Definition:A-/Not

Definition

a-

Prefix indicating not.

Examples

The prefix a- in the context of not can be found in the following contexts:

• aperiodic function: a function which is not periodic

• asymmetric relation: a relation which is disjoint from its inverse

• asymmetric figure: a geometric figure which possesses no symmetries

Sources

• 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): a-: 1.
• 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): a-
• 2021: Richard Earl and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (6th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): a-