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representer

8.1

Something that stands for another value in math or computing

noun
/ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntər/

Specialized

: representante

In computing, an object in a database often acts as a representer of a real-world entity, facilitating data retrieval.

Examples

In mathematics, the polynomial function serves as a representer of a specific set of numbers in the analysis of data.
A vector can be a representer of any point in a multidimensional space when used in linear transformations.
If the clubs produced a kind of "provisional nation," popular musicians functioned as metaphorical representatives and representers of that nation, as first among equals.

Academic text (2004)

Synonyms

depicter

vsrepresenter

1 7.4

Something that shows people, places and events in pictures or words

is a technical function or element used in mathematics or computing

How Accurate

exactness

2 4.1

representer

Specialized

8.1

approximation

23 4.4

Surface Forms

representer singular

representers plural

Morphology

representer = represent (transparent) = represent + er

Productive agent/instrument noun formed from the verb 'represent' with the common suffix '-er', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Representer comes from the parts re- 'again' and present 'to show', the same root as present. So in math or computing a representer is something that 'shows' or 'stands for' a complex object in a simpler form.