A broad division may be drawn between " imperative " and " functional " definition styles.

This broad use of the term is likely to have come about because alkalis were the first bases known to obey the Arrhenius definition of a base and are still among the more common bases.

Because this range of non-zero amplitude may be very broad or infinite, this definition is typically relaxed so that the bandwidth is defined as the range of frequencies in which the signal's spectral density is above a certain threshold relative to its maximum.

Although not normally thought of as biotechnology, agriculture clearly fits the broad definition of " using a biotechnological system to make products " such that the cultivation of plants may be viewed as the earliest biotechnological enterprise.

A broad definition, used generally throughout history, is that chemical affinity is that whereby substances enter into or resist decomposition.

Sensing danger to Boyd's broad definition of individual rights, Justice McKenna dissented in Wilson, declaring that Hughes's distinction between personal and corporate papers was " a limitation by construction " on an important " constitutional security for personal liberty.

The varieties of Arabic are considerably different from each other-especially those spoken in North Africa ( Maghreb ) from those of the Middle East ( the Mashriq in the broad definition including Egypt and Sudan )-and had there been the political will in the different Arab countries to cut themselves off from each other, the case could have been made to declare these varieties as separate languages.

:: The definition of a distributed database is broad, and may be utilized in different meanings.

Some subsequent comments criticized the definition as overly broad in failing to limit its subject matter to analysis of markets.

Darwin did not use the term in Origin of Species until its sixth edition in 1872, ( though earlier editions did use the word " evolved ") by which time Herbert Spencer had given it scientific currency with a broad definition of progression in complexity in 1862.

According to the WHO, some practices regarded as legal in countries that have outlawed FGM do fall under the category of Type IV ( see below ), but the organization decided to maintain a broad definition to avoid loopholes that could allow FGM to continue.

These laws, contained in sections 5311 through 5332 of Title 31 of the United States Code, require financial institutions, which under the current definition include a broad array of entities, including banks, credit card companies, life insurers, money service businesses and broker-dealers in securities, to report certain transactions to the United States Treasury.

This broad definition includes both UHF and EHF ( millimeter waves ), and various sources use different boundaries.

Under this definition, there would only be two broad classes of organelles ( i. e. those that contain their own DNA, and have originated from endosymbiotic bacteria ):

A broad definition is offered by Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke:

This definition is very broad, listing 6 primary components: Support, Operability, Accessibility, Retainability, Integrity and Security.

A broad definition of research is given by Martin Shuttleworth-" In the broadest sense of the word, the definition of research includes any gathering of data, information and facts for the advancement of knowledge.

This broad definition includes both UHF and EHF ( millimeter waves ), and various sources use different boundaries.

* " In the literature to date, there appear to be at least two clearly distinguishable definitions of the term ' racial profiling ': a narrow definition and a broad definition ...

For some editors, magic realism is considered to be within the broad definition of speculative fiction.

According to a broad definition of slavery used by Kevin Bales of Free the Slaves ( FTS ), an advocacy group linked with Anti-Slavery International, there were 27 million people in slavery in 1999, spread all over the world.

Its Citizenship Clause provides a broad definition of citizenship that overruled the Supreme Court's ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford ( 1857 ) that had held that black people could not be citizens of the United States.

The occasional need to remove from their children's clothing dried-in bloodstains or ground-in swamp mud is generally seen by parents as more than compensated for by the broad education being received — a child's description of one of the classic battles from Ankh-Morpork's long history, for example, might be sufficiently vivid and detailed to make the parent think that the description could not have been improved upon if the child had actually seen the battle at first hand, ( which in fact he has, given the flexibility of time and space Susan has inherited from her grandfather.

In late summer, its legumes ( seed pods ) mature black, 2 – 3 cm long, 8 mm broad and 2 – 3 mm thick ; they burst open, often with an audible crack, forcibly throwing seed from the parent plant.

Identifying and training parent and community leaders to change the culture of their schools, the Alliance Schools have built a broad base of support for public education, both locally and statewide.

It was this opportunity to have a broad spectrum of choices that i found invaluble and now as a parent, look for in my own children's eductation.

On February 29, 2008, Core was dismissed from WMAL after working for the station for over 33 years, as part of a broad shake-up at the station's parent company, Citadel Broadcasting.

In the twentieth century, academic disciplines often have been institutionally divided into three broad domains.

Biology encompasses a broad spectrum of academic fields that are often viewed as independent disciplines.

With such a broad denotation, there is no universal language or unifying institution for designers of all disciplines.

Examples of broad areas of academic disciplines include the natural sciences, mathematics, computer science, social sciences, humanities and applied sciences.

The concept of generalization has broad application in many related disciplines, sometimes having a specialized context-meaning.

In the broad sense, it includes all musically relevant disciplines ( both humanities and sciences ) and all manifestations of music in all cultures, so it also includes all of systematic musicology ( including psychology, biology, and computing ).

In 2010, the Times also ranked Stanford in engineering and technology, in life sciences, 5th in physical sciences, in arts & humanities, in social sciences, and in clinical, pre-clinical and health sciences ; no other university places in the top 5 across all broad disciplines studied.

Due to its enormous flexibility, which has only briefly been discussed here, coupled with its ability to improve over time, Folding @ home and projects like it are quickly becoming indispensable tools among researchers from a broad variety of disciplines.

It is particularly well known for its programmes in law, the humanities, and some scientific disciplines, but offers a broad range of other courses as well.

Web design is a broad term covering many different skills and disciplines that are used in the production and maintenance of websites.

LLNL supports capabilities in a broad range of scientific and technical disciplines, applying current capabilities to existing programs and developing new science and technologies to meet future national needs.

It is also a leading standards development organization for the development of industrial standards ( having developed over 900 active industry technical standards ) in a broad range of disciplines, including electric power and energy, biomedical technology and healthcare, information technology, information assurance, telecommunications, consumer electronics, transportation, aerospace, and nanotechnology.

Complex systems is therefore often used as a broad term encompassing a research approach to problems in many diverse disciplines including anthropology, artificial intelligence, artificial life, chemistry, computer science, economics, evolutionary computation, earthquake prediction, meteorology, molecular biology, neuroscience, physics, psychology and sociology.

The term " law " has diverse usage in many cases: approximate, accurate, broad or narrow theories, in all natural scientific disciplines ( physics, chemistry, biology, geology, astronomy etc .).

The center is situated on a campus and offers a broad spectrum of programs in both the undergraduate and graduate disciplines.

The field is an applied science, covering all aspects of the physical and chemical processes used to produce mineral-containing and metallic materials, sometimes for direct use as a finished product, but more often in a form that requires further physical processing which is generally the subject of physical metallurgy, ceramics, and other disciplines within the broad field of materials science.

Several broad disciplines including Psychology, Human Factors and Cognitive Science subsume usability engineering, but the theoretical foundations of the field come from more specific domains: human perception and action ; human cognition ; behavioral research methodologies ; and, to a lesser extent, quantitative and statistical analysis techniques.

New Urbanism is a broad movement that spans a number of different disciplines and geographic scales.

That is a very broad designation in a world filled with many narrowly focused disciplines.

The Research Fortnight ’ s University Power Ranking, based on quality and quantity of research activity, put the University of Birmingham 12th in the UK, leading the way across a broad range of disciplines including Primary Care, Cancer Studies, Psychology and Sport and Exercise Sciences.

The university's Honors College allows select students to design a customized curriculum that incorporates a broad range of disciplines, and offers students the opportunity for early admission into Texas Tech University ’ s medical and law schools.

Because astrophysics is a very broad subject, astrophysicists typically apply many disciplines of physics, including mechanics, electromagnetism, statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, relativity, nuclear and particle physics, and atomic and molecular physics.

Through its history, the MPA degree has become more interdisciplinary by drawing from fields such as economics, sociology, law, anthropology, political science, and regional planning in order to equip MPA graduates with skills and knowledge covering a broad range of topics and disciplines relevant to the public sector.

* Provide a university education in both official languages in appropriate disciplines designed on a broad base to meet the unique needs of the Canadian Forces