Cons
/ˈkɑnz/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of con form-of, plural
- 2 A data structure in Lisp that is a pair of pointers, car and cdr, used mainly for lists.
- 3 plural of CON form-of, plural
Verb
- 1 To obtain a list from a cons or a nesting of conses; to prepend an element to a list by forming a cons of that element and the list; to obtain a list from a smaller one by repeated application of such kind of prepending.
"This version of length arises naturally from the recursive definition of a list: “a list is either the empty list or an element consed onto another list.”"
- 2 third-person singular simple present indicative of con form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Example
More examples"There are pros and cons to anything."
Etymology
Clipping of construct.