At this point a working definition of idea is in order, although our first definition will have to be qualified somewhat as we proceed.

Rather, he regarded the notion of " effective calculability " as merely a " working hypothesis " that might lead by inductive reasoning to a " natural law " rather than by " a definition or an axiom ".

A working definition is either chosen for an occasion and may not fully conform with established or authoritative definitions.

Not knowing of established definitions would be grounds for selecting or devising a working definition.

Physicist Sean Carroll believes that conceiving of morality as a science could be a case of Scientific imperialism and insists that what is " good for conscious creatures " is not an adequate working definition of " moral ".

In opposition, Vice President at the Center for Inquiry, John Shook, claims that this working definition is more than adequate for science at present, and that disagreement should not immobilize the scientific study of ethics.

As of April 2011, the only definitional statement issued by the IAU that pertains to exoplanets is a working definition issued in 2001 and modified in 2003.

This article follows the above working definition.

However, the IAU's working definition is not universally accepted.

" It has therefore proposed a working definition for a " right to privacy ":

In order to do this, a working definition of population must be found.

In legal garb, the working definition of " herein " connotes specificity and exclusivity.

UNRWA has had to develop a working definition of " refugee " to allow it to provide humanitarian assistance.

Under General Assembly Resolution 194 ( III ), of 11 December 1948, other persons may be eligible for repatriation and / or compensation but are not necessarily eligible for relief under the UNRWA's working definition.

The two equalities in the equation above are each taken by various authors as the definition of working f-number, as the cited sources illustrate.

Defined contribution pensions, by definition, are funded, as the " guarantee " made to employees is that specified ( defined ) contributions will be made during an individual's working life.

In general use, the term civil servant in the United Kingdom does not include all public sector employees ; although there is no fixed legal definition, the term is usually defined as " a servant of the Crown working in a civil capacity who is not the holder of a political ( or judicial ) office ; the holder of certain other offices in respect of whose tenure of office special provision has been made ; a servant of the Crown in a personal capacity paid from the Civil List ".

A working definition of corruption is also provided as follows in article 3 of the Civil Law Convention on Corruption ( ETS 174 ): For the purpose of this Convention, " corruption " means requesting, offering, giving or accepting, directly or indirectly, a bribe or any other undue advantage or prospect thereof, which distorts the proper performance of any duty or behavior required of the recipient of the bribe, the undue advantage or the prospect thereof.

In 1927 Charles Sutherland Elton, a British ecologist, gave the first working definition of the niche concept.

In radar applications, it ranges from 12-18 GHz according to the formal definition of radar frequency band nomenclature in IEEE Standard 521-2002 .< ref > Note that in the band 11. 2 – 12 GHz the working definitions of K < sub > u </ sub > band and X band overlap ; satellite communications engineers would generally regard frequencies above 11. 2 GHz as being part of the K < sub > u </ sub > band .</ ref >

Several university programs use this description as the working definition of ecotourism.

This is done by defining a sequence of value functions V < sub > 1 </ sub >, V < sub > 2 </ sub >, ..., V < sub > n </ sub >, with an argument y representing the state of the system at times i from 1 to n. The definition of V < sub > n </ sub >( y ) is the value obtained in state y at the last time n. The values V < sub > i </ sub > at earlier times i = n − 1, n − 2, ..., 2, 1 can be found by working backwards, using a recursive relationship called the Bellman equation.

One definition of mathematical practice, as described above, is the " working practices of professional mathematicians.

A useful working definition of porcelain might include a broad range of ceramic wares, including some that could be classified as a stoneware.

He hasn't played too much, because Richards has been working on him furiously in batting practice.

A Lebanese Moslem told about its existence and application in the Islamic tradition as the `` divine law '', while a C.A.I.P. member who has been working in close association with delegates of the new U.N. nations told of its widespread recognition on the African continent.

`` Unless the oyabun has been working on it '', he said, then checked himself and added: `` You can tell Kayabashi-san that the back road is in very good condition and will be quite safe for his party to use ''.

Whereas the maintenance rotary fund had in the past sustained losses considerably beyond expectations, the introduction of the cost-billing system plus other control refinements has resulted in keeping the fund on a proper working basis.

Fury Hanover ( Hoot Mon-Fay ), Caper ( Hoot Mon-Columbia Hanover ) and Isaac ( Hoot Mon-Goddess Hanover ) has been working together but have not equalled their best work done some weeks ago.

Since 1948 the working headquarters has been the Department of Geology and Mineralogy.

Colored fellow named Tim Williams -- only hand she has working for her now.

This has been a working session of an organization that, by its very nature, can only proceed along its route step by step and without dramatic changes.

Martin said the government has been working to establish firmer prices on primary products which may involve the total income of one country.

Several times it came near breaking, and there were in fact some lovely peals of thunder from Jerry Mulligan's big band, which is about as fine an aggregation as has come along in the jazz business since John Hammond found Count Basie working in a Kansas City trap.

In line with the suggestion of the Windsor Report, Williams has recently established a working group to examine the feasibility of an Anglican covenant which would articulate the conditions for communion in some fashion.

Very often another, working towards the same goal, has arrived there first.

Armenia's severe trade imbalance has been offset somewhat by international aid, remittances from Armenians working abroad, and foreign direct investment.

The Armenian Government is working toward closing the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant and has already made an agreement with Russian " businessmen " about the construction and operation and ownage of a new Nuclear power plant.

* 1869 – Chinese and Irish laborers for the Central Pacific Railroad working on the First Transcontinental Railroad lay 10 miles of track in one day, a feat which has never been matched.

" He later goes on to claim that the anti-globalization movement has failed to attract widespread support from poor and working people from the Third World, and that its " strongest and most uncomprehending critics had always been the workers whose liberation from employment they were trying to secure.

Local landmarks include the Christie Park, the Fountain ( a traffic junction in the town centre, although there has not been a working fountain there for some years ),

* Bar ( law ), in a legal context has three possible meanings: the division of a courtroom between its working and public areas ; the process of qualifying to practice law ; and the legal profession

It has sought to make SADC a working vehicle for economic development, and it has promoted efforts to make the region self-policing in terms of preventative diplomacy, conflict resolution, and good governance.

Kiernan has argued from an examination of the manuscript that it was the author's own working copy.

Both films feature Al Pacino in what has become a fruitful working relationship.

It is set on the turn of the millennium, and features Lord Blackadder placing a bet with his friends – modern versions of Queenie ( Miranda Richardson ), Melchett ( Stephen Fry ), George ( Hugh Laurie ) and Darling ( Tim McInnerny ) – that he has built a working time machine.

In the 20th century the first part of the prologue ( chapters 1: 1-2: 5 ) and the two parts of the epilogue ( 17-21 ) were commonly seen as miscellaneous collections of fragments tacked on to the main text, and the second part of the prologue ( 2: 6-3: 6 ) as an introduction composed expressly for the book ; this view has been challenged in the latter decades of the century, and there is an increasing willingness to see Judges as the work of a single individual, working by carefully selecting, reworking and positioning his source material to introduce and conclude his themes.

He began his professional career at the age of six, and has worked on over 400 television episodes, 18 motion pictures, various commercials, and scores of voice over work, as well as working as a musician, songwriter, recording artist and writer.