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Definitions for X
ɛks; ɛkst; ˈɛk sɪŋx

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ten, 10, X, tenner, decadenoun

    the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

  2. X, x, exnoun

    the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet

  3. Adam, ecstasy, XTC, go, disco biscuit, cristal, X, hug drugadjective

    street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine

  4. ten, 10, xadjective

    being one more than nine

Wiktionary

  1. Xnoun

    Any mark that looks like that letter, such as such a mark made by a person who cannot read or write, in lieu of a signature.

  2. Xnoun

    The spot behind the goal.

  3. Xnoun

    Ecstasy, a particular street drug.

  4. Xadjective

    Suitable only for those aged 16 or (later) 18 years and over.

  5. Xadjective

    Obscene.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. X

    Is a letter, which, though found in Saxon words, begins no word in the English language.

Wikipedia

  1. X

    X, or x, is the twenty-fourth and third-to-last letter in the modern English alphabet and the ISO basic Latin alphabet. Its name in English is "ex" (pronounced ), plural exes. X is regularly pronounced as "ks"

ChatGPT

  1. X

    Without specific context, it is difficult to provide a precise definition for "X" since it is a variable that can represent different things in various domains. However, in mathematics or algebra, "X" often represents an unknown or a variable that can take on different values. "X" is commonly used to denote a quantity or number that needs to be solved for in equations or formulas.

Webster Dictionary

  1. X

    x, the twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet, has three sounds; a compound nonvocal sound (that of ks), as in wax; a compound vocal sound (that of gz), as in example; and, at the beginning of a word, a simple vocal sound (that of z), as in xanthic. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 217, 270, 271

Wikidata

  1. X

    X is the twenty-fourth letter in the ISO basic Latin alphabet. In Roman numerals, it represents 10.

The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. X

    1. Used in various speech and writing contexts (also in lowercase) in roughly its algebraic sense of ‘unknown within a set defined by context’ (compare N). Thus, the abbreviation 680x0 stands for 68000, 68010, 68020, 68030, or 68040, and 80x86 stands for 80186, 80286, 80386, 80486, 80586 or 80686 (note that a Unix hacker might write these as 680[0-6]0 and 80[1-6]86 or 680?0 and 80?86 respectively; see glob). 2. [after the name of an earlier window system called ‘W’] An over-sized, over-featured, over-engineered and incredibly over-complicated window system developed at MIT and widely used on Unix systems.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of X in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of X in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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