connex
1 of 3noun
plural -es
1
obsolete
a
: bond, tie
b
: a connected incident or property
2
obsolete : a conditional proposition in logic
connex
2 of 3verb
con·nex
kəˈneks
-ed/-ing/-es
: connect
connex
3 of 3adjective
ˈkä(ˌ)neks,
-niks
1
: connected: such as
a
: closely connected : linked in meaning (as father-son, left-right) —opposed to disparate
b
of a dyadic relation : connecting every two distinct members of its field
in the field of positive integers, the relation less than or equal to is connex for either a ≤ b or b ≤ a
2
: belonging to or constituting one syntactical unit
in the dog barked, the complete sentence or either or both of its constituents are connex
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle French connexe connected property, from connexe, adjective, connected, related, from Latin connexus, past participle of connectere
Verb
Middle French connexer, from connexe connected
Adjective
Latin connexus