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0 pointsselcuka2y ago0 comments

The first entry on Google is Wikipedia [1] for me:

> N/A (or sometimes n/a or N.A.) is a common abbreviation in tables and lists for the phrase not applicable, not available, not assessed, or no answer.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N/A

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malux852y ago

Thats interesting, wikipedia is not on the first page for me, my first hit is Cambridge dict: (and then a bunch of other dicts) - Im flying right now but IP geolocation puts me in the US

Meaning of n/a in English written abbreviation for not applicable: used on a form to show that you are not giving the information asked for because the question is not intended for you or your situation: If a question does not apply to you, please put N/A in the box provided. COMMERCE.

TIL

Jensson2y ago

In a data table "not available" is usually the right word for it, like if you have a list of national statistics then some of the values wont be available due to political reasons etc. But all of those means basically the same thing to the end user, this value isn't there.

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malux852y ago

Thats interesting, wikipedia is not on the first page for me, my first hit is Cambridge dict: (and then a bunch of other dicts) - Im flying right now but IP geolocation puts me in the US

TIL

Jensson2y ago

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