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i>mathematics, programming, jargon
i>> A
variable typically used
to stand for a number of objects.
Used unqualified in speech it suggests a large, undetermined
number, e.g. "There were
N bugs in that
crock!", or a
number implied by context, e.g. "Let's get pizza for
N + 1".
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(2006-04-18)