When the economy takes a hit, the hoaxers come out of the woodwork to prey on those desperate for money during tough times. But exactly what is a hoax and how do people recognize when they are being scammed? The traditional definition of a hoax is âan act meant to trick or deceive.â (Merriam-Webster.com).
Adjacent (graph theory), two vertices that are the endpoints of an edge in a graph. Adjacent (music), a conjunct step to a note which is next in the scale.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia. To touch at the end; be contiguous; join at a border or boundary; terminate; rest: with on, upon, or against before the object: as, his land abuts upon mine; the building abuts on the highway; the bridge abuts against the solid rock.