Erstwhile vs Undefined - What's the difference?
erstwhile | undefined |
Formerly; in the past.
(literary, legal) Former, previous.
*{{quote-book, year=1905, author=
, title=
, chapter=2 Lacking a definition or value.
(mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.
As adjectives the difference between erstwhile and undefined
is that erstwhile is (literary|legal) former, previous while undefined is lacking a definition or value.As an adverb erstwhile
is formerly; in the past.erstwhile
English
Adverb
(-)Synonyms
* erewhileAdjective
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Synonyms
* former, once, previous, quondam, onetime * See alsoundefined
English
Adjective
(wikipedia undefined) (-)- The result of division by zero is undefined .