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91act */*/*/ — I UK [ækt] / US noun Word forms act : singular act plural acts 1) [countable] a single thing that someone does act of violence/vandalism/terrorism/kindness/bravery/desperation etc: No act of kindness is ever wasted. We strongly condemn any act of …
92affair */*/*/ — UK [əˈfeə(r)] / US [əˈfer] noun Word forms affair : singular affair plural affairs 1) affairs [plural] events and activities relating to the government, politics, economy etc of a country, region, or the world a public affairs consultant a… …
93generation */*/*/ — UK [ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms generation : singular generation plural generations 1) a) [countable] a group of people in society who are born and live around the same time The site was preserved as a monument for future generations.… …
94Metrization theorem — In topology and related areas of mathematics, a metrizable space is a topological space that is homeomorphic to a metric space. That is, a topological space (X,τ) is said to be metrizable if there is a metric such that the topology induced by d… …
95buyer — Anyone who enters the market to purchase a good or service. For futures, a buyer can be establishing a new position by purchasing a contract ( going long), or liquidating an existing short position. Puts and calls can also be bought, giving the… …
96root — I UK [ruːt] / US [rut] noun Word forms root : singular root plural roots *** 1) [countable] the part of a plant that grows under the ground, through which the plant gets water and food Olive trees have deep roots. 2) [countable] the part of a… …
97Lebesgue measure — In mathematics, the Lebesgue measure, named after Henri Lebesgue, is the standard way of assigning a length, area or volume to subsets of Euclidean space. It is used throughout real analysis, in particular to define Lebesgue integration. Sets… …
98property — prop‧er‧ty [ˈprɒpəti ǁ ˈprɑːpər ] noun properties PLURALFORM 1. [uncountable] LAW all the things that someone owns: • Some of the stolen property was found in Mason s house. • The President supports a tax cut on profits from sales of property… …
99drop — I UK [drɒp] / US [drɑp] verb Word forms drop : present tense I/you/we/they drop he/she/it drops present participle dropping past tense dropped past participle dropped *** 1) [transitive] to deliberately let something fall drop something off… …
100extension */*/*/ — UK [ɪkˈstenʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms extension : singular extension plural extensions 1) a) [countable] an extra room or rooms added to a building We are building an extension on the back of our house. extension to: He has applied for… …
