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  2. Necessity and sufficiency - Wikipedia

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    A condition can be both necessary and sufficient. For example, at present, "today is the Fourth of July" is a necessary and sufficient condition for "today is Independence Day in the United States". Similarly, a necessary and sufficient condition for invertibility of a matrix M is that M has a nonzero determinant.

  3. List of Latin legal terms - Wikipedia

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    from day to day Generally refers to a type of labor in which the worker is paid fully at the completion of each day's work. de facto: in fact Literally "from fact"; often used to mean something that is true in practice, but has not been officially instituted or endorsed. "For all intents and purposes". Cf. de jure. de futuro: concerning the future

  4. Presentism (historical analysis) - Wikipedia

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    In literary and historical analysis, presentism is a term for the introduction of present-day ideas and perspectives into depictions or interpretations of the past. Some modern historians seek to avoid presentism in their work because they consider it a form of cultural bias, and believe it creates a distorted understanding of their subject matter. [1]

  5. Living instrument doctrine - Wikipedia

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    The living instrument doctrine is a method of judicial interpretation developed and used by the European Court of Human Rights to interpret the European Convention on Human Rights in light of present-day conditions. [1] [2] [3] The doctrine was first articulated in Tyrer v.

  6. Activities of daily living - Wikipedia

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    Life skills programmes may reduce the risk of not improving in day-to-day functioning for laundry skills when compared with standard care, but, at present it is not possible to be confident about the difference between the two treatments and data supporting this finding are very limited. RR 0.14 (0.01 to 2.38) Very low - in self-care skills.

  7. Medical state - Wikipedia

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    Other terms used include grave, extremely critical, critical but stable, serious but stable, guarded, [3] and satisfactory.. The American Hospital Association has advised doctors not to use the word "stable" either as a condition or in conjunction with another condition, especially one that is critical, as it inherently implies unpredictability and the instability of vital signs. [2]

  8. List of used book conditions - Wikipedia

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    For many collectors this is the minimum acceptable condition for all but the rarest items. Any defects must be noted. Good (G) describes the condition of an average used worn book that is complete. Any defects must be noted. Fair shows wear and tear but all the text pages and illustrations or maps are present. It may lack endpapers, half-title ...

  9. Social issue - Wikipedia

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    It is a group of common problems in present-day society that many people strive to solve. It is often the consequence of factors extending beyond an individual's control. Social issues are the source of conflicting opinions on the grounds of what is perceived as morally correct or incorrect personal life or interpersonal social life decisions.