English words for 'After a census.'
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verb
noun
- a periodic count of the population
- An official count or enumeration of members of a population (not necessarily human), usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals.
- (cellular automata) A count of the number of individual patterns within a larger pattern, most often the ash of a soup or a methuselah.
- Count, tally.
- (historical) A type of tax levied by feudal lords on peasants.
noun
- The act of surveying; a general view.
- The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface.
- A measured plan and description of any portion of country.
- A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.
- (US) A district for the collection of customs under a particular officer.
- A questionnaire or similar instrument used for examining the opinions of a group of people.
- (historical) An auction at which a farm is let for a lease for lives.
- An examination of the opinions of a group of people.
- short descriptive summary (of events)
- the act of looking or seeing or observing
- a detailed critical inspection
verb
- make a survey of; for statistical purposes
- To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.
- To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurements, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry
- To investigate the opinions, experiences, etc., of people by asking them questions; to conduct a survey; to administer a questionnaire.
- To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook
- To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same.
- To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of
- keep under surveillance
- plot a map of (land)
- consider in a comprehensive way
- look over carefully or inspect
- hold a review (of troops)
noun
- (US) Initialism of Current Population Survey.
- (video games) Initialism of clicks per second.
- (sciences, engineering, manufacturing, deprecated in favor of Hz) Initialism of cycles per second.
- (telecommunications) Initialism of characters per second.
- (functional programming, uncountable) Initialism of continuation-passing style.
- (US) Initialism of child protective services.
- (sciences, engineering, manufacturing) Initialism of counts per second.
- Initialism of clean plate syndrome.
- (computing) Initialism of cyber-physical system.
name
noun
adj
- (algebra, of a lattice) In which every set with a lower bound has a greatest lower bound.
- (computing theory, of a problem) That is in a given complexity class and is such that every other problem in the class can be reduced to it (usually in polynomial time or logarithmic space).
- With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.
- (logic, of a proof system of a formal system with respect to a given semantics) In which every semantically valid well-formed formula is provable.
- Generic intensifier.
- Finished; ended; concluded; completed.
- (ring theory, of a local ring) Complete as a topological group with respect to its m-adic topology, where m is its unique maximal idea.
- (mathematics, of a category) In which all small limits exist.
- (mathematical analysis, of a metric space or topological group) In which every Cauchy sequence converges to a point within the space.
- having every necessary or normal part or component or step
- highly skilled
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
- having come or been brought to a conclusion
- perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities
verb
- (transitive) To make whole or entire.
- (poker) To call from the small blind in an unraised pot.
- (ambitransitive) To finish; to make done; to reach the end.
- come or bring to a finish or an end
- write all the required information onto a form
- complete or carry out
- bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements
- complete a pass
noun
adj
noun
- (chiefly in the plural) A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
- A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
- An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.
- a statistic characterizing human populations (or segments of human populations broken down by age or sex or income etc.)
name
noun
noun
- someone who conducts a statistical survey
- an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures
- A person occupied with surveying: the process of determining positions on the earth's surface.
- One who carries out a survey or poll.
- (UK) A person charged with inspecting something for the purpose of determining its condition, value, etc.
verb
- establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- learn or discover with certainty
- (transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish.
verb
- establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- shape or influence; give direction to
- fix conclusively or authoritatively
- reach, make, or come to a decision about something
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- fix in scope; fix the boundaries of
- settle conclusively; come to terms
- decide upon or fix definitely
- To bring to a conclusion, as a question or controversy; to settle authoritative or judicial sentence; to decide.
- To resolve (to do something); to establish a fixed intention; to cause (something) to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead.
- To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle.
- To ascertain definitely; to figure out, find out, or conclude by analyzing, calculating, or investigating.
- (transitive or intransitive, law, otherwise obsolete) To bring to an end, finish; to come to an end, stop, end.
- To set the boundaries or limits of.
- (logic) To define or limit by adding a differentia.
- To fix the course of; to impel and direct; with a remoter object preceded by to.
verb
- establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- obtain through effort or management
- receive a specified treatment (abstract)
- perceive or be contemporaneous with
- make a discovery, make a new finding
- discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
- get or find back; recover the use of
- get something or somebody for a specific purpose
- accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
- perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
- succeed in reaching; arrive at
- come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
- come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with
- decide on and make a declaration about
- (transitive) To gain, as the object of desire or effort.
- (ditransitive) To discover by study or experiment directed to an object or end.
- (transitive) To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
- (transitive) To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.
- (transitive) To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish.
- (transitive) To point out.
- (transitive) To meet with; to receive.
- (transitive) To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.
- (intransitive, hunting) To discover game.
- (ditransitive) To decide that, to conclude that, to form the opinion that, to consider.
- (transitive, ball games) To successfully pass to or shoot the ball into.
- (intransitive, law) To determine or judge.
- (ditransitive) To locate on behalf of another.
noun
verb
- establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act
- (transitive) To uncover a weakness in (someone).
- (transitive) To discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To discover, as by asking or investigating.
- (intransitive, slang) To receive the consequences of one's actions.
verb
- To survey; to look broadly over.
- To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.
- To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.
- (transitive, Philippines, sometimes Canada, US) To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.
- look at again; examine again
- look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember
- appraise critically
- refresh one's memory
- hold a review (of troops)
noun
- (law) A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.
- A survey of the available items or material.
- (sciences) A review article.
- A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.
- A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.
- A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.
- A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.
- A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.
- An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
- (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data
- a new appraisal or evaluation
- practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory
- a formal or official examination
- (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)
- an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
- a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
- a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
- a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art
- a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians
noun
- (US) Initialism of Census County Division.
- Initialism of central core disease.
- (biology) Initialism of colony collapse disorder.
- (photography) A CCD-based image sensor.
- (electronics) Initialism of charge-coupled device (digital camera cell technology).
- (oceanography) Initialism of carbonate compensation depth.
noun
- Population.
- (colloquial) A lollipop.
- (US, mostly in plural) A small, immature peanut, boiled as a snack.
- (colloquial, in the phrase "a pop") A quantity dispensed; a portion; apiece.
- (Russian Orthodoxy, uncommon) A Russian Orthodox parish priest.
- (physics) The sixth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, jounce, crackle), i.e. the rate of change of crackle.
- A bird, the European redwing.
- (computing) The removal of a data item from the top of a stack.
- (countable) A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.
- (professional wrestling slang) A (usually very) loud audience reaction.
- Something that stands out or is distinctive to the mind or senses.
- Pop music.
- (colloquial) Ellipsis of freeze pop.
- (music) The pulling of a string away from the fretboard and releasing it so that it snaps back.
- (uncountable, regional, Midwestern US, Canada, Inland Northern American, Midlands, Northwestern US, Western Pennsylvania, Northern England) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
- (colloquial, endearing) One's father.
- A pop shot: a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.
- (countable, regional, Midwestern US, Inland Northern American, Northwestern US, Canada, Western Pennsylvania) A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; a soda pop.
- a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
- an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
- a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
- music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love
adj
intj
verb
- (intransitive, vulgar, slang) To ejaculate; to orgasm.
- (transitive, slang) To pawn (something) (to raise money).
- (transitive, slang) To shoot (usually somebody) with a firearm.
- (intransitive, slang) To give birth.
- (intransitive, with in, out, upon, etc.) To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart.
- (transitive, computing) To remove (a data item) from the top of a stack.
- (intransitive) To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.
- (transitive, informal) To perform (a move or stunt) while riding a board or vehicle.
- (transitive, UK, Australia) To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.
- (intransitive, of the ears) To undergo equalization of pressure when the Eustachian tubes open.
- (African-American Vernacular) To sexually penetrate.
- (ergative) To burst (something) with a popping sound.
- (transitive, slang) To arrest.
- (dance) To perform the popping style of dance.
- (intransitive) To stand out; to be distinctive to the senses.
- (music) To pull a string away from the fretboard and release it so that it snaps back.
- (transitive) To hit (something or someone).
- (intransitive, often with over, round, along, in, etc.) To make a short trip or visit.
- (transitive, slang) To swallow or consume (especially a tablet of a drug, sometimes extended to other small items such as sweets or candy).
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) To occur or happen.
- appear suddenly or unexpectedly; happen unexpectedly
- cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound
- put or thrust suddenly and forcefully
- burst open with a sharp, explosive sound
- hit or strike
- bulge outward
- fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise
- release suddenly
- take drugs, especially orally
- drink down entirely
- cause to make a sharp explosive sound
- make a sharp explosive noise
- hit a pop-fly
adv
noun
- A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world.
- (prison) General population.
- (by extension) The people with a given characteristic.
- (computing) The act of filling initially empty items in a collection.
- The people living within a political or geographical boundary.
- (cellular automata) The number of living cells in a pattern.
- (statistics) A group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a census or from which a sample is drawn.
- (biology) A collection of organisms of a particular species, sharing a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given area.
- the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.)
- the people who inhabit a territory or state
- a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
- the act of populating (causing to live in a place)
- (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
noun
- A tally.
- (computing) An atomic piece of data, such as a word, for which a meaning may be inferred during parsing.
- (grammar) A lexeme; a basic, grammatically indivisible unit of a language such as a keyword, operator or identifier.
- A seal guaranteeing the quality of an item.
- (weaving) In a loom, a colored signal to show the weaver which shuttle to use.
- Something serving as an expression of something else.
- (computing) A conceptual object that can be possessed by a computer, process, etc. in order to regulate a turn-taking system such as a token ring network.
- (Church of Scotland) A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's Supper.
- (rail transport) A physical object used for exchange between drivers and signalmen on single track lines.
- (mining) A thin bed of coal indicating the existence of a thicker seam at no great distance.
- (corpus linguistics) A single example of a certain word in a text or corpus.
- A keepsake.
- (philosophy) A particular thing to which a concept applies.
- Support for a belief; grounds for an opinion.
- (medicine) A characteristic sign of a disease or of a bodily disorder, a symptom; a sign of a bodily condition, recovery, or health.
- A piece of stamped metal or plastic, etc., used as a form of currency; a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services.
- Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith.
- (computing) A meaningless placeholder used as a substitute for sensitive data.
- (printing) Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides.
- An object or disclosure to attest or authenticate the bearer or an instruction.
- A minor attempt for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement; a formality.
- A small physical object, often designed to give the appearance of a common thing, used to represent a person or character in a board game or other situation.
- (mining) A bit of leather having a peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sent one of these with each corf or tub he had hewn.
- A member of a group of people that is included within a larger group to comply with a legal or social requirement.
- An extraordinary event serving as evidence of supernatural power.
- an individual instance of a type of symbol
- something of sentimental value
- a metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines
- something serving as a sign of something else
adj
- (of people) Included in minimal numbers in order to create an impression or illusion of diversity, especially ethnic or gender diversity.
- Perfunctory or merely symbolic; done or existing for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement.
- Done as an indication or a pledge.
- insignificantly small; a matter of form only (‘tokenish’ is informal)
verb
noun
- (countable) A sample.
- (statistics) The analysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random.
- (signal processing) The measurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form.
- (music) The electronic splicing of pieces of previously recorded sound as part of a composition, especially as part of hip-hop or electronic dance music.
- The process or technique of obtaining a representative sample.
- measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)
- items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
- (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
verb
noun
- The act of surveying; a general view.
- The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface.
- A measured plan and description of any portion of country.
- A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.
- (US) A district for the collection of customs under a particular officer.
- A questionnaire or similar instrument used for examining the opinions of a group of people.
- (historical) An auction at which a farm is let for a lease for lives.
- An examination of the opinions of a group of people.
- short descriptive summary (of events)
- the act of looking or seeing or observing
- a detailed critical inspection
verb
- make a survey of; for statistical purposes
- To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.
- To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurements, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry
- To investigate the opinions, experiences, etc., of people by asking them questions; to conduct a survey; to administer a questionnaire.
- To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook
- To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same.
- To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of
- keep under surveillance
- plot a map of (land)
- consider in a comprehensive way
- look over carefully or inspect
- hold a review (of troops)
noun
- (US) Initialism of Current Population Survey.
- (video games) Initialism of clicks per second.
- (sciences, engineering, manufacturing, deprecated in favor of Hz) Initialism of cycles per second.
- (telecommunications) Initialism of characters per second.
- (functional programming, uncountable) Initialism of continuation-passing style.
- (US) Initialism of child protective services.
- (sciences, engineering, manufacturing) Initialism of counts per second.
- Initialism of clean plate syndrome.
- (computing) Initialism of cyber-physical system.
name
noun
adj
- (algebra, of a lattice) In which every set with a lower bound has a greatest lower bound.
- (computing theory, of a problem) That is in a given complexity class and is such that every other problem in the class can be reduced to it (usually in polynomial time or logarithmic space).
- With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.
- (logic, of a proof system of a formal system with respect to a given semantics) In which every semantically valid well-formed formula is provable.
- Generic intensifier.
- Finished; ended; concluded; completed.
- (ring theory, of a local ring) Complete as a topological group with respect to its m-adic topology, where m is its unique maximal idea.
- (mathematics, of a category) In which all small limits exist.
- (mathematical analysis, of a metric space or topological group) In which every Cauchy sequence converges to a point within the space.
- having every necessary or normal part or component or step
- highly skilled
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
- having come or been brought to a conclusion
- perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities
verb
- (transitive) To make whole or entire.
- (poker) To call from the small blind in an unraised pot.
- (ambitransitive) To finish; to make done; to reach the end.
- come or bring to a finish or an end
- write all the required information onto a form
- complete or carry out
- bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements
- complete a pass
verb
noun
- a periodic count of the population
- An official count or enumeration of members of a population (not necessarily human), usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals.
- (cellular automata) A count of the number of individual patterns within a larger pattern, most often the ash of a soup or a methuselah.
- Count, tally.
- (historical) A type of tax levied by feudal lords on peasants.
noun
noun
- someone who conducts a statistical survey
- an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures
- A person occupied with surveying: the process of determining positions on the earth's surface.
- One who carries out a survey or poll.
- (UK) A person charged with inspecting something for the purpose of determining its condition, value, etc.
noun
- (US) Initialism of Census County Division.
- Initialism of central core disease.
- (biology) Initialism of colony collapse disorder.
- (photography) A CCD-based image sensor.
- (electronics) Initialism of charge-coupled device (digital camera cell technology).
- (oceanography) Initialism of carbonate compensation depth.
noun
- Population.
- (colloquial) A lollipop.
- (US, mostly in plural) A small, immature peanut, boiled as a snack.
- (colloquial, in the phrase "a pop") A quantity dispensed; a portion; apiece.
- (Russian Orthodoxy, uncommon) A Russian Orthodox parish priest.
- (physics) The sixth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, jounce, crackle), i.e. the rate of change of crackle.
- A bird, the European redwing.
- (computing) The removal of a data item from the top of a stack.
- (countable) A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.
- (professional wrestling slang) A (usually very) loud audience reaction.
- Something that stands out or is distinctive to the mind or senses.
- Pop music.
- (colloquial) Ellipsis of freeze pop.
- (music) The pulling of a string away from the fretboard and releasing it so that it snaps back.
- (uncountable, regional, Midwestern US, Canada, Inland Northern American, Midlands, Northwestern US, Western Pennsylvania, Northern England) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
- (colloquial, endearing) One's father.
- A pop shot: a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.
- (countable, regional, Midwestern US, Inland Northern American, Northwestern US, Canada, Western Pennsylvania) A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; a soda pop.
- a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
- an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
- a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
- music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love
adj
intj
verb
- (intransitive, vulgar, slang) To ejaculate; to orgasm.
- (transitive, slang) To pawn (something) (to raise money).
- (transitive, slang) To shoot (usually somebody) with a firearm.
- (intransitive, slang) To give birth.
- (intransitive, with in, out, upon, etc.) To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart.
- (transitive, computing) To remove (a data item) from the top of a stack.
- (intransitive) To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.
- (transitive, informal) To perform (a move or stunt) while riding a board or vehicle.
- (transitive, UK, Australia) To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.
- (intransitive, of the ears) To undergo equalization of pressure when the Eustachian tubes open.
- (African-American Vernacular) To sexually penetrate.
- (ergative) To burst (something) with a popping sound.
- (transitive, slang) To arrest.
- (dance) To perform the popping style of dance.
- (intransitive) To stand out; to be distinctive to the senses.
- (music) To pull a string away from the fretboard and release it so that it snaps back.
- (transitive) To hit (something or someone).
- (intransitive, often with over, round, along, in, etc.) To make a short trip or visit.
- (transitive, slang) To swallow or consume (especially a tablet of a drug, sometimes extended to other small items such as sweets or candy).
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) To occur or happen.
- appear suddenly or unexpectedly; happen unexpectedly
- cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound
- put or thrust suddenly and forcefully
- burst open with a sharp, explosive sound
- hit or strike
- bulge outward
- fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise
- release suddenly
- take drugs, especially orally
- drink down entirely
- cause to make a sharp explosive sound
- make a sharp explosive noise
- hit a pop-fly
adv
noun
- A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world.
- (prison) General population.
- (by extension) The people with a given characteristic.
- (computing) The act of filling initially empty items in a collection.
- The people living within a political or geographical boundary.
- (cellular automata) The number of living cells in a pattern.
- (statistics) A group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a census or from which a sample is drawn.
- (biology) A collection of organisms of a particular species, sharing a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given area.
- the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.)
- the people who inhabit a territory or state
- a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
- the act of populating (causing to live in a place)
- (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
noun
- A tally.
- (computing) An atomic piece of data, such as a word, for which a meaning may be inferred during parsing.
- (grammar) A lexeme; a basic, grammatically indivisible unit of a language such as a keyword, operator or identifier.
- A seal guaranteeing the quality of an item.
- (weaving) In a loom, a colored signal to show the weaver which shuttle to use.
- Something serving as an expression of something else.
- (computing) A conceptual object that can be possessed by a computer, process, etc. in order to regulate a turn-taking system such as a token ring network.
- (Church of Scotland) A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's Supper.
- (rail transport) A physical object used for exchange between drivers and signalmen on single track lines.
- (mining) A thin bed of coal indicating the existence of a thicker seam at no great distance.
- (corpus linguistics) A single example of a certain word in a text or corpus.
- A keepsake.
- (philosophy) A particular thing to which a concept applies.
- Support for a belief; grounds for an opinion.
- (medicine) A characteristic sign of a disease or of a bodily disorder, a symptom; a sign of a bodily condition, recovery, or health.
- A piece of stamped metal or plastic, etc., used as a form of currency; a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services.
- Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith.
- (computing) A meaningless placeholder used as a substitute for sensitive data.
- (printing) Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides.
- An object or disclosure to attest or authenticate the bearer or an instruction.
- A minor attempt for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement; a formality.
- A small physical object, often designed to give the appearance of a common thing, used to represent a person or character in a board game or other situation.
- (mining) A bit of leather having a peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sent one of these with each corf or tub he had hewn.
- A member of a group of people that is included within a larger group to comply with a legal or social requirement.
- An extraordinary event serving as evidence of supernatural power.
- an individual instance of a type of symbol
- something of sentimental value
- a metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines
- something serving as a sign of something else
adj
- (of people) Included in minimal numbers in order to create an impression or illusion of diversity, especially ethnic or gender diversity.
- Perfunctory or merely symbolic; done or existing for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement.
- Done as an indication or a pledge.
- insignificantly small; a matter of form only (‘tokenish’ is informal)
verb
noun
- (countable) A sample.
- (statistics) The analysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random.
- (signal processing) The measurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form.
- (music) The electronic splicing of pieces of previously recorded sound as part of a composition, especially as part of hip-hop or electronic dance music.
- The process or technique of obtaining a representative sample.
- measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)
- items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
- (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
verb
verb
noun
- a periodic count of the population
- An official count or enumeration of members of a population (not necessarily human), usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals.
- (cellular automata) A count of the number of individual patterns within a larger pattern, most often the ash of a soup or a methuselah.
- Count, tally.
- (historical) A type of tax levied by feudal lords on peasants.
noun
- The act of surveying; a general view.
- The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface.
- A measured plan and description of any portion of country.
- A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.
- (US) A district for the collection of customs under a particular officer.
- A questionnaire or similar instrument used for examining the opinions of a group of people.
- (historical) An auction at which a farm is let for a lease for lives.
- An examination of the opinions of a group of people.
- short descriptive summary (of events)
- the act of looking or seeing or observing
- a detailed critical inspection
verb
- make a survey of; for statistical purposes
- To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.
- To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurements, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry
- To investigate the opinions, experiences, etc., of people by asking them questions; to conduct a survey; to administer a questionnaire.
- To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook
- To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same.
- To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of
- keep under surveillance
- plot a map of (land)
- consider in a comprehensive way
- look over carefully or inspect
- hold a review (of troops)
verb
- establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- learn or discover with certainty
- (transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish.
verb
- establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- shape or influence; give direction to
- fix conclusively or authoritatively
- reach, make, or come to a decision about something
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- fix in scope; fix the boundaries of
- settle conclusively; come to terms
- decide upon or fix definitely
- To bring to a conclusion, as a question or controversy; to settle authoritative or judicial sentence; to decide.
- To resolve (to do something); to establish a fixed intention; to cause (something) to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead.
- To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle.
- To ascertain definitely; to figure out, find out, or conclude by analyzing, calculating, or investigating.
- (transitive or intransitive, law, otherwise obsolete) To bring to an end, finish; to come to an end, stop, end.
- To set the boundaries or limits of.
- (logic) To define or limit by adding a differentia.
- To fix the course of; to impel and direct; with a remoter object preceded by to.
verb
- establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- obtain through effort or management
- receive a specified treatment (abstract)
- perceive or be contemporaneous with
- make a discovery, make a new finding
- discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
- get or find back; recover the use of
- get something or somebody for a specific purpose
- accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
- perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
- succeed in reaching; arrive at
- come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
- come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with
- decide on and make a declaration about
- (transitive) To gain, as the object of desire or effort.
- (ditransitive) To discover by study or experiment directed to an object or end.
- (transitive) To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
- (transitive) To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.
- (transitive) To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish.
- (transitive) To point out.
- (transitive) To meet with; to receive.
- (transitive) To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.
- (intransitive, hunting) To discover game.
- (ditransitive) To decide that, to conclude that, to form the opinion that, to consider.
- (transitive, ball games) To successfully pass to or shoot the ball into.
- (intransitive, law) To determine or judge.
- (ditransitive) To locate on behalf of another.
noun
verb
- establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act
- (transitive) To uncover a weakness in (someone).
- (transitive) To discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To discover, as by asking or investigating.
- (intransitive, slang) To receive the consequences of one's actions.
verb
- To survey; to look broadly over.
- To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.
- To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.
- (transitive, Philippines, sometimes Canada, US) To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.
- look at again; examine again
- look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember
- appraise critically
- refresh one's memory
- hold a review (of troops)
noun
- (law) A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.
- A survey of the available items or material.
- (sciences) A review article.
- A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.
- A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.
- A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.
- A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.
- A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.
- An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
- (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data
- a new appraisal or evaluation
- practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory
- a formal or official examination
- (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)
- an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
- a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
- a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
- a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art
- a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians
adj
noun
- (chiefly in the plural) A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
- A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
- An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.
- a statistic characterizing human populations (or segments of human populations broken down by age or sex or income etc.)