English words for 'Synonym of principal-agent problem.'
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noun
- The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent.
- The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.
- An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.
- A medium through which power is exerted or an end is achieved.
- A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by, such unit of government.
- (sociology, philosophy, psychology) The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.
- the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
- an administrative unit of government
- to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
- the state of being in action or exerting power
- a business or organization that provides a particular service, especially the mediation of transactions between two parties
name
noun
noun
- (agent noun) Any agent that shapes (something), whether literally or figuratively.
- (surfing) A person who designs and builds surfboards.
- (machining) A machine tool in which a single-point cutting tool mounted on a reciprocating ram is traversed across the workpiece linearly. Shapers can generate various shapes, but were most especially employed in generating flat surfaces and keyways. The shaper is nowadays obsolescent, most of its applications being served by milling machines.
- a person who makes things
- a machine tool for shaping metal or wood
noun
- (by extension) A contrived solution to a problem, relying on an agent external to the situation.
- any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an insoluble difficulty
- (historical) A machine used to bring an actor playing a god onto the stage, either up through a trapdoor or (e.g. by crane) from above.
- (narratology) Any resolution to a story that does not pay due regard to the story's internal logic and that is so unlikely that it challenges suspension of disbelief, and presumably allows the author, director, or developer to end the story in the way that they desired.
- (historical, literary) A deity in Greek and Roman drama who was brought in by stage machinery to intervene in a difficult situation (i.e., to resolve a crisis, or untangle issues surrounding it, a character logically expected to do so).
noun
- an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause
- (US) A military or heavy construction vehicle.
- A person or thing that is seminal and influential.
- (automotive) Tractor unit. Or, more specifically, the front part of a semi-trailer type truck, i.e., the tractor to which the trailer part attaches.
- A machine, such as a water wheel or steam engine, that receives and modifies energy as supplied by some natural source or fuel and transforms it into mechanical work
- (philosophy) The initial agent that is the cause of all things.
noun
- an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause
- (chiefly philosophy, theology) The prime mover or first cause (“an initial cause from which all other causes and effects follow”).
- (astronomy, historical) The outermost celestial sphere of the heavens in Ptolemaic astronomy, which was believed to cause all the inner spheres to rotate.
- (by extension) The person or thing that is the main impetus for some action; a driving force.
noun
- Agent noun of fix: one who, or that which, fixes.
- (photography) A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions.
- (slang) A drug dealer or user.
- (Philippines, by extension) Someone who is often paid that helps a customer cut through red tape, especially for government processes or applications.
- (journalism) A person who assists foreign journalists in volatile countries, often providing interpretation, personal connections, and transportation services.
- (criminal justice, law) A person who arranges immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion, especially as a business endeavor for profit.
- (real estate, US) A fixer-upper.
- A person who serves as an agent to arrange for a desired result, perhaps by improper and/or unlawful means.
- synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction
- a skilled worker who mends or repairs things
- someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee)
- a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image)
adj
- used of the first or originating agent
- being at the best stage of development
- first in rank or degree
- of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers
- of superior grade
- Early; blooming; being in the first stage.
- First in excellence, quality, or value.
- First in importance, degree, or rank.
- (algebra, of a nonzero module) Such that the annihilator of any nonzero submodule is equal to the annihilator of the whole module.
- First in time, order, or sequence.
- (algebra, of an ideal) Having its complement closed under multiplication.
- Marked or distinguished by the prime symbol.
- (mathematics, technical) Such that if it divides a product, it divides one of the multiplicands.
- (mathematics, lay) Having exactly two integral factors: itself and unity (1 in the case of integers).
noun
- the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- a natural number that has exactly two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself
- the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.
- the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest
- (Christianity) The religious service appointed to this hour.
- (historical) The first hour of daylight; the first canonical hour.
- The symbol ′ used to indicate feet, minutes, derivation and other measures and mathematical operations.
- (algebra, number theory) A prime element of a mathematical structure, particularly a prime number.
- The most active, thriving, or successful stage or period.
- A feather, from the wing of the cock ostrich, that is of the palest possible shade.
- (psychology) A stimulus which causes priming.
- The chief or best individual or part.
- An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal system.
- (backgammon) A series of consecutive blocks. A prime of six prevents the opponent's pieces from passing.
- (fencing) The first defensive position, with the sword hand held at head height, and the tip of the sword at head height.
- (card games) A four-card hand containing one card of each suit in the game of primero; the opposite of a flush in poker.
- Something which is first in importance or rank: a prime defense company, mortgage lender, etc.
- (film) Contraction of prime lens, a film lens.
- (cycling) An intermediate sprint within a race, usually offering a prize and/or points.
- (music) The first note or tone of a musical scale.
verb
- fill with priming liquid
- cover with a primer; apply a primer to
- insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing
- (mathematics) To mark with a prime mark.
- (transitive) To fill or prepare the chamber of a mechanism for its main work.
- To apply priming to (a musket or cannon); to apply a primer to (a metallic cartridge).
- (intransitive, of a steam boiler) To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed.
- (intransitive) To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.
- To prepare; to make ready.
- (transitive) To apply a coat of primer paint to.
noun
- Agent noun of force.
- The solid piston of a force pump; the instrument by which water is forced in a pump.
- A small hand pump for sinking pits, draining cellars, etc.
- A bell-shaped lidded pot for growing rhubarb, used to limit photosynthesis by excluding light, encouraging early-season growth and blanched stems.
suffix
- (nonproductive) Ending of some agent nouns inherited from Middle English.
- (nonproductive) Ending of some agent nouns inherited from Middle English borrowed from Old French or Medieval Latin
- Of, near, or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.
- (astronomy) Used to form names of star types.
adj
- That behaves like an agent: able to express or expressing agency or control on one's own behalf or on the behalf of another.
- (psychology, by extension, of a psychological state of a person) That obeys authority (introduced in Milgram's theory).
- (psychology) Having to do with performance, or achieving status.
- (psychology) Having agency; able to make independent decisions in pursuit of a goal.
adj
noun
verb
noun
- street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
- a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
- the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
- a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
- A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time.
- (figurative) A good measure or lengthy experience of something.
- (Ireland, colloquial) A cold; a common, viral illness of the nasal passage, sometimes with fever.
- The quantity of an agent (not always active), substance, or radiation administered or experienced at any one time.
noun
- An agent of one intelligence agency or group who pretends to be interested in defecting or turning to another intelligence agency or group.
- (slang, ice hockey, lacrosse) The action of dangling; a series of complex stick tricks and fakes in order to defeat the defender in style.
- A dangling ornament or decoration.
verb
- (medicine, transitive) To position (a patient) in this way.
- (intransitive, slang, ice hockey, lacrosse) The action of performing a move or deke with the puck in order to get past a defender or goalie; perhaps because of the resemblance to dangling the puck on a string.
- (transitive, figurative, by extension) To put forth as a possibility.
- (intransitive) To hang loosely with the ability to swing.
- (medicine, intransitive) Of a patient: to be positioned with the legs hanging over the edge of the bed.
- (transitive) To hang or trail something loosely.
- hang loosely
- cause to dangle or hang freely
noun
- The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent.
- The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.
- An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.
- A medium through which power is exerted or an end is achieved.
- A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by, such unit of government.
- (sociology, philosophy, psychology) The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.
- the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
- an administrative unit of government
- to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
- the state of being in action or exerting power
- a business or organization that provides a particular service, especially the mediation of transactions between two parties
noun
noun
- (agent noun) Any agent that shapes (something), whether literally or figuratively.
- (surfing) A person who designs and builds surfboards.
- (machining) A machine tool in which a single-point cutting tool mounted on a reciprocating ram is traversed across the workpiece linearly. Shapers can generate various shapes, but were most especially employed in generating flat surfaces and keyways. The shaper is nowadays obsolescent, most of its applications being served by milling machines.
- a person who makes things
- a machine tool for shaping metal or wood
noun
- (by extension) A contrived solution to a problem, relying on an agent external to the situation.
- any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an insoluble difficulty
- (historical) A machine used to bring an actor playing a god onto the stage, either up through a trapdoor or (e.g. by crane) from above.
- (narratology) Any resolution to a story that does not pay due regard to the story's internal logic and that is so unlikely that it challenges suspension of disbelief, and presumably allows the author, director, or developer to end the story in the way that they desired.
- (historical, literary) A deity in Greek and Roman drama who was brought in by stage machinery to intervene in a difficult situation (i.e., to resolve a crisis, or untangle issues surrounding it, a character logically expected to do so).
noun
- an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause
- (US) A military or heavy construction vehicle.
- A person or thing that is seminal and influential.
- (automotive) Tractor unit. Or, more specifically, the front part of a semi-trailer type truck, i.e., the tractor to which the trailer part attaches.
- A machine, such as a water wheel or steam engine, that receives and modifies energy as supplied by some natural source or fuel and transforms it into mechanical work
- (philosophy) The initial agent that is the cause of all things.
noun
- an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause
- (chiefly philosophy, theology) The prime mover or first cause (“an initial cause from which all other causes and effects follow”).
- (astronomy, historical) The outermost celestial sphere of the heavens in Ptolemaic astronomy, which was believed to cause all the inner spheres to rotate.
- (by extension) The person or thing that is the main impetus for some action; a driving force.
noun
- Agent noun of fix: one who, or that which, fixes.
- (photography) A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions.
- (slang) A drug dealer or user.
- (Philippines, by extension) Someone who is often paid that helps a customer cut through red tape, especially for government processes or applications.
- (journalism) A person who assists foreign journalists in volatile countries, often providing interpretation, personal connections, and transportation services.
- (criminal justice, law) A person who arranges immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion, especially as a business endeavor for profit.
- (real estate, US) A fixer-upper.
- A person who serves as an agent to arrange for a desired result, perhaps by improper and/or unlawful means.
- synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction
- a skilled worker who mends or repairs things
- someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee)
- a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image)
noun
- Agent noun of force.
- The solid piston of a force pump; the instrument by which water is forced in a pump.
- A small hand pump for sinking pits, draining cellars, etc.
- A bell-shaped lidded pot for growing rhubarb, used to limit photosynthesis by excluding light, encouraging early-season growth and blanched stems.
noun
- An agent of one intelligence agency or group who pretends to be interested in defecting or turning to another intelligence agency or group.
- (slang, ice hockey, lacrosse) The action of dangling; a series of complex stick tricks and fakes in order to defeat the defender in style.
- A dangling ornament or decoration.
verb
- (medicine, transitive) To position (a patient) in this way.
- (intransitive, slang, ice hockey, lacrosse) The action of performing a move or deke with the puck in order to get past a defender or goalie; perhaps because of the resemblance to dangling the puck on a string.
- (transitive, figurative, by extension) To put forth as a possibility.
- (intransitive) To hang loosely with the ability to swing.
- (medicine, intransitive) Of a patient: to be positioned with the legs hanging over the edge of the bed.
- (transitive) To hang or trail something loosely.
- hang loosely
- cause to dangle or hang freely
verb
noun
- street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
- a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
- the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
- a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
- A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time.
- (figurative) A good measure or lengthy experience of something.
- (Ireland, colloquial) A cold; a common, viral illness of the nasal passage, sometimes with fever.
- The quantity of an agent (not always active), substance, or radiation administered or experienced at any one time.
adj
- used of the first or originating agent
- being at the best stage of development
- first in rank or degree
- of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers
- of superior grade
- Early; blooming; being in the first stage.
- First in excellence, quality, or value.
- First in importance, degree, or rank.
- (algebra, of a nonzero module) Such that the annihilator of any nonzero submodule is equal to the annihilator of the whole module.
- First in time, order, or sequence.
- (algebra, of an ideal) Having its complement closed under multiplication.
- Marked or distinguished by the prime symbol.
- (mathematics, technical) Such that if it divides a product, it divides one of the multiplicands.
- (mathematics, lay) Having exactly two integral factors: itself and unity (1 in the case of integers).
noun
- the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- a natural number that has exactly two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself
- the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.
- the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest
- (Christianity) The religious service appointed to this hour.
- (historical) The first hour of daylight; the first canonical hour.
- The symbol ′ used to indicate feet, minutes, derivation and other measures and mathematical operations.
- (algebra, number theory) A prime element of a mathematical structure, particularly a prime number.
- The most active, thriving, or successful stage or period.
- A feather, from the wing of the cock ostrich, that is of the palest possible shade.
- (psychology) A stimulus which causes priming.
- The chief or best individual or part.
- An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal system.
- (backgammon) A series of consecutive blocks. A prime of six prevents the opponent's pieces from passing.
- (fencing) The first defensive position, with the sword hand held at head height, and the tip of the sword at head height.
- (card games) A four-card hand containing one card of each suit in the game of primero; the opposite of a flush in poker.
- Something which is first in importance or rank: a prime defense company, mortgage lender, etc.
- (film) Contraction of prime lens, a film lens.
- (cycling) An intermediate sprint within a race, usually offering a prize and/or points.
- (music) The first note or tone of a musical scale.
verb
- fill with priming liquid
- cover with a primer; apply a primer to
- insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing
- (mathematics) To mark with a prime mark.
- (transitive) To fill or prepare the chamber of a mechanism for its main work.
- To apply priming to (a musket or cannon); to apply a primer to (a metallic cartridge).
- (intransitive, of a steam boiler) To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed.
- (intransitive) To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.
- To prepare; to make ready.
- (transitive) To apply a coat of primer paint to.
adj
- That behaves like an agent: able to express or expressing agency or control on one's own behalf or on the behalf of another.
- (psychology, by extension, of a psychological state of a person) That obeys authority (introduced in Milgram's theory).
- (psychology) Having to do with performance, or achieving status.
- (psychology) Having agency; able to make independent decisions in pursuit of a goal.