define: parsimonious
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- Definition of parsimony. 1  1a : the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift the necessity of wartime parsimonyb : the quality or state of being stingy The charity was surprised by the parsimony of some larger corporations.
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Definitions &Translations avaricious - immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; they are avaricious and will do anything for money; casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields; a grasping old miser; grasping commercialism; greedy for money and power; grew richer and greedier; prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees.
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facetious / factious / fatuous facetious/ factious/ fatuous. The word facetious describes something you don't take seriously. Remove the middle e, and factious describes a dissenting group. And finally there's fatuous, which is a fancy way to say dumb. Someone who is facetious (fuh-see-shus) is only joking.
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- Definition of PERTINACIOUS. 1. a: adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design b: perversely persistent.
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- The definition of abstemious is someone who abstains or is moderate, often specifically in their consumption of food and beverage. An person who suffers from anorexia is an example of someone who is abstemious. 1  moderate, esp. in eating and drinking; temperate.
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- Adjective [edit]. abstemious ‎(comparative more abstemious, superlative most abstemious). 1  Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
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- Define cruel: disposed to inflict pain or suffering : devoid of humane feelings; causing or conducive to injury, grief, or pain — cruel in a sentence disposed to inflict pain or suffering : devoid of humane feelings; causing or conducive to injury, grief, or pain; unrelieved by leniency… See the full definition
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ostentatious Definition of ostentatious : attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation an ostentatious display of wealth/knowledge The power of the government was present … but it did not express itself in large and ostentatious buildings.
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Definition of âinsidiousâ - English Dictionary › (of something unpleasant or dangerous) gradually and secretly causing harm: High blood pressure is an insidious condition which has few symptoms. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words. Dangerous and harmful. adverse.
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Meaning of âtendentiousâ in the English Dictionary tendentious definition, meaning, what is tendentious: (of speech or writing) expressing or supporting a particular opinion that many other…. Learn more.
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- 1 : relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly. 2 : sensory 1. 3a : devoted to or preoccupied with the senses or appetitesb : voluptuousc : deficient in moral, spiritual, or intellectual interests : worldly; especially : irreligious.
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Maximum parsimony (phylogenetics) In phylogenetics, maximum parsimony is an optimality criterion under which the phylogenetic tree that minimizes the total number of character-state changes is to be preferred.
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- Parsimony. Parsimony is a fundamental principle to phylogenetic inference in which the phylogeny of a group of species is inferred to be the branching pattern requiring the smallest number of evolutionary changes. Phylogenetic inference using parsimony proceeds in two stages: 1. Infer the unrooted tree for a set of species.arsimony. Parsimony is a fundamental principle to phylogenetic inference in which the phylogeny of a group of species is inferred to be the branching pattern requiring the smallest number of evolutionary changes. Phylogenetic inference using parsimony proceeds in two stages: 1. Infer the unrooted tree for a set of species.
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- Adventitious: Coming from an external source or occurring in an unusual place or manner. Not inherent, inherited or innate but rather occurring accidentally or spontaneously. When a doctor or nurse auscults (listens to) the chest or abdomen, adventitious sounds are those that are normally not heard coming from the chest or abdomen. The word adventitious comes from the Latin adventicius meaning foreign, strange, extraneous, coming from abroad or from outside.. This, in turn, comes from the verb advenire meaning to come to or to arrive..
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- Definition of PERNICIOUS ANEMIA. : a severe megaloblastic anemia that is marked by a progressive decrease in the number of red blood cells and by pallor, weakness, and gastrointestinal and nervous disturbances and is caused by malabsorption of vitamin B12 due to the absence of intrinsic factor.See pernicious anemia defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT. a severe megaloblastic anemia that is marked by a progressive decrease in the number of red blood cells and by pallor, weakness, and gastrointestinal and nervous disturbances and is caused by malabsorption of vitamin B12 due to the absence of intrinsic factor. See pernicious anemia defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT.
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opportunistic Medical Definition of opportunistic. 1  1: of, relating to, or being a microorganism that is usually harmless but can become pathogenic when the host's resistance to disease is impaired.
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vicarious 2. taking the place of another person or thing. 3. felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others: a vicarious thrill. 4. Physiol. noting or pertaining to a situation in which one organ performs part of the functions normally performed by another.
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- LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. adjective. The definition of abstemious is someone who abstains or is moderate, often specifically in their consumption of food and beverage. An person who suffers from anorexia is an example of someone who is abstemious.
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- Learner's definition of POMPOUS. [more pompous; most pompous] disapproving. : having or showing the attitude of people who speak and behave in a very formal and serious way because they believe that they are better, smarter, or more important than other people. a pompous [=self-important] politician. a pompous remark.
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Sui generis Sui generis (pronounced [ˈs(j)uːaɪ ˈdʒɛnərɪs] or [ˈsuːɪ ˈdʒɛnərɪs]) is a term from Latin. It can be translated to Of (his/her/its) own kind. It basically means that something has very special characteristics. They are so special, that the thing cannot really be compared to anything else. It is used in various contexts.
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Parsimony In science, parsimony is preference for the least complicated explanation for an observation. This is generally regarded as good when judging hypotheses. Occam's Razor also states the principle of parsimony.In systematics, maximum parsimony is a cladistic optimality criterion based on the principle of parsimony. Under maximum parsimony, the preferred phylogenetic tree is the tree that requires the least number of evolutionary changes.In biogeography, parsimony is used to infer ancient migrations of species or populations by observing the geographic distribution and relationships of existing organisms.his is generally regarded as good when judging hypotheses. Occam's Razor also states the principle of parsimony. In systematics, maximum parsimony is a cladistic optimality criterion based on the principle of parsimony.
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- par'-me-nas (Parmenas): A Greek name, an abbreviated form of Parmenides. Parmenas was one of the seven chosen by the people and appointed by the apostles to superintend the daily distribution to the Christian poor of Jerusalem (Acts 6:5). Tradition states that he was martyred at Philippi, in the reign of Trajan, but his name does not appear again in Scripture.
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- Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  ostentatious, pretentious(adj) intended to attract notice and impress others. an ostentatious sable coat. 2  ostentatious, pretentious(adj) (of a display) tawdry or vulgar.
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- melodious (mɪˈləʊdɪəs) adj 1. (Music, other) having a tune that is pleasant to the ear 2. (Music, other) of or relating to melody; melodic meˈlodiously adv meˈlodiousness n. me•lo•di•ous (məˈloʊ di əs) adj. 1. of the nature of or characterized by melody; tuneful. 2. producing melody; sweet-sounding.
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- The definition of infinitesimal is something extremely small or very close to 0, or too small to be measured. When you have only a single grain of rice, this is an example of a time when you have an infinitesimal amount of rice. infinitesimal. infinitesimal.
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- noun. 1  1mass noun The regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something. 2  2valuesPrinciples or standards of behaviour; one's judgement of what is important in life. 3  3The numerical amount denoted by an algebraic term; a magnitude, quantity, or number. 4  4Music. 5  5Linguistics.