"niladic" meaning in English

See niladic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Rhymes: -ædɪk Etymology: nil + -adic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nil|adic}} nil + -adic Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} niladic
  1. (computing) Of an operator or function in a program, having no arguments. Categories (topical): Computing, Zero Synonyms: nullary Related terms: dyadic, monadic, triadic

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