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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semidefinite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
semi-def-i-nite
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not entirely definite; somewhat vague or undefined.

adj

Describing a bilinear form, over a vector space, that is either always nonnegative or always nonpositive.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From semi- + definite.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

semidefinitely semidefiniteness

Questions

What does semidefinite mean?
Not entirely definite; somewhat vague or undefined.
Where does semidefinite come from?
From semi- + definite.

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