Definition of Prefixion. Meaning of Prefixion. Synonyms of Prefixion

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Definition of Prefixion

Prefixion
Prefixion Pre*fix"ion, n. [Cf. OF. prefixion.] The act of prefixing. [R.] --Bailey.

Meaning of Prefixion from wikipedia

- A prefix is an affix which is placed before the stem of a word. Particularly in the study of languages, a prefix is also called a preformative, because...
- A metric prefix is a unit prefix that precedes a basic unit of measure to indicate a multiple or submultiple of the unit. All metric prefixes used today...
- A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship that has historically served numerous...
- Numeral or number prefixes are prefixes derived from numerals or occasionally other numbers. In English and many other languages, they are used to coin...
- The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) allocates call sign prefixes for radio and television stations of all types. They also form the basis for...
- A unit prefix is a specifier or mnemonic that is added to the beginning of a unit of measurement to indicate multiples or fractions of the units. Units...
- A prefix code is a type of code system distinguished by its possession of the "prefix property", which requires that there is no whole code word in the...
- A trunk prefix is a digit sequence to be dialled before a telephone number to initiate a telephone call for the purpose of selecting an appropriate telecommunications...
- cyclic prefix refers to the prefixing of a symbol with a repetition of the end. The receiver is typically configured to discard the cyclic prefix samples...
- binary prefix is a unit prefix that indicates a multiple of a unit of measurement by an integer power of two. The most commonly used binary prefixes are...