prefix
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That prefix would also have to remind the AI to obey the laws of physics with wording like: “gravity and inertia respected—mass has real weight, correct contact shadows, no floating props.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Sharks had been swimming in the culture before that, to be sure, often with the prefix “man-eating” appended, though men eat sharks too, and way more often — so who’s the real apex predator?
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025
Medha remembered that Monica had been named with this “Kosi” prefix before her adoption.
From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024
“Atto” is the scientific notation prefix that represents 10-18, which is a decimal point followed by 17 zeroes and a 1.
From Salon • Oct. 10, 2023
Here the prefix in is for emphasis, as in words like incinerate, incoming and intense.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
Vocabulary lists containing prefix
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Power Prefix: pre-
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Language and Grammar - Introductory
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