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  • 1study — [stud′ē] n. pl. studies [ME studie < OFr estudie < L studium, zeal, study < studere, to busy oneself about, apply oneself to, study, orig., prob., to aim toward, strike at, akin to tundere, to strike, beat < IE * (s)teud < base *… …

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  • 2Study software — Studying in an educational context refers to the process of gaining mastery of a certain area of information.Study software then is any program which allows students to improve the time they spend thinking about, learning and studying that… …

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  • 3thinking — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. rational, reasoning, reasonable, pensive, introspective, reflective, meditative, speculative, studious, deliberating, contemplative, absorbed, engrossed, intent on, ruminating, cerebrating; see also thoughtful 1 . Ant.… …

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  • 4Thinking processes (Theory of Constraints) — * (This page is about Theory of constraints. Wikipedia also has a List of thought processes.Thinking processes in Eliyahu M. Goldratt s Theory of Constraints, are the five methods to enable the focused improvement of any system (especially… …

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  • 5study — 1 / stVdi/ noun 1 PIECE OF WORK (C) a piece of work that is done to find out more about a particular subject or problem, and usually includes a written report (+ of/into): We re doing a study into how much time people spend watching television. | …

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  • 6study — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. meditation, research, examination, investigation; library, atelier, den; plan;sketch, cartoon; étude. v. investigate, weigh, consider, examine; scrutinize; con; memorize; ponder; hit the books (inf.) …

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  • 7study — n 1. reading, review, reviewing, learning, taking in, absorption, memorization; concentration, intentness, attentiveness, application, endeavor, effort, enterprise, work, hard work; industry, industriousness, sedulousness, assiduity, plodding,… …

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  • 8thinking — adj 1. rational, reasoning, reasonable, sensible, cerebral; logical, practical, pragmatic; intelligent, knowing, ratiocinative, percipient, perceiving; analytic, ideational, philosophical, sophic; speculative, imaginative. 2. reflective,… …

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  • 9religion, study of — Introduction       attempt to understand the various aspects of religion, especially through the use of other intellectual disciplines.       The history of mankind has shown the pervasive influences of religion, and thus the study of religion,… …

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  • 10Critical thinking — is the process or method of thinking that questions assumptions. It is a way of deciding whether a claim is true, false, or sometimes true and sometimes false, or partly true and partly false. The origins of critical thinking can be traced in… …

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