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Where does “graphon” come from?

graphon (English) comes from English function, from Middle French function, from Latin functiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

graphon (English): The completion of the metric space of the set of...

Definitions

  1. The completion of the metric space of the set of...

Ancestry of “graphon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfunctionWhat something does or is used for; A...
2Middle Frenchfunctionfunction
3Latinfunctiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “graphon”

  • digraphon
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