Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fixpoint

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: fix-point
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"It feels like I've stepped through the looking glass and am wandering in a topsy-turvy world where the fixpoints we have lived with for decades have gone. Not just moved... gone."

Etymology

Clipping of fixed point.

Inflected Forms

fixpoints (plural)

Questions

What does fixpoint mean?: A fixed point.
Where does fixpoint come from?: Clipping of fixed point.

How to pronounce fixpoint

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