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Dement vs Dedent - What's the difference?

dement | dedent |

As verbs the difference between dement and dedent

is that dement is while dedent is (computing) (primarily python) to outdent.

As a noun dement

is one who suffers from dementia, who is insane.

As an adjective dement

is (about a person) demented, insane, lunatic.

dement

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) insane, demented

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An insane person, or one afflicted with dementia

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To drive mad; to craze
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    dedent

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (computing) (primarily Python) To outdent.
  • * 2008 , Matthew A. Telles, Python Power!: The Comprehensive Guide , ISBN 1598631586, page 80-81:
    • Dedent Region If there were any need to prove that Python was a programmer's tool, and not something written for anyone with the slightest grasp of the English language, instead of the Python language, this menu option would dissuade them from that belief. Really, who would call something dedent ? ... Unlike the indenting command, dedenting (can this really be used as a verb?) a block can cause problems.
  • * 2009 , Chris Smith, Programming F# , ISBN 0596153643, page 7
    • If the body of the if statement, the failwith, was dedented four spaces and therefore lined up with the if keyword, the F
  • compiler would yield a warning.
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