placeholder
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- noun
- /ˈpleɪsˌhoʊldər/
- Specialized
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marcador de posición
- Here's what the rough cut looked like, using placeholder numbers for experiments, test subjects, etc.
So we put this plus C as a placeholder and it represents all possible anti derivatives.
- So we put this plus C as a placeholder and it represents all possible anti derivatives.
Examples
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Also demanded is the correct recognition of an unknown (? = a placeholder, a variable), which could be replaced with a variable symbol (x, y).
Academic text (1998) -
At the moment, I have a name I'm using for it in my MS, but I'm still grappling with whether I want to use the name I'm using now as a placeholder or if I want to use another name.
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A good start, but not really a theory, so much as a placeholder for one.
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The midpoint of the other two data points, or 5%, seems like a conservative placeholder in the absence of better data.
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So we put this plus C as a placeholder and it represents all possible anti derivatives.
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So in fact, you can think of these differentials as placeholders where you will put other things.
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In mathematics, a placeholder is often used to represent an unknown value in an equation.
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The teacher explained that a placeholder could be any letter or symbol standing for a number in an expression.
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When writing a program, developers use a placeholder to indicate where a specific variable will later be inserted.
Synonyms
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3.2
A person or thing that takes the place of another
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4.2
A number or symbol that can have different values
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9.9
A simple name used as an example in computer code
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4.6
A letter or sign in an equation that stands for a value you do not know
A name used temporarily for a person or thing when the real name is unknown
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Etymology
Placeholder comes from place 'position' and holder 'one who keeps something'. So in math a placeholder is a symbol that 'holds' a position until you put a number there.