags: not-comparable, usually Translations (programming, of a function: taking no arguments): argumentiton (Finnish), nullär (German), núllstæður [masculine] (Icelandic), bezargumentowy (Polish), nular (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-nullary-en-adj-nIO76aRH Categories (other): Programming Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences Disambiguation of 'programming, of a function: taking no arguments': 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: niladic, zeroary Derived forms: nullary sum
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