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(plāsˈhōlˌdər)

noun

One who holds an office or place, especially:
a. One who acts as a deputy or proxy.
b. One who holds an appointed office in a government.
In a mathematical or logical expression, a symbol that may be replaced by the name of any element of a set.
In the decimal form of a number, a digit that is not significant.

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