Imprecation vs Undefined - What's the difference?
imprecation | undefined |
The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon someone; a prayer that a curse or calamity may befall someone.
* 1893 , , Maggie, Girl of the Streets , ch. 10:
A curse.
* 1839 , , Oliver Twist , ch. 3:
Lacking a definition or value.
(mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.
As a noun imprecation
is imprecation (a curse).As an adjective undefined is
lacking a definition or value.imprecation
English
Noun
(en noun)- Her son turned to look at her as she reeled and swayed in the middle of the room, her fierce face convulsed with passion, her blotched arms raised high in imprecation . "May Gawd curse her forever," she shrieked.
- Mr. Gamfield growled a fierce imprecation on the donkey generally, but more particularly on his eyes; and, running after him, bestowed a blow on his head.
See also
*Article on “imprecation” on Wordmall
undefined
English
Adjective
(wikipedia undefined) (-)- The result of division by zero is undefined .
