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mixing

adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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/ˈmɪksɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɪksɪŋ
CMU ARPABET: M IH1 K S IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

adj

Meaning 1

Of a stochastic process, to be asymptotically independent (in a precise mathematical sense).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

Examples

A strictly stationary and mixing process with finite expectation satisfies a Law of Large Numbers.

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Antonyms: none provided

noun

Meaning 2

The act, or the result of making a mixture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

No two mixings of these paints are ever the same.

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Antonyms: none provided

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of mix

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

Examples

He is mixing the paint.

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Synonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 4

the act of mixing together

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

paste made by a mix of flour and water
the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mix, commixture, admixture, mixture, intermixture

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: combination, combining, compounding

History

Etymology

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Word forms

Inflections and variants

more mixing — comparative
most mixing — superlative
mixings — plural

Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: mixingness, antimixing, bandmixing, beat mixing, biomixing, code mixing, code-mixing, convective mixing time, free mixing, macromixing, micromixing, mixing board, mixing bowl, mixing console, mixing desk, mixing time, nonmixing, phenotypic mixing, race mixing, race-mixing

Related: ergodic, mix

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Hypernyms: combination, combining, compounding

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