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almost meaning

EN[ɔːl.ˈməʊst] [ˈɔːl.məʊst] [ˈɔl.moʊst] [ˈɑl.moʊst] [-əʊst]
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  • In set theory, when dealing with sets of infinite size, the term almost or nearly is used to mean all the elements except for finitely many.
  • In other words, an infinite set S that is a subset of another infinite set L, is almost L if the subtracted set L\S is of finite size.
  • Examples:
  • The set is almost N for any k in N, because only finitely many natural numbers are less than k.
  • The set of prime numbers is not almost N because there are infinitely many natural numbers that are not prime numbers.
  • This is conceptually similar to the almost everywhere concept of measure theory, but is not the same. For example, the Cantor set is uncountably infinite, but has Lebesgue measure zero.

    Definition of almost in English Dictionary

  • NounPLalmostsSUF-most
    1. (informal) Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.
      1. In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts.
  • Adverb
    1. Very close to, but not quite.
      1. Almost all people went there. - Not all but very close to it.
      2. We almost missed the train. - Not missed but very close to it.
  • More Examples
    1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
      • In my most recent attempt to speedrun Super Mario Bros. 3, I almost managed to beat Richard Ureta's record.
      • He sat as one astonish'd, a good-while, looking at me, without speaking a Word, till I came quite up to him, kneel'd on one Knee to him, and almost whether he would or no, kiss'd his Hand  [ …] .
      • Appropriately enough for a crowd hung up on the fashions and music of the past, the nostalgizing began almost immediately.
    2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
      • Almost any melt-processable polymer can be fabricated into kilometers of nanolayered films, and layers less than 10 nm in thickness have been made.
  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Adverbs
      • Degree adverbs
        • Uncomparable adverbs
        • Nouns
          • Countable nouns
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        2. en almost all
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        4. en almost surely
        5. en almost everywhere
        Source: Wiktionary

        Meaning of almost for the defined word.

        Grammatically, this word "almost" is an adverb, more specifically, a degree adverb and an uncomparable adverb. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.
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