Standard Lemma guide
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adj
That does not involve a collision between particles, bodies, plasmas or waves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: or of the transfer of energy
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Without the possibility of data packets colliding on the network.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: computing, computing-theory, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Without the possibility of items having the same value, which would prevent reliable lookup.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: computing, computing-theory, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English collision Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English collisionless From collision + -less.
