variadic
/vɛəɹiˈædɪk/US/vɛɹiˈædɪk/
variadic adjective: taking a variable number of arguments; especially, taking arbitrarily many arguments.
Adjective
variadic (not comparable)
- Taking a variable number of arguments; especially, taking arbitrarily many arguments.
- C's printf is one of the most widely used variadic functions.
- There are some functions and predicates which we tend to think of as being able to take any number of parameters – of being of variable arity or variadic.1983, Alan Bundy, The Computer Modelling of Mathematical Reasoning, Academic Press, page 48
- Belonging to a variadic function.
- each variadic argument
Noun
variadic (plural variadics)
Forms of variadic
| plural | variadics |
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Origin of variadic
From variable + -adic.
Words formed from variadic
Words that rhyme with variadic
Questions about variadic
- What does variadic mean?
- Variadic means taking a variable number of arguments; especially, taking arbitrarily many arguments.
- What part of speech is variadic?
- Variadic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce variadic?
- Variadic is pronounced /vɛɹiˈædɪk/ (US).
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