Meaning of term
Definition of term
(noun)
a
word
or
expression
used
for
some
particular
thing; "he
learned
many
medical
terms"
a
limited
period
of time; "a
prison
term"; "he
left
school
before
the end of term"
(usually plural) a
statement
of what is
required
as
part
of an agreement; "the
contract
set out the
conditions
of the lease"; "the
terms
of the
treaty
were generous"
any
distinct
quantity
contained
in a polynomial; "the
general
term
of an
algebraic
equation
of the
n-th
degree"
one of the
substantive
phrases in a
logical
proposition; "the
major
term
of a
syllogism
must
occur
twice"
the end of
gestation
or
point
at which
birth
is imminent; "a
healthy
baby
born
at
full
term"
(architecture) a
statue
or a
human
bust
or an
animal
carved
out of the top of a
square
pillar;
originally
used
as a
boundary
marker
in
ancient
Rome
(verb)
name
formally
or
designate
with a
term
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