first (second) string

  • 21string — {{11}}string (n.) O.E. streng line, cord, thread, from P.Gmc. *strangiz (Cf. O.N. strengr, Dan. streng, M.Du. strenge, Du. streng, O.H.G. strang, Ger. Strang rope, cord ), from *strang taut, stiff, from PIE root *strenk …

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  • 22second — 1. n., adj., & v. n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 2 in the sequence 1 2. 2 something occupying this position. 3 the second person etc. in a race or competition. 4 Mus. a an interval or chord spanning two… …

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  • 23string — /strɪŋ / (say string) noun 1. a line, cord, or thread, used for tying parcels, etc. 2. a narrow strip of cloth, leather, etc., for tying parts together: strings of a bonnet. 3. something resembling a string or thread. 4. a number of objects, as… …

  • 24String Quartet No. 1 (Beethoven) — Ludwig van Beethoven s String Quartet No. 1 in F major was published in 1801 as opus 18, no. 1, and was written between 1798 and 1800. It is actually the second string quartet that Beethoven composed.The quartet consists of four… …

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  • 25first-string — adjective (only before noun) a first string player in a team plays when the game begins because they are the most skilled compare second­string …

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  • 26second-stringer — noun a) A person who plays second string. A person who is kept on a sports team as a backup in case a first string player is unavailable. b) A person who is not good enough to be considered proficient but is possible as a backup …

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  • 27First team — The first team is the colloquial name given to the most senior team fielded by a football club. DefinitionWithin the playing structure of the club, there is no higher level than the first team. If the club fields other teams, those teams will… …

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  • 28First-order logic — is a formal logical system used in mathematics, philosophy, linguistics, and computer science. It goes by many names, including: first order predicate calculus, the lower predicate calculus, quantification theory, and predicate logic (a less… …

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  • 29String duality — is a class of symmetries in physics that link different string theories, theories which assume that the fundamental building blocks of the universe are strings instead of point particles. Before the so called duality revolution there were… …

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  • 30String searching algorithm — String searching algorithms, sometimes called string matching algorithms, are an important class of string algorithms that try to find a place where one or several strings (also called patterns) are found within a larger string or text. Let Σ be… …

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