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A proof test is a form of stress test to demonstrate the fitness of a load-bearing or impact-experiencing structure. An individual proof test may apply only to the unit tested, or to its design in general for mass-produced items. Such a structure is often subjected to loads above those expected in actual use, demonstrating safety and design margin.
The terms 'source text' and 'target text' are preferred over 'original' and 'translation' because they do not have the same positive vs. negative value judgment. Translation scholars including Eugene Nida and Peter Newmark have represented the different approaches to translation as falling broadly into source-text-oriented or target-text ...
Philosopher of language Peter Strawson (1919–2006) advocated the use of the term "statement" in sense (2) in preference to proposition.Strawson used the term "statement" to make the point that two declarative sentences can make the same statement if they say the same thing in different ways.
To be coherent, all pertinent facts must be arranged in a consistent and cohesive fashion as an integrated whole. The theory that most effectively reconciles all facts in this fashion may be considered most likely to be true. Coherence is the most potentially effective test of truth because it most adequately addresses all elements.
An example of the line test given to experiment participants. In Solomon Asch's experiment, 50 participants were placed in separate ambiguous situations to determine the extent to which they would conform. Aside from a single participant, the 7 other experiment members were confederates—individuals who understood the aim of the study and had ...
The body of a woman who disappeared 10 years ago has been found in a minivan submerged in a Florida pond. Yekaterina “Katya” Belaya, a mom of three, was last seen heading to a store in 2014 ...
For instance, in a group text message chain, disgruntled players bemoaned the broken NIL promises during last season, one in the chat texting, “[They] f***** up by telling us we was getting 200k.”
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