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adjective
- Of, or pertaining to, w:Descartes, Descartes, his mathematical methods, or his philosophy, especially with regard to its emphasis on logical analysis and its mechanistic interpretation of physical nature.
- (context, mathematics, cartography) Of, or pertaining to, co-ordinates based on mutually orthogonal axes.
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noun
- (ethics) a theologian or other person who resolves cases of conscience or moral duty
- someone who argues over fine details; a quibbler or sophist
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adjective - relating to casuistry (attempts to solve moral dilemmas by applying general rules)
- overly subtle, split hairs, hair-splitting
- 1855, Sir Richard Burton, Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah
- :These subjects have exercised not a little the talents of the Arab doctors: a folio volume might be filled with differences of opinion on the subject, "Is a blind man sound?"
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noun
- The process of answer, answering moral or ethical questions via interpretation of rules of ethics or cases that illustrate such rules.
- rationalization, Rationalization, that is, a bogus argument designed to defend an action or feeling.
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| circle |
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noun
- (geometry): A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from another point.
- The set of all points (x, y) such that <math>(x-1)^2 + y^2 = r^2 </math> is a of radius r around the point (1, 0).
- A two-dimensional geometric figure, a disk, consisting of the set of all those points of a plane at a distance less than or equal to a fixed distance from another point.
- Any thin three-dimensional equivalent of the geometric figures.
- Put on your dunce-cap and sit down on that .
- A curve that more or less forms part or all of a circle.
- move in a
- Orbit.
- A specific group of persons.
- inner
- of friends
- (cricket) A line comprising two semicircles of 30 yds radius centred on the wickets joined by straight lines parallel to the pitch used to enforce field restrictions in a one-day match.
verb (circl, ing)
- (transitive) To travel around along a curved path.
- (transitive) To surround.
- (transitive) To place or mark a circle around.
- Circle the jobs that you are interested in applying for.
- (intransitive) To travel in circles.
- Vultures circled overhead.
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verb (complet, ing)
- (transitive) To finish; to make done; to reach the end.
- He completed the assignment on time.
- (transitive) To make whole or entire.
- The last chapter completes the book nicely.
adjective
- With everything included.
- It was a shock when he turned up on my doorstep.
- (analysis) In which every Cauchy sequence converges; equivalently (in certain cases), in which every set with a lower bound has a greatest lower bound
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| comprehension |
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noun
- thorough understanding
- (computing) a compact syntax for generating a list in some functional programming languages
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noun - The end, finish, close or last part of something.
- The outcome or result of a process or act.
- A decision reached after careful thought.
- (logic) In a syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.
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noun
- A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
- The health status of a medical patient.
- The state of any object, referring to the amount of its wear.
verb
- To undergo the process of acclimation.
- "I became conditioned to the absence of seasons in San Diego."
- To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.
- "They were conditioning their shins in their karate class."
- To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.
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| conjunct |
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noun
- either party to a conjunction
adjective
- conjoined
- acting together
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| conjunctive |
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adjective
- (grammar) relating to a conjunction
- (grammar) of a personal pronoun, used only in immediate conjunction with the verb of which the pronoun is the subject, such as French je or Irish sé
- Irish, sé
- (logic) of or relating to logical conjunction
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| connotation |
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noun
- A meaning that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal definition. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.
- The connotations of the phrase "you are a dog" are that you are physically unattractive or morally reprehensible, not that you are a canine.
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| consciousness |
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noun
- The state of being conscious or aware; awareness
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| consequent |
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adjective
- Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.
- Of or pertaining to consequences.
- His retirement and spare time enabled him to travel more.
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| content |
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noun
- (uncountable) That which is contained.
- (uncountable) Published information and experience , experiences such as many novels, movies, music, game, webpages, presentations, organized data, etc.
- (mathematics) The n-dimensional, n-dimensional space contained by an n-dimensional polytope (called volume in the case of a polyhedron and area in the case of a polygon).
- See also contents
verb
- (transitive) To satisfy.
- You can't have any more - you'll have to yourself with what you already have.
adjective
- Satisfied; in a state of satisfaction.
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noun - An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency.
- That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion; especially, a quota of troops.
adjective - possible, Possible or liable, but not certain to occur; incidental; casual.
- (with upon) dependent, Dependent on something that is undetermined or unknown.
- The success of his undertaking is upon events which he can not control.
- Dependent on something that may or may not occur.
- a estate
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| contradiction |
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noun
- (uncountable) The act of contradicting.
- His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting.
- (countable) A statement that contradicts itself.
- There is a contradiction in what you say - she can't be both married and single.
- (logic) (countable) A proposition that is false for all values of its variables.
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| contradictory |
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noun (contradictories)
- (logic) any of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false
adjective
- that contradicts something, such as an argument
- that is itself a contradiction
- that is diametrically opposed to something
- mutually exclusive
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noun (contrarieties)
- Opposition or contrariness; cross-purposes, marked contrast.
- 1759: This of humours betwixt my father and my uncle, was the source of many a fraternal squabble. " Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Penguin 2003, p. 61)
- 1883: The wind blowing steady and gentle from the south, thee was no between that and the current, and the billows rose and fell unbroken. " w:Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Louis Stevenson, w:Treasure Island, Treasure Island
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adjective - opposed in nature
- strongly dissimilar
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| conversion |
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noun
- The act of having converted something or someone.
- His to Christianity
- The of the database from ASCII to Unicode
- (chemistry) A chemical reaction wherein a substrate is transformed into a product.
- (rugby) A free-kick, after scoring a try, worth two points
- (American football) extra point scored by kicking a field goal after scoring a touchdown.
- (marketing) An online advertising performance metric representing a visitor performing whatever the intended result of an ad is defined to be. This can be a purchase or a download of a whitepaper.
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noun
- A person who has converted his or her religion.
- They were all converts to Islam.
- A person who is now in favour of something that he or she previously opposed or disliked.
- I never really liked broccoli before, but now that I've tasted it the way you cook it, I'm a convert!
verb
- To transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product.
- A kettle converts water into steam.
- To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another
- He converted his garden into a tennis court.
- To induce (someone) to adopt a particular religion, faith, or belief
- They converted her to Roman Catholicism on her deathbed.
- To exchange for something of equal value.
- We converted our pounds into euros.
- To express (a quantity) in alternative units.
- How do you feet into metres?
- (rugby football) To score a conversion.
- (ten-pin bowling) To score a spare.
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| cosmology |
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noun
- The study of the physical universe, its structure, dynamics, origin and evolution, and fate
- A metaphysics, metaphysical study into the origin and nature of the universe
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| counterfactual |
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adjective
- contrary to the facts; untrue
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| Cynic |
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proper noun
- a member of a sect of ancient Greek philosophers who believed virtue to be the only good and self-control to be the only means of achieving virtue.
adjective
- of or related to the Cynics.
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| Cynical |
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adjective
- Of or relating to the Cynics, a sect of ancient Greek philosophers who believed virtue to be the only good and self-control to be the only means of achieving virtue.
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proper noun
- the philosophy of the Greek Cynics
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