dex

plural dexes

1. astrophysicsAn order or factor of ten.

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   2004, Cartledge et al 2004, The Homogeneity of Interstellar Oxygen in the Galactic Disk, Abstract, The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 613, Issue 2, pp. 1037-1048, The data points for low-<nH> paths are scattered more widely than those for denser sight lines, because O/H ratios for such paths shorter than 800 pc are generally about 0.10 dex lower than the values for longer ones.

1. uncountableroleplaying gamesDexterity.

   Establish a proccing percentage of a weapon by putting it in the primary hand and then put it in your offhand and check the proccing percentage with varying levels of dual wield skill (while keeping level and dex constant).

   2000, Billy Shields, “The truth about offhand procs”, in alt.games.everquest (Usenet)

1. colloquialuncountableDextromethorphan.
2. colloquialuncountablemedicineDexamethasone.
3. colloquialuncountableDextroamphetamine/dexedrine.

   Two blocks west of the Chat, in a teashop called the Jarre de Thé, Case washed down the night's first pill with a double espresso. It was a flat pink octagon, a potent species of Brazilian dex he bought from one of Zone's girls.

   1984, William Gibson, Neuromancer (Sprawl; book 1), New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, →ISBN, page 7

plural DEXes · plural DEXs

1. alternativeuncountableroleplaying gamesAlternative form of dex (“dexterity”).
2. abbreviationcountableuncountablebusinessAbbreviation of decentralized exchange.

   Examining the history of how DEXs have evolved can help elucidate where DEXs are headed and how they will compete with centralized exchanges.

   2024 April 10, Alex Wearn, “CEXs vs. DEXs: The Future Battle Lines”, in CoinDesk, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2024

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   The Solana blockchain alone did more volume than Ethereum, Base and BSC's cumulative DEX activity of $37.9 billion, of which Ethereum accounted for $14.3 billion while the rest did over $11 billion each.

   2024 November 19, Omkar Godbole, “SOL Looks Set to Outperform BTC as Solana-Based DEXs Register Record $41B in Trading Volume: Godbole”, in CoinDesk, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2024

   Antonyms: CEX