Explore Infix through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like affix or insert. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Infix meaning
- To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in.
- To instill.
- To insert a morpheme inside an existing word.
Using Infix
- The main meaning on this page is: To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in. | To instill. | To insert a morpheme inside an existing word.
- Useful related words include: affix, insert, enter, introduce.
- In the example corpus, infix often appears in combinations such as: infix notation, an infix, infix evaluation.
Context around Infix
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Infix
- In this selection, "infix" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, using, conventional, usage, notation, evaluation and operators stand out and add context to how "infix" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1 using infix notation and and a numeric infix. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "infix" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with infix
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
However, infix evaluation using infix operators exists too. (8 words)
Infix evaluation takes precedence over the prefix evaluation. (8 words)
A small glyph placed inside another is called an infix. (10 words)
The basic stems are numbered using Roman numerals so that G, D, Š and N become I, II, III and IV, respectively, and the infixes are numbered using Arabic numerals ; 1 for the forms without an infix, 2 for the Xt, and 3 for the Xtn. (46 words)
For an example, a term rewrite system R is used defining the append operator of lists built from cons and nil; where cons(x,y) is written in infix notation as x.y for brevity; e.g. app(a. (39 words)
An unusual feature of its syntax was that expressions were constructed using the conventional infix operators, but all of them had the same precedence and evaluation went from left to right unless there were brackets. (35 words)
Example sentences (17)
However, infix evaluation using infix operators exists too.
An unusual feature of its syntax was that expressions were constructed using the conventional infix operators, but all of them had the same precedence and evaluation went from left to right unless there were brackets.
A small glyph placed inside another is called an infix.
For an example, a term rewrite system R is used defining the append operator of lists built from cons and nil; where cons(x,y) is written in infix notation as x.y for brevity; e.g. app(a.
For example, abs -2 + 3 returns 1, since the infix addition takes precedence over the computation of the absolute value.
In everyday usage infix notation is the most common, citation however other notations also exist, such as the prefix and postfix notations.
Infix and circumfix are less so, as they are not important in European languages.
Infix evaluation takes precedence over the prefix evaluation.
In the latter case, if the carbonyl is not at position 2, its position is then indicated by a numeric infix.
It is common to regard formulas in infix notation as abbreviations for the corresponding formulas in prefix notation.
Later, two language features were added: the bit-field selection operator and the infix byte indirection operator (denoted by the '%' character).
The basic stems are numbered using Roman numerals so that G, D, Š and N become I, II, III and IV, respectively, and the infixes are numbered using Arabic numerals ; 1 for the forms without an infix, 2 for the Xt, and 3 for the Xtn.
The latter term is usually written as x+1, using infix notation and the more common operator symbol + for convenience.
This makes it possible to design special infix and prefix notations, for example in mathematics and physics applications.
Thus the formula : might be written as : In some fields, it is common to use infix notation for binary relations and functions, instead of the prefix notation defined above.
Unlike the word fuck, shit is not used emphatically with -ing or as an infix.
When evaluating infix expressions, the order of evaluation is left to right, no operator takes precedence over another.
Common combinations with infix
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- infix notation 5×
- an infix 3×
- infix evaluation 2×
- using infix 2×
- infix operators 2×
- in infix 2×
- the infix 2×
- infix and 2×