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  2. Numeral prefix - Wikipedia

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    In the following prefixes, a final vowel is normally dropped before a root that begins with a vowel, with the exceptions of bi-, which is extended to bis-before a vowel; among the other monosyllables, du-, di-, dvi-, and tri-, never vary.

  3. IUPAC numerical multiplier - Wikipedia

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    Numerical prefixes for multiplication of compound or complex (as in complicated) features are created by adding kis to the basic numerical prefix, with the exception of numbers 2 and 3, which are bis- and tris-, respectively.

  4. Tri - Wikipedia

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    Tri-is a numerical prefix meaning three. Tri or TRI may also refer to: Places. Tri-Cities Regional Airport, Tennessee, US, IATA code TRI;

  5. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    First, prefixes and suffixes, most of which are derived from ancient Greek or classical Latin, have a droppable vowel, usually -o-. As a general rule, this vowel almost always acts as a joint-stem to connect two consonantal roots (e.g. arthr- + -o- + -logy = arthrology ), but generally, the -o- is dropped when connecting to a vowel-stem (e.g ...

  6. Names of large numbers - Wikipedia

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    Usage: Short scale: US, English Canada, modern British, Australia, and Eastern Europe; Long scale: French Canada, older British, Western & Central Europe; Apart from million, the words in this list ending with -illion are all derived by adding prefixes (bi-, tri-, etc., derived from Latin) to the stem -illion. [11]

  7. Trie - Wikipedia

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    Tries are particularly effective for tasks such as autocomplete, spell checking, and IP routing, offering advantages over hash tables due to their prefix-based organization and lack of hash collisions. Every child node shares a common prefix with its parent node, and the root node represents the empty string. While basic trie implementations ...

  8. IUPAC nomenclature of inorganic chemistry 2005 - Wikipedia

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    A prefix di-, tri- etc. is added to the parent hydride name. Examples are: HOOH, dioxidane (hydrogen peroxide is an acceptable name) H 2 PPH 2, diphosphane;

  9. List of Greek and Latin roots in English/P–Z - Wikipedia

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    The following is an alphabetical list of Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes commonly used in the English language from P to Z. See also the lists from A to G and from H to O . Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are not listed here but instead in the entry for List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes .