mex

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noun

The mex of a subset of a well-ordered set is the smallest value from the whole set that does not belong to the subset.

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Meanings

mex1

noun
  1. mathematicsThe mex of a subset of a well-ordered set is the smallest value from the whole set that does not belong to the subset.

MEX2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Mexico: a state of Mexico.

Mex3

proper nounMex (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of Mex..
  2. abbreviationuncountableAbbreviation of Mexican cuisine.
  3. abbreviationuncountableAbbreviation of Mexican peso.
noun
  1. abbreviationclippingClipping of Mexican.

    […]groups of Mex chicks swaggered around in slacks; […]

    1957 September 5, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →OCLC
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    I ran up, pulling my gun. The Mex was flat on his face, his arms stretched out. On the middle of his back knelt my one-armed friend. And that sharp hook was caught neatly under the point of the Mexican's jaw. You bet he lay still.

    1907, Stewart Edward White, chapter 11, in Arizona Nights

Origin

Shortening of minimum excluded value.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

mex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mex

MLA

“mex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mex. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mex,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mex.

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