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contexts

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for contexts.

Editorial note

Dictionary definitions of words are usually not very close to the use of these words in political contexts.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(linguistics) The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of contexts gathered in one view.

noun

(linguistics) The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.

noun

(programming) The data (register contents, program counter value, etc.) needed to switch to another thread of execution.

noun

(logic) For a formula: a finite set of variables, which set contains all the free variables in the given formula.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for contexts.

noun

(linguistics) The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.

noun

(programming) The data (register contents, program counter value, etc.) needed to switch to another thread of execution.

noun

(logic) For a formula: a finite set of variables, which set contains all the free variables in the given formula.

noun

(mycology) The trama or flesh of a mushroom.

Example sentences

1

Dictionary definitions of words are usually not very close to the use of these words in political contexts.

2

You should be able to have as much or as little privacy as you want, which may even mean different amounts of privacy in different contexts.

3

Have architected and led teams to deliver on software for systems in both diagnostic and interventional contexts.

4

Those words are very rare and tend to only be useful in very technical contexts.

5

API seems to be a fairly narrow concept to me that appears in various contexts, some of them political and others not.

6

Would it actually bother you if you couldn't use those words in those contexts?

7

I get the different contexts, but it still leaves me with a lot of ambiguous situations.

8

Why is being 0-based more important on embedded compared to other contexts?

9

The term isn't even usually applied in contexts like this one.

10

By the way, an underflowed/large unsigned number used when a signed number is expected in most contexts (e.g: when adding as an offset) will behave correctly.

11

You guys may be thinking about two different contexts: 1.

12

But someone always brings it up in these contexts, so I was trying to get a jump on it with some mild sarcasm.

Quote examples

1

If you knowingly or unknowningly give personal information away without my consent this is illegal." What you're saying now and what you said then are two different contexts.

2

Even thought both articles imply different contexts of 'fast' and 'slow', being caught in the impulsive decision making cycle is very easy, because, as the referenced book "Thinking Fast, Slow" states this is the natural, energy-efficient mode.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use contexts in a sentence?

Dictionary definitions of words are usually not very close to the use of these words in political contexts.

What does contexts mean?

(linguistics) The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.

What part of speech is contexts?

contexts is commonly used as noun.