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e

/iː/ /ə/

Meanings
noun
The name of the Latin-script letter E.

Examples :

"In the word "tree," the e is repeated twice. "
language writing word

Related Words

Illustration repeated

repeated verb

/ɹɪˈpiːtɪd/

To do or say again (and again).

"The scientists repeated the experiment in order to confirm the result."

Illustration learned

learned adjective

/ˈlɜːnɪd/ /ˈlɝnɪd/ /lɜːnd/ /lɝnd/

Having much learning, knowledgeable, erudite; highly educated.

"Professor Davies is a learned scholar, renowned for her deep knowledge of ancient history. "

Illustration approximately

approximately adverb

/əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət.li/ /əˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət.li/

Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

"...approximately 60 beats per minute."

Illustration constant

constant noun

/ˈkɒnstənt/ /ˈkɑnstənt/

That which is permanent or invariable.

"The constant noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate on my homework. "

Illustration fundamental

fundamental noun

/ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl/

(usually in the plural) A leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article, which serves as the groundwork of a system; an essential part

"one of the fundamentals of linear algebra"

Illustration natural

natural noun

/ˈnætʃəɹəl/ /-ɚəl/

A native inhabitant of a place, country etc.

"The new student was a natural from Japan. "

Illustration script

script noun

/skɹɪpt/

A writing; a written document.

"The teacher read the script of the play to the class. "

Illustration calculations

calculations noun

/ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz/

The act or process of calculating.

"The engineer needed to perform many calculations to design the bridge. "

Illustration logarithm

logarithm noun

/ˈlɑ.ɡə.ɹɪ.ð(ə)m/

For a number x, the power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain x. Written \logb x. For example, \log{10} 1000 = 3 because 10^3 = 1000 and \log_2 16 = 4 because 2^4 = 16.

"In mathematics class, we learned that the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 is 2, because 10 raised to the power of 2 equals 100. "

Illustration calculus

calculus noun

/ˈkæl.kjʊ.ləs/ /ˈkæl.kjə.ləs/

Calculation; computation.

"The monthly budget requires careful calculus to ensure we don't overspend. "

Illustration letter

letter noun

/-ɾə(ɹ)/ /ˈlɛtə(ɹ)/ /-ɾɚ/

A symbol in an alphabet.

"There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet."

Illustration exponential

exponential noun

/ˌɛk.spəʊ.ˈnɛn.tʃəl/ /ˌɛk.spoʊ.ˈnɛn.tʃəl/

Any function that has an exponent as an independent variable.

"The graph of 2 to the power of x demonstrates an exponential that increases rapidly as x grows. "