From such uncertainties, that characterize ongoing work, stems the unavailability of a definition of algorithm that suits both concrete ( in some sense ) and abstract usage of the term.

The usage of B for byte therefore conflicts with this definition.

The word " strategy " had only recently come into usage in modern Europe, and Clausewitz's definition is quite narrow: " the use of engagements for the object of war.

While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works.

While in popular usage the term " myth " is often thought to refer to false or fanciful stories, creation myths are by definition those stories which a culture accepts as both a true and foundational account of their human identity.

This usage is technically incompatible with the normal definition of the word and leads to confusion, inasmuch as there are generally more than two owners of broadcast television stations in markets with broadcast duopolies.

A descriptive definition can be shown to be " right " or " wrong " by comparison to general usage, but a stipulative definition can only be disproved by showing a logical contradiction.

In the history of stratigraphy it was the first case of usage of bioturbations for the System boundary definition.

Baslieus, a title which had long been used for Alexander the Great was already in common usage as the Greek word for the Roman emperor, but its definition and sense was " King " in Greek, essentially equivalent with the Latin Rex.

For all intents and purposes, the 1947 ICC definition confirmed the 1895 MCC definition and gave it international recognition and usage.

The hippie movement in the 1970s saw a new definition develop, with the use of fart as a personal noun, to describe a ' detestable person, or someone of small stature or limited mental capacity ', gaining wider and more open usage as a result.

") A large segment of the technical community insist the latter is the " correct " usage of the word ( see the Jargon File definition below ).

However, the usage of Irish diaspora is generally not limited by citizenship status, thus leading to an estimated ( and fluctuating ) membership of up to 80 million persons — the second and more emotive definition.

If the term has nonetheless retained a certain consistency in its use across these fields and would-be movements, it perhaps reflects the word ’ s position in general English usage: though the standard dictionary definition of irreal gives it the same meaning as unreal, irreal is very rarely used in comparison with unreal.

Controversy has arisen over whether the usage of the term jihad without further explanation refers to military combat, and whether some have used confusion over the definition of the term to their advantage.

The Oxford English Dictionary ( 2nd ed., 1989 ) kludge entry cites one source for this word's earliest recorded usage, definition, and etymology: Jackson W. Granholm's 1962 " How to Design a Kludge " article, which appeared in the American computer magazine Datamation.

However, a second definition and usage has historically been in practice in many fields of computer science and information technology, which defines the prefix kilo when used with byte or bit units of data as 1024 ( 2 < sup > 10 </ sup >); this is due to the mathematical coincidence that Thus, in these fields 1 kilobyte is equal to 1 kibibyte, a new unit standardized as part of the binary prefixes to resolve the ambiguity.

Because the folkloristic meaning of " myth " is often confused with this more pejorative usage, the original unambiguous term " mythos " may be a better word to distinguish the positive definition from the negative.

The lower-case usage arose from technological development having rendered the original definition imprecise, because contemporary masers emit electromagnetic waves not just at microwave frequencies, but rather across a broader band of the electromagnetic spectrum.

*" In assessing statutory language, unless words have acquired a peculiar meaning, by virtue of statutory definition or judicial construction, they are to be construed in accordance with their common usage.

As its etymology would suggest, its usage is relatively recent and as such its definition is not entirely settled.

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Many public and private controversies will undoubtedly continue to reflect these confusions in the mind and usage of Gentile and Jew.

Polyphosphates gave renewed life to soap products at a time when surfactants were a threat though expensive, and these same polyphosphates spelled the decline of soap usage when the synergism between polyphosphates and synthetic detergent actives was recognized and exploited.

Consequently, the traditional usage of the terms is based on the orbit ’ s semi-major axis, and includes objects situated between the 2: 3 and 1: 2 resonances, that is between 39. 4 and 47. 8 AU ( with exclusion of these resonances and the minor ones in-between ).

The acceptance of these alternatives to the word " cult " in Evangelicalism reflects, in part, the wider usage of such language in the sociology of religion.

With these professional schools and graduate programs, conventional American usage would accord Dartmouth the label of " Dartmouth University "; however, because of historical and nostalgic reasons ( such as Dartmouth College v. Woodward ), the school uses the name " Dartmouth College " to refer to the entire institution.

The original usage of the term distinguished these scriptures both from those considered non-canonical and from those considered protocanonical.

They submit that the new form using parentheses is the best for known circumbinary planets and has the desirable effect of giving these planets identical sub-level hierarchical labels and stellar component names which conform to the usage for binary stars.

In US and British usage, the production of ornamental plantings around buildings is called landscaping, landscape maintenance or grounds keeping, while international usage uses the term gardening for these same activities.

In modern usage, some make no distinction between these terms, while others find important distinctions.

As a general rule, these icons strictly followed models and formulas hallowed by usage, some of which had originated in Constantinople.

In the West it was known as the feast of the Conception ( passive ) of Mary, and was associated particularly with the Normans, whether these introduced it directly from the East or took it from English usage.

The Kattegat is a continuation of the Skagerrak and may be seen as either a bay of the Baltic Sea, a bay of the North Sea, or, in traditional Scandinavian usage, neither of these.

Snorri ’ s own usage, however, seems to fit the looser sense: “ Snorri uses the term " kenning " to refer to a structural device, whereby a person or object is indicated by a periphrastic description containing two or more terms ( which can be a noun with one or more dependent genitives or a compound noun or a combination of these two structures )” ( Faulkes ( 1998 a ), p. xxxiv ).

The potential decline in library usage, particularly reference services, puts the necessity for these services in doubt.

Top to bottom viewing angles may still be restrictive, by design, as looking at an LCD from an extreme up or down angle is not a common usage model and these photons are wasted.

The term " English " or " Welsh " longbow is a modern usage to distinguish these bows from other longbows, though in fact identical bows were used across northern and western Europe ; indeed a very large proportion of yew bowstaves were imported from Spain from the fourteenth century onward, if not earlier.

When interpreting the results of a test, it is important to consider the morphine usage history of the individual, since a chronic user can develop tolerance to doses that would incapacitate an opiate-naive individual, and the chronic user often has high baseline values of these metabolites in his system.

The first archaeological evidence known of usage were made from within Kariandusi and other sites of the Acheulian age ( beginning 1. 5 million years previously ) dated 700, 000 BC, although the number of objects found at these sites were very low relative to Neolithic.

In post – World War II usage the word " propaganda " more typically refers to political or nationalist uses of these techniques or to the promotion of a set of ideas, since the term had gained a pejorative meaning.

In modern usage, the word puritan is often used to describe someone who is strict in matters of sexual morality, disapproves of recreation, and wishes to impose these beliefs on others.

However, the utility of these cards is reduced due to the large number of digits that need to be entered during usage.