A fixed expression in English are standard forms of expression that have taken on a more specific meaning than the expression itself. They are different from
Examples include:
* "come into mind"
* "fall in line"
* "I can assure you"
* "surf the web"
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fixed — [ fıkst ] adjective ** 1. ) something such as an amount, date, or time that is fixed has been agreed on and will not change: a fixed price The contract is for a fixed period of three years. The interest rate on the loan is fixed. a ) a fixed… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fixed — /fIkst/ adjective 1 firmly fastened to a particular position : be fixed to/in/on: The tables are fixed to the floor. 2 times, amounts, meanings etc that are fixed cannot be changed: The classes begin and end at fixed times. | fixed prices 3 have… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fixed */*/ — UK [fɪkst] / US adjective 1) something such as an amount, date, or time that is fixed has been agreed on and will not change a fixed price The contract is for a fixed period of three years. The interest rate on the loan is fixed. a) a fixed… … English dictionary
fixed — W3S3 [fıkst] adj 1.) [not before noun] firmly fastened to a particular position fixed to/in/on ▪ a mirror fixed to the bathroom wall 2.) fixed times, amounts, meanings etc cannot be changed = ↑set ▪ The classes begin and end at fixed times. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fixed in a tangible medium of expression — A requirement for copyright protection. A work must be recorded in some physical medium, whether on paper, canvas, disk, or computer hard drive. This means that spontaneous speech or musicianship that is not recorded, (a jazz solo at a live… … Law dictionary
Fixed-point combinator — Y combinator redirects here. For the technology venture capital firm, see Y Combinator (company). In computer science, a fixed point combinator (or fixpoint combinator[1] ) is a higher order function that computes a fixed point of other functions … Wikipedia
Fixed point theorem — In mathematics, a fixed point theorem is a result saying that a function F will have at least one fixed point (a point x for which F ( x ) = x ), under some conditions on F that can be stated in general terms. Results of this kind are amongst the … Wikipedia
Fixed point combinator — A fixed point combinator (or fixed point operator) is a higher order function that computes a fixed point of other functions. This operation is relevant in programming language theory because it allows the implementation of recursion in the form… … Wikipedia
expression — n. phrase 1) a colloquial; common; elliptical; figurative; fixed; hackneyed, trite; idiomatic; technical expression look 2) an angry; dead pan; grave, serious; happy; intense; pained; pleasant; puzzled, quizzical; vacuous expression (she had a… … Combinatory dictionary
Fixed point (mathematics) — Not to be confused with a stationary point where f (x) = 0. A function with three fixed points In mathematics, a fixed point (sometimes shortened to fixpoint, also known as an invariant point) of a function is a point[1] that is … Wikipedia
