nullary

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Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ís?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos
Proto-Italic *oinosder.
Proto-Italic *noinolos
Latin nūllusder.
Old French nul
Middle French nulbor.
English null
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-os?
Proto-Indo-European *-o-
Proto-Indo-European *-so-
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-āsijos
Proto-Italic *-āsios
Latin -āriusder.
Middle English -arie
English -ary
English nullary

    From null + -ary.

    Adjective

    nullary (not comparable)

    1. (mathematics, of a function) Taking no entries; having trivial domain; having the arity of zero.
    2. (programming, of a function, procedure, command, etc.) Taking no arguments.

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