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lex

Lex vs Dex - What's the difference?

lex | dex |


As a verb lex

is to perform lexical analysis; to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing.

As a proper noun Lex

is a pet form of the male given name Alexander.

As a noun dex is

an order or factor of ten. Used both to refer to the function \mathrm{dex}(x) = 10^x and the number of (possibly fractional) orders of magnitude separating two numbers. When dealing with log to the base 10 transform of a number set the transform of 10, 100, and 1 000 000 is \log_{10}(10) = 1, \log_{10}(100) = 2, and \log_{10}(1 000 000) = 6, so the difference between 10 and 100 in base 10 is 1 dex and the difference between 1 and 1 000 000 is 6 dex.

Lex vs Plex - What's the difference?

lex | plex |


As a verb lex

is to perform lexical analysis; to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing.

As a proper noun Lex

is a pet form of the male given name Alexander.

As a noun plex is

a low-rise apartment building.

Lex vs Ilex - What's the difference?

lex | ilex |


As a proper noun lex

is a pet form of the male given name alexander.

As a noun ilex is

holm oak (quercus ilex ).

Lex vs Lep - What's the difference?

lex | lep |


As a proper noun lex

is a pet form of the male given name alexander.

As an initialism lep is

(government) local enterprise partnership.

Lex vs Lev - What's the difference?

lex | lev |


As proper nouns the difference between lex and lev

is that lex is a pet form of the male given name alexander while lev is leo (male given name).

As a noun lev is

(astronomy) leo.

Lex vs Yex - What's the difference?

lex | yex |


As a proper noun lex

is a pet form of the male given name alexander.

As a verb yex is

(archaic) hiccup.

Lex vs Flex - What's the difference?

lex | flex |


As verbs the difference between lex and flex

is that lex is to perform lexical analysis; to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing while flex is to bend something.

As a proper noun Lex

is a pet form of the male given name Alexander.

As a noun flex is

flexibility, pliancy.

Lex vs Lax - What's the difference?

lex | lax |


As a proper noun lex

is a pet form of the male given name alexander.

Lex vs Lek - What's the difference?

lex | lek |


As a proper noun lex

is a pet form of the male given name alexander.

As a noun lek is

medicine, drug.

Lex vs Lee - What's the difference?

lex | lee |


As proper nouns the difference between lex and lee

is that lex is a pet form of the male given name alexander while lee is for someone who lived near a meadow (the anglo-saxon for meadow being ley or leag).

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