re movable
və adjective
1.
that may be removed.
2.
Mathematics.
a.
(of a singularity of a function of a complex variable) noting that the function is not analytic at the point but that the function can be redefined so as to be analytic at the point.
b.
(of a discontinuity) noting that the function is discontinuous at the point but that the function can be redefined so as to be continuous at the point. Compare essential ( def 5 ).
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to take away and place elsewhere |
| 2. | to displace (someone) from office; dismiss |
| 3. | to do away with (a grievance, cause of anxiety, etc); abolish |
| 4. | to cause (dirt, stains, or anything unwanted) to disappear; get rid of |
| 5. | euphemistic to assassinate; kill |
| 6. | formal (intr) to change the location of one's home or place of business: the publishers have removed to Mayfair |
| —n | |
| 7. | the act of removing, esp (formal) a removal of one's residence or place of work |
| 8. | the degree of difference separating one person, thing, or condition from another: only one remove from madness |
| 9. | (Brit) (in certain schools) a class or form, esp one for children of about 14 years, designed to introduce them to the greater responsibilities of a more senior position in the school |
| 10. | (at a formal dinner, formerly) a dish to be changed while the rest of the course remains on the table |
| [C14: from Old French removoir, from Latin removēre; see | |
| re'movable | |
| —adj | |
| remova'bility | |
| —n | |
| re'movableness | |
| —n | |
| re'movably | |
| —adv | |
| re'mover | |
| —n | |
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Re movable
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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