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tilde

UK
/ˈtɪldə/
US
/ˈtɪl.deɪ/

Translations

tildenoun
tildes
pl
UK
/ˈtɪldə/
US
/ˈtɪl.deɪ/
tildeDiacritique utilisé notamment en espagnol et en portugais.
In Spanish, the tilde is used over the letter 'n' to form 'ñ', as in the word 'niño'.
En espagnol, le tilde est placé sur la lettre « n » pour former « ñ », comme dans le mot « niño ».
tildeSymbole utilisé en mathématiques, en logique et dans d'autres notations formelles.
In propositional logic, "~p" is read as "not p," while in statistics "n ~ 100" means the sample size is approximately one hundred.
En logique propositionnelle, « ~p » se lit « non p », tandis qu’en statistique « n ~ 100 » signifie que la taille de l’échantillon est approximativement de cent.
tildeEn informatique, caractère utilisé notamment pour désigner le répertoire personnel.
In Unix-based systems, the tilde is used to represent the user's home directory, such as '~/documents'.
Dans les systèmes de type Unix, le tilde sert à représenter le répertoire personnel de l’utilisateur, par exemple « ~/documents ».
tildeadjective
UK
/ˈtɪl.deɪ/
US
/ˈtɪl.deɪ/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "tilde key") to describe something that features or is marked by a tilde symbol.
tildeEmployé pour désigner un caractère ou une touche « ~ ».
The tilde key is located just below the Escape key on most keyboards.
La touche tilde se trouve juste sous la touche Échap sur la plupart des claviers.

Definitions

tildenoun
A diacritical mark (~) used in some languages, such as Spanish and Portuguese, to indicate a nasal sound or a change in pronunciation.
In Spanish, the tilde is used over the letter 'n' to form 'ñ', as in the word 'niño'.
The symbol (~) used in mathematics, physics, and formal logic to denote similarity, proportionality, approximation, or logical negation.
In propositional logic, "~p" is read as "not p," while in statistics "n ~ 100" means the sample size is approximately one hundred.
A character (~) used in computing and programming to represent a home directory or as a shorthand for certain commands.
In Unix-based systems, the tilde is used to represent the user's home directory, such as '~/documents'.
tildeadjective
Relating to, containing, or denoted by a tilde symbol (~).
The tilde key is located just below the Escape key on most keyboards.
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