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backshifts

backshifts is the plural of backshift.

backshifts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of backshift.

Meaning of backshift

Noun

backshift (countable and uncountable, plural backshifts)

  1. The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
  2. A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.

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Questions about backshifts

What is backshifts the plural of?
Backshifts is the plural of backshift.

Words near backshifts in the dictionary

  1. backshell
  2. backshells
  3. backshift
  4. backshifted
  5. backshifting
  6. backshifts
  7. backshine
  8. backshish
  9. backshished
  10. backshishes
  11. backshishing

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