dex

noun — 5 senses

dex

noun

Etymology Contraction of decimal exponent.

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Astrophysics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics An order or factor of ten.

  • 2004, Cartledge et al 2004, The Homogeneity of Interstellar Oxygen in the Galactic Disk, Abstract, The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 613, Issue 2, pp. 1037-1048, The data points for low-<nH> paths are scattered more widely than those for denser sight lines, because O/H ratios for such paths shorter than 800 pc are generally about 0.10 dex lower than the values for longer ones.
Related terms
order of magnitude, decibel

dex

noun

Etymology By shortening.

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Dexterity.

Roleplaying games

  • Establish a proccing percentage of a weapon by putting it in the primary hand and then put it in your offhand and check the proccing percentage with varying levels of dual wield skill (while keeping level and dex constant).2000, Billy Shields, “The truth about offhand procs”, in alt.games.everquest (Usenet):

dex

noun

Etymology Shortening of various drug names.

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Colloquial Dextromethorphan.

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Medicine, Sciences Colloquial Dexamethasone.

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Colloquial Dextroamphetamine/dexedrine.

  • Two blocks west of the Chat, in a teashop called the Jarre de Thé, Case washed down the night's first pill with a double espresso. It was a flat pink octagon, a potent species of Brazilian dex he bought from one of Zone's girls.1984, William Gibson, Neuromancer (Sprawl; book 1), New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, →ISBN, page 7:

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