xyz
Last three letters
XYZ is a placeholder for the last three letters of the alphabet, used when ABC won't do—suggesting the end of a sequence or simply "the rest": We covered everything from A to XYZ.
In mathematics and science, x, y, and z are the conventional variables for three-dimensional coordinates.
XYZ affair was an 18th-century diplomatic incident involving anonymous French agents.
Prone to fluctuation
- equationMathematical equality assertion
- solveFind the answer
- coefficientNumber multiplying a variable
- polynomialExpression with variable terms
formula · expression · quadratic · linear · unknown · mathematics · axis · graph
Temporary position marker
- unknownNot yet discovered
- variableProne to fluctuation
- genericNot brand-name
- anonymousOf unknown origin
undefined · algebraic · mystery · substitute · unspecified · hypothetical · arbitrary · symbolic
Representative case shown
dummy · template · documentation · tutorial · demonstration · filler · specimen · prototype
variable
Prone to fluctuation
- equationMathematical equality assertion
- solveFind the answer
- coefficientNumber multiplying a variable
polynomial · formula · expression · quadratic · linear · unknown · mathematics · axis · graph · coordinate
placeholder
Temporary position marker
anonymous · undefined · algebraic · mystery · substitute · unspecified · hypothetical · arbitrary · symbolic · abstract
example
Representative case shown
generic · dummy · template · documentation · tutorial · demonstration · filler · specimen · prototype · mock
millennial
Concerning thousand-year cycles
- zoomerPost-millennial generation member
- demographicStatistical population category
- youthState of being immature
cohort · slang · culture · digital · internet · identity · label · age · generation · young