It can be used for any metadata whose metamodel can be expressed in Meta-Object Facility ( MOF ).

MOF can be viewed as a standard to write metamodels, for example in order to model the abstract syntax of Domain Specific Languages.

for if this can be proved we shall surely be the gainers -- I mean, if there is a use in poetry as well as a delight ''.

The selection of the wrong tools can mean waste, at best, and at worst an unwanted inflammation of the problem itself.

Because the bobbin-to-cone winding process is a relatively high-cost operation for the mill, the almost complete automation provided by the Uniconer can mean important economies in textile production, at the same time upgrading quality.

If that's done, the house can be designed and oriented for best operation, and this can mean savings both in the size of equipment and in the cost of the house itself.

Look for these features which may mean you can save:

The interaction effect, which is significant at the level, can be seen best in the contrast of mean scores.

This push to confine the study of mass behaviour to the measurements of parameters involved in differential equations has led sociology perilously close to the reduction of the word `` mass '' to mean a small group in which certain relations between all pairs of individuals in such a group can be studied.

This would mean, it can readily be seen, that, again, for each new visual experience, the tracing motions would have to be repeated because of the absence of visual imagery.

it can also mean the assimilation of centers of power from an environment in order to strengthen an organization.

This does not mean that mythological language as such can no longer be used in theology and preaching.

They speak of the work of Christ as the bestowal of incorruptibility, which can mean ( though it does not have to mean ) deliverance from time and history.

It can mean the difference between participation and inaction, spiritual growth and decay.

`` You mean this punk can brush me aside and I've got to hold still for it ''??

This can mean that where it is the defendant who appeals, the name of the case in the law reports reverses ( in some cases twice ) as the appeals work their way up the court hierarchy.

For example, " biweekly " can mean " fortnightly " ( once every two weeks – 26 times a year ), or " twice a week " ( 104 times a year ).

" Good ", for example, can mean " useful " or " functional " ( That's a good hammer ), " exemplary " ( She's a good student ), " pleasing " ( This is good soup ), " moral ( a good person versus the lesson to be learned from a story ), " righteous ", etc.

The various ways to apply prefixes and suffixes can also create ambiguity (" unlockable " can mean " capable of being unlocked " or " impossible to lock ").

The term " android " can mean either one of these, while a cyborg (" cybernetic organism " or " bionic man ") would be a creature that is a combination of organic and mechanical parts.

However, the algorithm can be improved by adopting the method of the assumed mean.

This algorithm is often more numerically reliable than the naïve algorithm for large sets of data, although it can be worse if much of the data is very close to but not precisely equal to the mean and some are quite far away from it.

The following formulas can be used to update the mean and ( estimated ) variance of the sequence, for an additional element.

The Christian writer's traditional re-interpretation is that the Hebrew word Sheol can mean many things, including " grave ", " resort ", " place of waiting " and " place of healing ".