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LE

Operator. Alias for <=.

leading (1)

(lEd' ing) adj.

at the beginning of a text value.

leading (2)

(led' ing) Typography. n.

space added between lines of text.

leading space

n.

a space or one of several spaces at the beginning of a text value.

leading zero

n.

a zero digit or one of several zero digits at the beginning of a numeral.

leaf

(lEf') n.

in a tree, a node that does not provide a path to any further node.

LEAVE

Data step statement. Ref: PSPPR:Data step statements. PSPL:Loops and Arrays:Loops. SLRD:Statements.

LED

n.

1. light emitting diode.

adj.

2. using light emitting diodes.

LEFT

Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Character Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

Command. Scroll left. Ref: PSPPR:Display Manager.

LEFTMARGIN

System option. ODS Printing. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. SLRD:SAS System Options.

legend

(le' jend) n.

a line or block of descriptive or explanatory text indicating the meanings of symbols used in a graph, map, table, etc.

LEGEND

SAS/Graph. Global statement.

length

(length') n.

1. the extent of an object that extends primarily in one dimension.

2. the extent of any object in its largest dimension; the distance from one end of an object to the other end.

3. the number of characters in a character value.

4. the number of bytes occupied by a variable, record, or other object.

LENGTH

Data step statement. Ref: PSPPR:Data step statements. PSPL:Variables and Values:Variables and Attributes. SLRD:Statements.

Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Character Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

LENGTHC

Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

LENGTHM

Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

LENGTHN

Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

letter

(let' ur) n.

one of the characters used to form the words of a language; see alphabet.

letterform

(let' ur fo^rm) n.

the specific shape that a typeface provides for a character.

level

(lev' ul) n.

1. a vertical location, rank, position in a hierarchy, etc.

2. one of several separate words that make up the name of a file, variable, etc. (connected by periods), or the relative position occupied by the word in the name.

MAIN is the first level of the name MAIN.PROJECT.

The fourth level of an entry name is the entry type.

3. Proc step. a distinct value of class variables, or the set of observations having that value.

4. a degree of indirectness in the references required to identify or reach an object: %INCLUDE (level 2).

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