nullary

nullary

English

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English null
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusder.
Middle English -arie
English -ary
English nullary

    From null + -ary.

    Adjective

    nullary (not comparable)

    1. (mathematics, of a function) Taking no entries; having trivial domain; having the arity of zero.
    2. (programming, of a function, procedure, command, etc.) Taking no arguments.

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