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hedera

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

Editorial note

English ivy (hedera helix) can damage mortar, but grape vines don't have holdfast structures like hedera that can sink into mortar.

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Quick take

(horticulture) Any Old World ivy of the genus Hedera

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

(horticulture) Any Old World ivy of the genus Hedera

noun

(typography) A fleuron depicting an ivy leaf.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hedera.

noun

(horticulture) Any Old World ivy of the genus Hedera

noun

(typography) A fleuron depicting an ivy leaf.

Example sentences

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English ivy (hedera helix) can damage mortar, but grape vines don't have holdfast structures like hedera that can sink into mortar.

2

Plus, hedera helix is so dense that rotting vegetation and sheltered animals can also cause problems.

3

This already works with Crypto, something like Hedera is dirt cheap (1/100 of a cent) and fast and scales really well.

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Meanwhile, Hedera remains carbon negative and 7 orders of magnitude more efficient than Bitcoin.

5

Paxos is nice, sure, but Hedera does DLT with aBFT and much more efficient, as well as being faster and ensuring fairness.

6

This allows edit logs to be kept private, but these logs also have their authenticity records registered on the Hedera public ledger.

7

I'd love to know what the HN crowd thinks about Hedera as the trust layer of the internet but....

8

DLT technology discussions are entirely incomplete without consideration of Hedera Hashgraph [0], an aBFT, leaderless, fair and fast DLT using a gossip-about-gossip consensus mechanism.

9

This makes me wonder if Hedera Hashgraph can support this use case...

10

Decentralized ledger tech is just starting to get there - blockchains are the first inefficient implementation, and newer technologies like Hedera Hashgraph can do it far more cheaply and efficiently.

11

I'll do you one better in your prediction: there will be a global decentralized 24/7 multi assets marketplace built on something like Hedera in the next 10 years.

12

Furthermore, Hedera is a Pioneer member of the newly founded Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust organization [1] - along with Chainlink, Deloitte, Hitachi, many other major organizations, some of whom are also on the Hedera governing council [2].

Quote examples

1

Literally carbon neutral or negative because of buybacks but even without Hedera buying carbon credits, it's the single most "green" i.e.

2

I must also correct your understanding re: "private company." The DLT in question - Hedera - is built on the unique consensus algorithm, the "hashgraph".

Proper noun examples

1

Hedera is seven orders of magnitude (10^7) more efficient than Bitcoin in terms of transactions per kWh.

2

Hedera is supported and adopted across industries at the enterprise level, has a burgeoning retail/hacker/creator community, and strong tokenomics.

3

Hedera Hashgraph uses Proof-of-Stake consensus, stake weighting, aBFT and minimum stake threshold with node staking delegation.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use hedera in a sentence?

English ivy (hedera helix) can damage mortar, but grape vines don't have holdfast structures like hedera that can sink into mortar.

What does hedera mean?

(horticulture) Any Old World ivy of the genus Hedera

What part of speech is hedera?

hedera is commonly used as noun.