nullary

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adjective

Taking no entries; having trivial domain; having the arity of zero.

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niladiczeroary
OriginEnglish null ← Middle French nu ← Old French nul →
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Meanings

adjectivenullary (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsTaking no entries; having trivial domain; having the arity of zero.
  2. not comparableusuallyprocedure; command; procedure; commandcomputingTaking no arguments.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
niladiczeroary
Also see
niladic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Italic*oinos
  4. Proto-Italic*noinolos
  5. Latinnūllus
  6. Old Frenchnul
  7. Middle Frenchnu
  8. Englishnull
  9. Englishnullary

From null + -ary.

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Translations

Finnish vakio-, argumentiton
  • vakio-mathematics, of a function: taking no entries
  • argumentitonmathematics, of a function: taking no entries
  • argumentitonprogramming, of a function: taking no arguments
German nullär, nullär
  • nullärmathematics, of a function: taking no entries
  • nullärprogramming, of a function: taking no arguments
Icelandic núllstæður, núllstæður
  • núllstæðurmathematics, of a function: taking no entries
  • núllstæðurprogramming, of a function: taking no arguments
Polish bezargumentowy, bezargumentowy
  • bezargumentowymathematics, of a function: taking no entries
  • bezargumentowyprogramming, of a function: taking no arguments
Romanian nular, nular
  • nularmathematics, of a function: taking no entries
  • nularprogramming, of a function: taking no arguments

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

nullary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nullary

MLA

“nullary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nullary. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nullary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nullary.

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