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pro·crustean assign·ment

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  1. Procrustean assignmentnoun

    A form of assignment to fixed-length string variables in which a shorter value is padded to the necessary length while a longer one is truncated.

  2. Etymology: After the legendary highwayman Procrustes, who stretched or cut his victims to make them fit a bed.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of procrustean assignment in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of procrustean assignment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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