measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths | (mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation; also, the repeated application or execution of a pattern, function or definition; an expression that is recursive |
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior | |
something regarded as a normative example | |
a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system | |
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct | |
(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems | |
prescribed guide for conduct or action | |
(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice | |
directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted | |
any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order | |
dominance or power through legal authority | |
the duration of a monarch's or government's power | |