Predate vs Undefined - What's the difference?
predate | undefined |
To designate a date earlier than the actual one; to move a date, appointment, event, or period of time to an earlier point (contrast "postdate".)
To exist, or to occur before something else; to antedate (the more correct term for this usage.)
A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue.
To prey upon something.
Lacking a definition or value.
(mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.
As a verb predate
is to designate a date earlier than the actual one; to move a date, appointment, event, or period of time to an earlier point (contrast "postdate") or predate can be to prey upon something.As a noun predate
is a publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue.As an adjective undefined is
lacking a definition or value.predate
English
Etymology 1
From pre- 'before' + dateVerb
- The Japanese use of Pascal's Triangle predates its discovery by Blaise Pascal.
Usage notes
The transitive sense of moving an event to an earlier point is the proper one for "predate." "Antedate" is the correct term for occurring before something else. These terms are frequently misused even in educated writing.Synonyms
* (to designate a date earlier): antedateAntonyms
* (to designate a date earlier): postdateNoun
(en noun)Etymology 2
From predation, predatorVerb
Synonyms
* (to prey upon): preyAnagrams
* * * * English heteronyms ----undefined
English
Adjective
(wikipedia undefined) (-)- The result of division by zero is undefined .