"REF" meaning in English

See REF in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} REF
  1. (UK, education) Initialism of Research Excellence Framework: a system for assessing the quality of research in higher-education institutions. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Research Excellence Framework (extra: a system for assessing the quality of research in higher-education institutions) Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-REF-en-name-DDqmdcoz Categories (other): British English Topics: education

Noun

Forms: REFs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} REF (plural REFs)
  1. (mathematics, linear algebra) Initialism of row echelon form. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: row echelon form Categories (topical): Linear algebra, Mathematics
    Sense id: en-REF-en-noun-f0J0FTQw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Topics: linear-algebra, mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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