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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

as-yet-unknown en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Currently unknown.
    • 1990, David Layzer Professor of Astrophysics Harvard University, Cosmogenesis : The Growth of Order in the Universe: The Growth of Order in ... Now suppose that neutrons had some as-yet-unknown property that, if it could be observed, would enable us to predict their individual lifetimes.

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as-yet-unknown en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. Something that is currently unknown.
    • In their chapter Ellerton and Clements consider what is involved in the task of solving the equations that arise from acknowledging ignorance and using letters to stand in for as-yet-unknowns. 2011, Jinfa Cai, Eric Knuth, Early Algebraization: A Global Dialogue from Multiple Perspectives:

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