unsignedadj.¹

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈsʌɪnd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈsaɪnd/

(un- prefix¹ 2.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > anonymity or lack of a name > [adjective] > not signed

unsigned1598

unsuperscribeda1711

unsignatured1807

signatureless1830

society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > personal identification > signature > [adjective] > not

unsigned1598

signatureless1830

1598 G. Chapman in C. Marlowe & G. Chapman Hero & Leander (new ed.) iii.sig. F4 She..Tolde him how poore was substance without rites, Like bils vnsignd.

1694 London Gaz. No. 3017/4 All such Adventurers that took out any Tickets..(either signed or unsigned).

1740 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1851) IV. 417 Bills..unsign'd by either [the Governor or the Secretary].

1753 Scots Mag. Jan. 47/2 Three unsigned letters were..put into the post-office.

1812 W. Combe Tour Dr. Syntax xxv. 252 On the wing there upwards sprung A flight of Dockets, who were join'd By dire Certificates unsign'd.

1885 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ At Bay viii. 126 These lines were unsigned, and might be meant for any one, as there was no address.

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(a) U.S. Sport (of a player) that does not (yet) have a contract to play for a professional team; (b) (of a musician, band, etc.) that does not have a recording contract.

ΚΠ

1893 Los Angeles Times 12 Mar. 17/2 On account of the two associations last year the unsigned player could use one against the other in the matter of salary, and go with whichever offered the biggest pay.

1977 Los Angeles Times 4 Jan. f4/1 The fastest moving of the unsigned bands appears to be Van Halen, a heavy metal quartet from Pasadena.

1997 Select June 80/2 The craving for simple, neo-classical rock'n'roll pleasures—from back when Weller was unsigned, Ocean Colour Scene were still baggy and Noel was out roadying in Estonia for the Carpets.

2001 R. F. Burk Much More than Game i. 29 The reserve clause, which enabled clubs to renew perpetually their claims on unsigned players, became a formal part of the standard contract.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

unsignedadj.²

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈsʌɪnd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈsaɪnd/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 3.

Mathematics.

Of a number: without a plus or minus sign, or a bit representing this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > [adjective] > prime > positive, negative, or unsigned

affirmative?1665

negative1669

negativo-affirmative1728

positive1743

signless1847

signed1871

unsigned1953

1953 Electronic Engin. 25 6/1 One advantage possessed by the complement notation for signed numbers is that the processes of addition and subtraction can be carried out by exactly the same methods on signed and unsigned numbers.

1970 O. Dopping Computers & Data Processing xvii. 273 The ‘compare’ instruction can hardly be used for numerical information except when it is certain that all the keys are unsigned, that all keys have a plus sign, or that all keys have a minus sign.

1979 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) June 18/2 The problem asks whether for different values of n it is possible to pair each number in one subset with a number in the other so that the 2n sums and absolute, or unsigned, differences of the numbers in each pair are all distinct.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unsigned
释义	unsignedadj.¹ Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈsʌɪnd/, U.S. /ˌənˈsaɪnd/ (un- prefix¹ 2.) ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > anonymity or lack of a name > [adjective] > not signed unsigned1598 unsuperscribeda1711 unsignatured1807 signatureless1830 society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > personal identification > signature > [adjective] > not unsigned1598 signatureless1830 1598 G. Chapman in C. Marlowe & G. Chapman Hero & Leander (new ed.) iii.sig. F4 She..Tolde him how poore was substance without rites, Like bils vnsignd. 1694 London Gaz. No. 3017/4 All such Adventurers that took out any Tickets..(either signed or unsigned). 1740 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1851) IV. 417 Bills..unsign'd by either [the Governor or the Secretary]. 1753 Scots Mag. Jan. 47/2 Three unsigned letters were..put into the post-office. 1812 W. Combe Tour Dr. Syntax xxv. 252 On the wing there upwards sprung A flight of Dockets, who were join'd By dire Certificates unsign'd. 1885 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ At Bay viii. 126 These lines were unsigned, and might be meant for any one, as there was no address. Draft additions March 2006 (a) U.S. Sport (of a player) that does not (yet) have a contract to play for a professional team; (b) (of a musician, band, etc.) that does not have a recording contract. ΚΠ 1893 Los Angeles Times 12 Mar. 17/2 On account of the two associations last year the unsigned player could use one against the other in the matter of salary, and go with whichever offered the biggest pay. 1977 Los Angeles Times 4 Jan. f4/1 The fastest moving of the unsigned bands appears to be Van Halen, a heavy metal quartet from Pasadena. 1997 Select June 80/2 The craving for simple, neo-classical rock'n'roll pleasures—from back when Weller was unsigned, Ocean Colour Scene were still baggy and Noel was out roadying in Estonia for the Carpets. 2001 R. F. Burk Much More than Game i. 29 The reserve clause, which enabled clubs to renew perpetually their claims on unsigned players, became a formal part of the standard contract. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2020). unsignedadj.² Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈsʌɪnd/, U.S. /ˌənˈsaɪnd/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 3. Mathematics. Of a number: without a plus or minus sign, or a bit representing this. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > [adjective] > prime > positive, negative, or unsigned affirmative?1665 negative1669 negativo-affirmative1728 positive1743 signless1847 signed1871 unsigned1953 1953 Electronic Engin. 25 6/1 One advantage possessed by the complement notation for signed numbers is that the processes of addition and subtraction can be carried out by exactly the same methods on signed and unsigned numbers. 1970 O. Dopping Computers & Data Processing xvii. 273 The ‘compare’ instruction can hardly be used for numerical information except when it is certain that all the keys are unsigned, that all keys have a plus sign, or that all keys have a minus sign. 1979 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) June 18/2 The problem asks whether for different values of n it is possible to pair each number in one subset with a number in the other so that the 2n sums and absolute, or unsigned, differences of the numbers in each pair are all distinct. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.¹1598adj.²1953
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