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Of that kind; of the like kind; like; resembling; similar; as, we never saw such a day; -- followed by that or as introducing the word or proposition which defines the similarity, or the standard of comparison; as, the books are not such that I can recommend them, or, not such as I can recommend; these apples are not such as those we saw yesterday; give your children such precepts as tend to make them better.

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Much 84% connected

Great in quantity; long in duration; as, much rain has fallen; much time.

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Much 84% connected

Great in quantity; long in duration; as, much rain has fallen; much time.

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Acquaint verb · 78% connection

To communicate notice to; to inform; to make cognizant; -- followed by with (formerly, also, by of), or by that, introducing the intel…

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Analogy noun · 78% connection

A comparison that helps explain an unfamiliar idea.

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Calendar noun · 78% connection

a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year

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Calibration noun · 78% connection

the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calib…

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Collation verb · 78% connection

The act of collating or comparing; a comparison of one copy er thing (as of a book, or manuscript) with another of a like kind; compar…

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Colorimeter noun · 78% connection

An instrument for measuring the depth of the color of anything, especially of a liquid, by comparison with a standard liquid.

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Comparability noun · 78% connection

qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare"

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Compare noun · 78% connection

qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare"

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Comparing noun · 78% connection

the act of examining resemblances; "they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupil…

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Comparison noun · 78% connection

The state of being compared; a relative estimate; also, a state, quality, or relation, admitting of being compared; as, to bring a thi…

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control group phrase · 78% connection

The group used as a baseline for judging what changed because of the intervention.

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Dactyl noun · 78% connection

A poetical foot of three sylables (-- ~ ~), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented; as, L. tegm/n/…

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Definer noun · 78% connection

One who defines or explains.

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Equate verb · 78% connection

To make equal; to reduce to an average; to make such an allowance or correction in as will reduce to a common standard of comparison;…

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Equivalence noun · 78% connection

qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare"

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Eudaemonism noun · 78% connection

That system of ethics which defines and enforces moral obligation by its relation to happiness or personal well-being.

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Existential operator noun · 78% connection

a logical quantifier of a proposition that asserts the existence of at least one thing for which the proposition is true

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Existential quantifier noun · 78% connection

a logical quantifier of a proposition that asserts the existence of at least one thing for which the proposition is true

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