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  • 1MAJORITY RULE — MAJORITY RULE, deciding a matter according to the majority opinion. In the field of the halakhah this rule is applied in three principal instances: (a) determination of the binding law according to (the view of) the majority of halakhic scholars; …

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  • 2majority rule — n. The rule or doctrine that the numerical majority[2] of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group; as, our club makes decisions by majority rule.. Contrasted with {unanimous consent}, or decision by a {decree} of a single …

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  • 3majority rule — noun the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group • Syn: ↑democracy • Derivationally related forms: ↑democratic (for: ↑democracy) • Hypernyms: ↑doctrine, ↑ …

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  • 4majority rule — noun A decision rule whereby the decisions of the numerical majority of a group will bind on the whole group …

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  • 5Numerical relativity — is one of the branches of general relativity that uses numerical methods and algorithms to solve and analyze problems. To this end, supercomputers are often employed to study black holes, gravitational waves, neutron stars and many other… …

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  • 6Numerical Recipes — is the generic title of a series of books on algorithms and numerical analysis by William H. Press, Saul Teukolsky, William Vetterling and Brian Flannery. In various editions, the books have been in print since 1986. The most recent edition was… …

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  • 7Tyranny of the majority — For the form of democracy, see Ochlocracy. For the Flesh Field album, see Tyranny of the Majority (album). The phrase tyranny of the majority (or tyranny of the masses ), used in discussing systems of democracy and majority rule, is a criticism… …

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  • 8majorityrule — majority rule n. A doctrine by which a numerical majority of an organized group holds the power to make decisions binding on all in the group. * * * …

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  • 9Minority group — A minority is a sociological group within a demographic. The demographic could be based on many factors from ethnicity, gender, wealth, power, etc. The term extends to numerous situations, and civilizations within history, despite the misnomer of …

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  • 10Richmond (Yorks) (UK Parliament constituency) — UK constituency infobox Name = Richmond (Yorks) Map1 = Richmond Type = County Map2 = NorthYorkshire Entity = North Yorkshire County = North Yorkshire Year = 1585 MP = William Hague Party = Conservative EP = Yorkshire and the HumberRichmond… …

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