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is-as

is-as is the plural of is-a.

Meaning of is-a

Noun

is-a (plural is-as)

  1. The relationship between two entities in which one entity inherits from the other.
    • A special slot, the Is-a slot, short for is-a-member-of-the-class, ties instances to the classes they are members of.1992, Patrick Henry Winston, Artificial Intelligence, 3rd edition, page 180
  2. Such a relationship expressed as an ontology component (regardless of whether the OOP paradigm per se is implemented).

Questions about is-as

What is is-as the plural of?
Is-as is the plural of is-a.

Words near is-as in the dictionary

  1. is you is or is you ain't
  2. is your head cold
  3. is't
  4. is-
  5. is-a
  6. is-as
  7. IS-GS
  8. IS-K
  9. is-ought problem
  10. is-ought problems
  11. is-to-be

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