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embedded

  • adjective
  • /ɪmˈbɛdɪd/

Part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into; deep-rooted.

Other meanings

  1. Partially buried in concrete or planted in earth.

  2. Not minimal with respect to inclusion (among associated primes), i.e. having a proper sub-ideal which is an associated prime.

Related words

  • embeddedness
  • nonembedded
  • embedded clause
  • embedded software
  • embedded system

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “embedded” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.