Encyclopedia vs Undefined - What's the difference?
encyclopedia | undefined |
A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with in-depth articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.
(dated) The circle of arts and sciences; a comprehensive summary of knowledge, or of a branch of knowledge.
(Webster 1913)
Lacking a definition or value.
(mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.
As a noun encyclopedia
is a comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with in-depth articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.As an adjective undefined is
lacking a definition or value.encyclopedia
English
(wikipedia encyclopedia)Alternative forms
* (chiefly British) encyclopaedia * (obsolete)Noun
- I only use the library for the encyclopedia , as we’ve got most other books here.
- His life's work was a four-volume encyclopedia of aviation topics.
Usage notes
The spelling encyclopedia'' is standard in American English, preferred in Canadian English, accepted in Australian and International English, and also very common in British English. It is more common than ''encyclopaedia , for example, in UK newspapers on Google News in 2009 by a 7:3 margin.Derived terms
* -pediaSee also
* dictionaryundefined
English
Adjective
(wikipedia undefined) (-)- The result of division by zero is undefined .