Y
noun/waɪ/
/waɪ/
(also y)
(plural Ys, Y’s, y’s
/waɪz/
/waɪz/
)- [countable, uncountable] the 25th letter of the English alphabet
- ‘Year’ begins with (a) Y/‘Y’.
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- [uncountable] (mathematics) used to represent a number whose value is not mentioned
- Can the value of y be predicted from the value of x?
- [uncountable] a person, a number, an influence, etc. that is not known or not named
- Let's suppose X knows what Y is doing.
see also Y chromosome, Y-Fronts™
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