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memoize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mem-o-ize
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To store (the result of a computation) so that it can be subsequently retrieved without repeating the computation.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English memo Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English memoize From memo + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

memoizes (present, singular) memoizing (participle, present) memoized (participle, past) memoized (past)

Derived Forms

memoizable memoization memoizer

Questions

What does memoize mean?
To store (the result of a computation) so that it can be subsequently retrieved without repeating the computation.
Where does memoize come from?
Etymology tree English memo Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English memoize From memo + -ize.

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