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  2. T–V distinction - Wikipedia

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    In the Western Hindi dialects, a fourth level of formality (semi-formal), which is intermediate between आप آپ (āp) and तुम تم (tum), is created when the pronoun आप آپ (āp) is used with the conjugations of तुम تم (tum). However, this form is strictly dialectal and is not used in standard versions of Urdu and Hindi.

  3. Synonym (taxonomy) - Wikipedia

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    At the species level, subjective synonyms are common because of an unexpectedly large range of variation in a species, or simple ignorance about an earlier description, may lead a biologist to describe a newly discovered specimen as a new species. A common reason for objective synonyms at this level is the creation of a replacement name.

  4. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    The English connotation derives from French film theory. It was popularized in the journal Cahiers du cinéma: auteur theory maintains that directors like Hitchcock exert a level of creative control equivalent to the author of a literary work. In French, the word means "author", but some expressions like cinéma d'auteur are also in use. bête ...

  5. Glossary of ecology - Wikipedia

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    A theory that tries to predict how species diversity will change with varying levels of disturbance. interspecific competition A form of competition that occurs between individuals of different species, e.g. when different species try to use the same resources in an environment. Contrast intraspecific competition. intertidal zone

  6. High- and low-level - Wikipedia

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    In formal methods, a high-level formal specification can be related to a low-level executable implementation (e.g., formally by mathematical proof using formal verification techniques). In sociology and social anthropology , high-level descriptions would be terms like economy and political structure , and low level descriptions would be ...

  7. Variegation - Wikipedia

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    This is caused by varying levels and types of pigment, such as chlorophyll in leaves. [2] Variegation can be caused by genetic mutations affecting pigment production, or by viral infections such as those resulting from mosaic viruses. [3] Many plants are also naturally variegated, such as Goeppertia insignis. Most of these are herbaceous or ...

  8. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...

  9. Level of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Level of measurement or scale of measure is a classification that describes the nature of information within the values assigned to variables. [1] Psychologist Stanley Smith Stevens developed the best-known classification with four levels, or scales, of measurement: nominal , ordinal , interval , and ratio .