SEPARATRICES

SEPARATRIX

solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrix

(noun) a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

separatrices

plural of separatrix

Source: Wiktionary


SEPARATRIX

Sep`a*ra"trix, n.; pl. L. -trices, E. -trixes. Etym: [L., she that separates.] (Arith.)

Definition: The decimal point; the dot placed at the left of a decimal fraction, to separate it from the whole number which it follows. The term is sometimes also applied to other marks of separation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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