leftmost

/'leftmoust/

Thân thiện

The leftmost book on the shelf is a bright red encyclopedia.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Farthest to the left: The superlative form indicating the object or position that is situated at the greatest distance to the left-hand side when compared to others in a group or sequence.

Usage

• The word "leftmost" is used to specify the extreme left position in a set of items arranged horizontally, such as in a row, list, or on a surface. It functions as an attributive adjective, typically placed directly before the noun it modifies.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • Click the leftmost icon on the toolbar to save the document.
  • In the binary number 00101, the leftmost bit is zero.
  • Her house is the leftmost one on the street.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Computing Context: Often used in programming, mathematics, and data analysis to refer to the first element in a left-to-right reading order.
  • The algorithm extracts the leftmost character from the string.
• Comparative Implication: While "leftmost" is a superlative, it can be used even when only two items are being compared to emphasize the one on the left.
  • Of the two buttons, press the leftmost one.

Variants and Related Words

• Left (adjective): On or toward the side of the body that is west when one is facing north.
• Leftward (adverb/adjective): Toward the left side.

Synonyms

• Left-hand: Located on the left side (often used interchangeably, though "leftmost" is more specific about being the farthest).
• Far left: At the greatest distance to the left.

Antonyms

• Rightmost: Farthest to the right.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. farthest to the left
   • the leftmost non-zero digit