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n. (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined; "the image of f(x) = x^2 is the set of all non-negative real numbers if the domain of the function is the set of all real numbers"

proxy, placeholder, procurator

n. a person authorized to act for another

probationary, provisional, provisionary, tentative

adj. under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"

proxy, deputy

adj. acting as substitute for another

foster, surrogate

adj. providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father"

alternate(a), alternating(a)

adj. occurring by turns; first one and then the other; "alternating feelings of love and hate"

alternate(a)

adj. every second one of a series; "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"; "jam every other day"- the White Queen

alternating, oscillating

adj. occurring by turns; first one and then the other; "alternating feelings of love and hate"

annual, yearly

adj. occurring or payable every year; "an annual trip to Paris"; "yearly medical examinations"; "annual (or yearly) income"

biennial, biyearly

adj. occurring every second year; "they met at biennial conventions"

semimonthly, bimonthly

adj. occurring twice a month; "a semimonthly publication"

biyearly

adj. occurring every second year; "they met at biennial conventions"

circadian

adj. of or relating to biological processes occurring at 24-hour intervals; "circadian rhythms"

circular, rotary, orbitual

adj. describing a circle; moving in a circle; "the circular motion of the wheel"

diurnal

adj. having a daily cycle or occurring every day; "diurnal rotation of the heavens"

fortnightly, biweekly

adj. occurring every two weeks

half-hourly

adj. occurring ever half hour

half-yearly

adj. occurring every half year

hourly

adj. occurring every hour or payable by the hour; "hourly chimes"; "hourly pay"

midweekly

adj. occurring during the middle of the week; "midweekly prayer meetings"

monthly

adj. of or occurring or payable every month; "monthly payments"; "the monthly newsletter"

seasonal

adj. occurring at or dependent on a particular season; "seasonal labor"; "a seasonal rise in unemployment"

semestral, semestrial

adj. occurring every six months or during every period of six months

semiannual, biannual, biyearly, half-yearly

adj. occurring or payable twice each year

semiweekly, biweekly

adj. occurring twice a week

triennial

adj. occurring every third year or lasting 3 years

weekly

adj. occurring or payable every week; "a weekly trip to town"; "weekly wages"; "weekly rent"

auxiliary, subsidiary, supplemental, supplementary

adj. functioning in a supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches"

collateral

adj. accompany, concomitant; "collateral target damage from a bombing run"

secondhand

adj. derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand; "a secondhand report"; "a secondhand account of a memory of something once read"; "most of our knowledge is secondhand"

second-string

adj. being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team; "a second-string pitcher"

tributary

adj. paying tribute; "a tributary colony"

utility(a), substitute(a)

adj. capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team; "a utility infielder"

vicarious

adj. suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another; "vicarious atonement"

opposite, paired

adj. of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves"

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