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pre-increment en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English increment English pre-increment From pre- + increment.

Meanings

  1. An increment operation that takes place prior to evaluation of the expression that contains the variable being incremented.

Forms

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pre-increments Number=Plur lexicographic

pre-increment en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English increment English pre-increment From pre- + increment.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To perform such an operation upon.

Forms

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pre-incremented Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pre-incremented Tense=Past lexicographic
pre-incrementing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pre-increments Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic