Term
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Term may refer to:
Lengths of time
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In mathematics:
- Term (language) or terminologyTerminologyTerminology is the study of terms and their use. Terms are words and compound words that in specific contexts are given specific meanings, meanings that may deviate from the meaning the same words have in other contexts and in everyday language. The discipline Terminology studies among other...
, a noun or compound word used in a specific context meaning - Term (computers) or terminal emulator, a program that emulates a video terminal
- Term (architecture)Term (architecture)In Classical architecture a term or terminal figure is a human head and bust that continues as a square tapering pillarlike form. If the bust is of Hermes as protector of boundaries in ancient Greek culture, with male genitals interrupting the plain base at the appropriate height, it may be...
or terminal form, a human head and bust that continues as a square tapering pillar-like form - Technical term, part of the specialized vocabulary of a particular field
- Contractual termContractual termA contractual term is "Any provision forming part of a contract" Each term gives rise to a contractual obligation, breach of which can give rise to litigation. Not all terms are stated expressly and some terms carry less legal gravity as they are peripheral to the objectives of the...
, a legally binding provision
Lengths of time
Term (time)
A term is a period of duration, time or occurrence, in relation to an event. To differentiate an interval or duration, common phrases are used to distinguish the observance of length are near-term or short-term, medium-term or mid-term and long-term....
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- Academic termAcademic termAn academic term is a division of an academic year, the time during which a school, college or university holds classes. These divisions may be called terms...
, a division of the academic year in which classes are held - Easter termEaster termEaster term is the name of the summer term at the University of Cambridge, the University of Wales, Lampeter, University of Durham, and formerly University of Newcastle upon Tyne , in the United Kingdom...
- Lent termLent termLent term is the name of the spring academic term at the following British universities:*University of Cambridge*Kings College London*London School of Economics and Political Science*Exeter University*University of Lancaster...
- Michaelmas termMichaelmas termMichaelmas term is the first academic term of the academic years of the following British and Irish universities:*University of Cambridge*University of Oxford*University of St...
- Term of officeTerm of officeTerm of office or term in office refers to the length of time a person serves in a particular office.-Prime Minister:In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister has no term limits...
, the length of time a person serves in a particular office - Term of patentTerm of patentThe term of a patent is the maximum period during which it can be maintained into force. It is usually expressed in number of years either starting from the filing date of the patent application or from the date of grant of the patent. In most patent laws, renewal annuities or maintenance fees have...
, the maximum period during which a patent can be maintained in force
In mathematics:
- Term (mathematics)Term (mathematics)A term is a mathematical expression which may form a separable part of an equation, a series, or another expression.-Definition:In elementary mathematics, a term is either a single number or variable, or the product of several numbers or variables separated from another term by a + or - sign in an...
, a component of a mathematical expression - Term (logic)Term (logic)In mathematical logic, universal algebra, and rewriting systems, terms are expressions which can be obtained from constant symbols, variables and function symbols...
, a component of a logical expression- Ground term, a term with no variables
- Term algebraTerm algebraIn universal algebra and mathematical logic, a term algebra is a freely generated algebraic structure over a given signature. For example, in a signature consisting of a single binary operation, the term algebra over a set X of variables is exactly the free magma generated by X...
, the algebra of mathematical terms
- Term symbolTerm symbolIn quantum mechanics, the Russell-Saunders term symbol is an abbreviated description of the angular momentum quantum numbers in a multi-electron atom. It is related with the energy level of a given electron configuration. LS coupling is assumed...
, a concept in quantum mechanics
See also
- Full termFull TermFull Term in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge refers to the eight weeks within the longer academic term during which lectures are given and students are required to be in residence...
, at the end of the duration of a pregnancy - Maxterms
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- Term logicTerm logicIn philosophy, term logic, also known as traditional logic or aristotelian logic, is a loose name for the way of doing logic that began with Aristotle and that was dominant until the advent of modern predicate logic in the late nineteenth century...
- Tern (disambiguation)Tern (disambiguation)A tern is a seabird in the family Sternidae.Tern may also refer to:*Alan Tern , Singaporean actor*Miller Tern, glider*River Tern, a river in Shropshire, England...
- United States midterm election