Definition of X

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x
adj. unknown, having an unknown value (Mathematics)
n. 24th letter of the alphabet
n. unknown, variable (Mathematics); multiplication sign (Mathematics); number 10 in Roman numerals; anybody
v. erase, nix, cross out with an X

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X Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

Campbell R. Harvey's Hypertextual Finance Glossary
X
Fifth letter of a NASDAQ stock symbol specifying that it is a mutual fund.

BASSAM Trade, Real Estate, Mortgage, Fund,Invest, Insurance,& Tax,Terms/abbreviations/defin.
X
X or XD Symbol used in newspapers to indicate that a stock is trading without a dividend. The symbol X also signifies without interest in bond tables. In most cases, it is wise to find out when a dividend paying stock will trade ex-dividend. By buying when the stock is ex-dividend, you avoid the tax liability on the just distributed dividend. Note that after a dividend is paid, the stock's price falls by the amount of the dividend paid, plus or minus any market adjustment. The same principle holds for mutual funds paying distributions. Buy shares after distributions are made. Stock mutual funds usually make distributions in December or January.

Company Info: Ticker, Name, Description
X
U S X-U S STEEL GROUP INC
Exchange: NYSE
Manufactures and sells a wide variety of steel mill products, coke and taconite pellets.

XOXC
X O X CORP
Exchange: OTCBB
Not Available


X Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

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X
1. <convention> 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 Intel 80186Intel 80286Intel 80386 or Intel 80486. A Unix hacker might write these as 680[0-4]0 and 80[1-4]86 or 680?0 and 80?86 respectively; see glob.
2. An alternative name for the X Window System.
3. A suffix for the speed of a CD-ROM drive relative to standard music CDs (1x). 32x is common in September 1999.
[Jargon File]
(1999-09-15)

Jargon File
X
/X/ n. 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.

Computer Abbreviations v1.5
X
LEX Program File
Amapi 3D Modeling (prior to version 4)
Stardent AVS X Image
Xview Object (create DirectX 3D scenes)

9300+ Computer Acronyms
X
ACT Xml Active Content Technologies

Jensen's Technology Glossary
X.25
A communication protocol used on public data networks.

X.509
Digital-signature certificates that use public-key encryption for authenticating users. X.509 certificates can be issued by either a certificate authority (such as VeriSign) or an internal certificate server.
(See Internet Messaging ).

JDK Doc(JAVA)
x
- Variable in class java.awt.Event 
public int x
The x coordinate of the event. Replaced by MouseEvent.getX()See Also: java.awt.MouseEvent#getX()

x *10
- Variable in class java.awt.geom.Arc2D.Float 
public float x
The x coordinate of the upper left corner of the arc.

x *11
- Variable in class java.awt.geom.Arc2D.Double 
public double x
The x coordinate of the upper left corner of the arc.

x *12
- Variable in class java.awt.geom.Ellipse2D.Float 
public float x
The x coordinate of the upper left corner of this Ellipse2D.

x *13
- Variable in class java.awt.geom.Ellipse2D.Double 
public double x
The x coordinate of the upper left corner of this Ellipse2D.

x *2
- Variable in class java.awt.Point 
public int x
The x coordinate. If no x coordinate is set it will default to '0'.See Also:  getLocation() , Move()

x *3
- Variable in class java.awt.Rectangle 
public int x
The x coordinate of the Rectangle.See Also:  setLocation(int, int) , getLocation()

x *4
- Variable in class java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D.Float 
public float x
The x coordinate of this Rectangle2D.Since: JDK1.2

x *5
- Variable in class java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D.Double 
public double x
The x coordinate of this Rectangle2D.Since: JDK1.2

x *6
- Variable in class java.awt.geom.RoundRectangle2D.Float 
public float x
The X coordinate of this RoundRectangle2D.

x *7
- Variable in class java.awt.geom.RoundRectangle2D.Double 
public double x
The X coordinate of this RoundRectangle2D.

x *8
- Variable in class java.awt.geom.Point2D.Float 
public float x
The X coordinate of this Point2D.Since: JDK1.2

x *9
- Variable in class java.awt.geom.Point2D.Double 
public double x
The X coordinate of this Point2D.Since: JDK1.2

DW and OLAP terms
X
There are no glossary terms that begin with this letter.

Internetworking Terms
X
X is the name for TCP/IP based network-oriented window systems. Network window systems allow a program to use a display on a different computer. The most widely-implemented window system is X11 - a component of MIT's Project Athena.


X Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

DOD Joint Acronyms and Abbreviations
X
initial position error
  


X Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
  

WordNet 2.0
X

Noun
1. the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
(synonym) ten, 10, tenner, decade
(hypernym) large integer
2. the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet
(hypernym) letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character
(member-holonym) Roman alphabet, Latin alphabet
3. street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
(synonym) Adam, ecstasy, XTC, go, disco biscuit, cristal, hug drug
(hypernym) methylenedioxymethamphetamine, MDMA


x

Adjective
1. being one more than nine
(synonym) ten, 10
(similar) cardinal

The Devil's Dictionary
X
X

in our alphabet being a needless letter has an added invincibility to the attacks of the spelling reformers, and like them, will doubtless last as long as the language. X is the sacred symbol of ten dollars, and in such words as Xmas, Xn, etc., stands for Christ, not, as is popular supposed, because it represents a cross, but because the corresponding letter in the Greek alphabet is the initial of his name -- "Xristos". If it represented a cross it would stand for St. Andrew, who "testified" upon one of that shape. In the algebra of psychology x stands for Woman's mind. Words beginning with X are Grecian and will not be defined in this standard English dictionary.
  

The Phrase Finder
Generation X
Meaning
The generation of people born in the 1960s and early 70s.
Origin
Charles Hamblett and Jane Deverson's 1964 novel 'Generation X' portrays the children who would come of age in the closing years of the 20th century as apathetic and materialistic. The term became widespread in the late 80s and early 90s following Douglas Copeland's 1991 book 'Generation X: tales for an accelerated culture'.

Australian Slang
X
(n.) 1. twenty-fourth letter of the Strine alphabet; 2. any unknown factor, agency or thing; 3. someone whose identity is unknown, or who wishes to keep their identity a secret: “Mr X”; “Madame X”; 4. plural of egg; 5. tool for chopping wood

The X factor
1. any unknown quality, aspect or thing; 2. aspect or factor that causes people to be attracted to one another, but which is seemingly inexplicable

X amount
an unknown quantity

X it out
cross it out, erase something

X out
cross out, cancel

X-phile
(n.) fan of the television show: “The X-Files”


XXXX
[pronounced Four X]: brand of beer made in Queensland

Shakespeare Words
X
Y

~ X ~
XANTHIPPE: Socrate's scolding wife

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Duhaime.org Legal Dictionary
X
A form of signature upon contracts by persons illiterate. - (read more on X)
  


X Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries

Medical Abbreviations and Acronyms
x
times

Hepatitis Central (TM) Liver Disease Medical Glossary
X
Symbol for the decimal scale of potency or dilution, used by homeopaths


X Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

VFA-13 Aviation Glossary
X
X-ray

Dictionary of Automotive Terms
X
Originally this letter indicated "experimental" vehicles, but later came to indicate an "exotic" or unusual vehicle.

ETSI and 3GPP
X
transparent (BSC)

AERONAUTICAL ABBREVIATIONS
X
X-ray

Physical Geography Terms and Meanings
X
Ray Radiation Form of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelenth between 0.03 to 30 nanometers.

The Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia (RFE)
Morone chrysops x saxatilis
Scientific Name: Morone chrysops x saxatilis
Common Name: Sunshine Bass
Market Name: Bass
Family: Percichthyidae (temperate perches)

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HAM-codes
x
x-ray

Roman to Arabic Numerals
X (Roman Numerals)
Equivalent to number 10


X Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries

Phobia
Radiophobia
Fear of radiation, x-rays


X Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries

Bowling Termes 1.0
X
Symbol for strike.


X Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries

YOGA
X
Y


X Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
X
X is the twenty-fourth letter in the modern Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled ex , plural exes.

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Amiexpress
AmiExpress - also known as /X - by Synthetic Technologies was a popular BBS software application for the Commodore Amiga line of computers. AmiExpress was extremely popular among the warez scene for trading (exchanging) software.

AmiExpress was created and updated between 1992 and 1995. Originally written by Michael Thomas and later sold to Joseph Hodge of Lightspeed Technologies.

A Usenet post (by /X author Joseph Hodge) later stated that both programming on /X and the developer company (LightSpeed Technologies Inc.) were to be dissolved, with plans for a new bulletin board system - Millennium BBS. This never surfaced.


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