rule - Similar and Opposite Words
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measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
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something regarded as a normative example
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a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
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(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
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a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
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- Gestalt law of organization
- Gestalt principle of organization
- Gresham's Law
- Huygens' principle of superposition
- Le Chatelier principle
- Le Chatelier's law
- Le Chatelier's principle
- Le Chatelier-Braun principle
- Naegele's rule
- Occam's Razor
- Ockham's Razor
- law of parsimony
- localisation
- localisation of function
- localisation principle
- localization
- localization of function
- localization principle
- mass action
- mass-action principle
- mass-energy equivalence
- principle of equivalence
- principle of liquid displacement
- principle of parsimony
- principle of superposition
- superposition
- superposition principle
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a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
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any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
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prescribed guide for conduct or action
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directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
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(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
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dominance or power through legal authority
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the duration of a monarch's or government's power
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decide with authority
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decide on and make a declaration about
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exercise authority over; as of nations
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be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
