Term may refer to:
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Terminology
Terminology is a group of specialized words and respective meanings in a particular field, and also the study of such terms and their use; the latter meaning is also known as terminology science. A ''term'' is a word, compound word, or multi-wo ...
, or term, a noun or compound word used in a specific context, in particular:
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Technical term, part of the specialized vocabulary of a particular field, specifically:
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Scientific terminology, terms used by scientists
Law
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Contractual term, a legally binding provision
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Payment (or credit) terms, a part of an invoice; when you'll have to pay and what discount you'll get by paying early. Like "2/10 net 30".
Lengths of time
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Academic term, a division of the academic year in which classes are held. For English-speaking university academic terms, see:
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Easter term
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Hilary term
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Lent term
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Michaelmas term
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Summer term
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Trinity term
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Term of office, the length of time a person serves in a particular office
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Term of patent, the maximum period during which a patent can be maintained in force
*Term of a
pregnancy
Pregnancy is the time during which one or more offspring develops ( gestates) inside a woman's uterus (womb). A multiple pregnancy involves more than one offspring, such as with twins.
Pregnancy usually occurs by sexual intercourse, but ...
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Prison sentence, or term, a time served in a prison
Mathematics and physics
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Term (logic), a component of a logical or mathematical expression (not to be confused with term logic, or Aristotelian logic)
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Ground term, a term with no variables
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Addend, or term, an operand to the addition operator
**Term of a summation, a polynomial, or a series, a special case of a
summand
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Term algebra, a freely generated algebraic structure
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Term logic, an approach to logic that began with Aristotle and that was dominant until the advent of modern predicate logic
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Term symbol, a concept in quantum mechanics
Other uses
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Term (architecture) or terminal form, a human head and bust that continues as a square tapering pillar-like form
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Term (argumentation), a concept in argumentation theory
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Term (computers) or terminal emulator, a program that emulates a video terminal
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Term, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran
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Term life insurance
Term life insurance or term assurance is life insurance that provides coverage at a fixed rate of payments for a limited period of time, the relevant term. After that period expires, coverage at the previous rate of premiums is no longer guaran ...
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Telecom Enforcement Resource and Monitoring, an agency of the Indian Department of Telecommunications
See also
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Maxterms and
minterms, in Boolean algebra
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Terme (disambiguation)
Terme may refer to:
* Terme, a town in Turkey
* Terme District, a district in Turkey
* Terme River, a river in Turkey
* Gökçeören, a village in Turkey formerly called Terme
*Terme section of Chianciano Terme, Italy
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Termeh
Termeh ( fa, ترمه) is a type of Persian (Iranian) handwoven cloth, produced primarily in the Isfahan province. Now the Yazd Termeh is the most beautiful and famous in the world. Yazd is the center of the design, producing and marketing o ...
, a type of textile
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Tern (disambiguation)
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