missingterm
nounUK /ˈmɪsɪŋ tɜːm/
US /ˈmɪsɪŋ tɜːrm/
A missing term is a word or number that is not there and needs to be found.
The teacher asked us to fill in the missing term in the sentence.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A word left out of a sentence or list by mistake.
There is a missing term in this list of animals.
3. A number not shown in a math pattern.
Find the missing term in the sequence 2, 4, 6, 8.
4. Something that is needed but not included.
The recipe has a missing term for sugar.