the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money | a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable |
acting in conformity | a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning |
something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible | a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal |
a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power | a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie |
the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed | a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true |
a commercial organization serving as a common carrier | a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement |
a pipe used to transport liquids or gases | (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program |
a telephone connection | |
a particular kind of product or merchandise | |
mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it | |
a conceptual separation or distinction | |
a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning | |
a mark that is long relative to its width | |
text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen | |
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence | |
a short personal letter | |
(often plural) a means of communication or access | |
persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress | |
the hereditary derivation of an individual | |
a formation of people or things one behind another | |
a connected series of events or actions or developments | |
a formation of people or things one beside another | |
a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent | |
in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area | |
a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops) | |
a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum | |
the maximum credit that a customer is allowed | |
space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising | |
a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point | |
a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface | |