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"masculine"
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"sense": "variable kept constant during an experiment, calculation or similar",
"word": "sadyansukat"
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"sense": "variable kept constant during an experiment, calculation or similar",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "parametro"
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"code": "mi",
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