Fitz Gerald's reference to the " dusky " stable hands suggests the term's origin may lie in African-American culture.

Harkins believes the most credible theory of the term's origin is that it derives from the linkage of two older Scottish expressions, " hill-folk " and " billie " which was a synonym for " fellow ", similar to " guy " or " bloke ".

It was generally accepted as a term for Indiana residents by the 1840s, and as it came into common usage, the debates about the term's origin began.

As the athletic nickname of Indiana University Bloomington, the Hoosier is the subject of debate, primarily concerning the term's meaning and origin.

The term's origin is uncertain, but seems to enter Middle High German from Middle Low German.

The term's origin might be found with the Latin word for three, tres.

While this and the many other theories offer their own measure of plausibility, attesting at least to the wit of later partisans and historians, if not of the French people at the time of this term's origin, " no one of the several theories advanced has afforded satisfaction.

According to alternate theories of the term's origin, " Free State of Jones " came to be associated with Jones County for one of two reasons: 1 ) in reference to the county's reputation as a sparsely populated " backwater " of the young state, whose few residents were notorious for their disdain for organized governmental authority, or 2 ) due to a period of time in the early 1840s when, due to low population numbers and lack of legal proceedings, the county was left without duly-inducted legal and / or civil authorities.

The term's origin is uncertain.

Numerous alternative theories attempt to explain the term's origin:

In view of the implication conveyed by the term Washington Consensus that the policies were largely external in origin, Stanislaw and Yergin report that the term's creator, John Williamson, has " regretted the term ever since ", stating " it is difficult to think of a less diplomatic label.

The OED considers the French term's origin obscure ; it might come from the Late Latin obviata, the feminine perfect passive participle of obviare, to resist, i. e. the arches resisting the downward force of the structure's mass.

As cricket was a mature, highly organized sport in the 1600s in England, the term's origin could well precede this first recorded usage.

Another theory traces the term's origin to darts competitions held in the 1920s by an English newspaper, the News of the World.

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The term's origin and etymology are unknown.

Thompson's research debunked one popular theory of the term's origin, namely that it was first used after the Thoroughbred racehorse Upset became the only horse to defeat Man o ' War in 1919.

There is dispute over the term's origin and use.

William Safire explained the term's origin in the New York Times Magazine on November 19, 2006:

In programming language theory, a branch of computer science, type theory can refer to the design, analysis and study of type systems, although some computer scientists limit the term's meaning to the study of abstract formalisms such as typed λ-calculi.

Although the vast majority of African peoples can be considered to be " indigenous " in the sense that they have originated from that continent and nowhere else, in practice identity as an " indigenous people " as per the term's modern application is more restrictive.

As this usage may be confusing due to the term's other meanings, the terms " over the air " or " on the air " are more standard in the broadcasting industry.

The term's ultimate etymology is uncertain, perhaps from the Proto-Indo-European roots * tri-(" three ") and * bhew-(" to be ").

This may also be related to the term's claimed use as military slang for a land mine, not well documented.

Regardless of the term's literary use, anything that meets the criterion of a " map " that describes the location of a " treasure " could appropriately be called a " treasure map.

Although the above formulation is the common way of presenting the Phong reflection model, each term should only be included if the term's dot product is positive.

This use of the word subluxation should not be confused with the term's precise anatomic usage which considers only the anatomical relationships.

Lagrange's formula ( not a difference formula ) allows that also, but going to the next higher degree without re-doing work requires that each term's value be recorded — not a problem with a computer, but maybe awkward with a calculator.

The term's use of the word " college " refers to campus radio stations located at institutions of higher education in Canada and the United States, where the term " college " is considered to be interchangeable with the term " university ".

The term's duration may be conditional, in which case it lasts until some specified event occurs, such as the death of a specified individual.

The term's duration may be conditional, in which case it lasts until a specified event occurs, such as the death of a specified individual.

The merger of the two Yemens in 1990 ended the term's association with an independent state but " North Yemen " continues to be used to refer to the area of the former Yemen Arab Republic and its history and, anachronistically, to pre-1967 polities and events ( e. g., the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen or the North Yemen Civil War ).

This was Russell's view, and was and is taken by many to be equivalent to Frege's view ( where the description is what Frege calls a term's " sense ").

However, it is debatable to what extent the continuous mention of faculties throughout the history of psychology should be taken to indicate a continuity of the term's meaning.

On November 29, 2004, Gutierrez was chosen by President George W. Bush to be his next term's Secretary of Commerce, succeeding Donald Evans.

While the term is still widely used by those who keep such animals, it is too ambiguous to be of any scholarly usefulness, especially since the meaning of hawk differs between America and Europe ; thus, the term's propriety ( or lack thereof ) depends entirely upon context.

Although the term's provenance rests in African folklore ( i. e., the gum doll Anansi created to trap Mmoatia, the dwarf ), some Americans consider " tar baby " to be a pejorative term for African Americans.

Others have been less confident of the term's meaning, finding it instead to be little more than a rhetorical shorthand.

This usage possibly derived partly or completely independent from the term's original meaning, as should be apparent from the fact that most Blu-ray " featurettes " are actually less ( sometimes far less ) than 20 minutes in length.

Despite this, he was to be re-elected in the following term's elections.

This term's meaning varies depending on context and field, and may not be strictly considered exclusive to engineering.