capicua

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See also: capicúa

Catalan

Etymology

From cap i cua (“head and tail”).

Pronunciation

Noun

capicua m (plural capicues)

  1. palindromic number
  2. ticket with a palindromic number, especially a lottery ticket

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: capicua
  • → Spanish: capicúa

See also

Portuguese

FWOTD – 7 March 2016

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan capicua, from cap i cua (“head and tail”). Compare Spanish capicúa.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ca‧pi‧cu‧a

Noun

capicua f (plural capicuas)

  1. palindromic number, palindrome
    • 2009, Murilo Formiga, Dicionário De Matemática, Clube de Autores, page 67:
      NÚMERO CAPICUA - Um número é capicua quando lido da esquerda para a direita ou da direita para a esquerda representa sempre o mesmo valor, como por exemplo 77,434, 6446 e 82328. Para obter um número capicua a partir de outro, ...
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