‘Pedantry is the unseasonable ostentation of learning. He is undoubtedly guilty of pedantry, who, when he has made himself master of some abstruse and uncultivated part of knowledge, obtrudes his remarks and discoveries upon those he believes unable to judge his proficiency, and from whom, as he cannot fear contradiction, he cannot properly expect applause.’ – Ben Johnson
‘Pedantry proceeds from much reading and little understanding.’ – Sir Richard Steele Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is in part characterized by a form of pedantry that is overly concerned with following rules, procedures and practices. (Sometimes the rules that OCPD sufferers obsessively follow are of their own devising, or are corruptions or re- interpretations of actual rules.) On Feb 15, 4:08 pm, fiddler <[email protected]> wrote: > Main Entry: equal·i·ty > Pronunciation: \i-ˈkwä-lə-tē\ > Function: noun > Inflected Form(s): plural equal·i·ties > Date: 15th century > > 1 : the quality or state of being equal > 2 : equation 2a > ---------------------------------------------- > > e⋅qual⋅i⋅ty > /ɪˈkwɒlɪti/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [i-kwol-i-tee] Show IPA > –noun, plural -ties. > 1. the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, > degree, value, rank, or ability. > 2. uniform character, as of motion or surface. > 3. Mathematics. a statement that two quantities are equal; equation. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > # the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or > status > # a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; > "on a par with the best" > wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn > > # In geometry, two sets of points are called congruent if, and only > if, one can be transformed into the other by an isometry, i.e., a > combination of translations, rotations and reflections. ... > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_(objects) > > # Equality, or more formally the identity relation, is the binary > relation on a set X defined by . > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_(mathematics) > > # Social equality is a social state of affairs in which all people > within a specific society or isolated group have the same status in a > certain respect. ... > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_(law) > > # In computer science a relational operator is a programming language > construct or operator that tests some kind of relation between two > entities. These include numerical equality (e.g., 5 = 5) and > inequalities (e.g., 4 ≥ 3). ... > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_(relational_operator) > > # Equality is a utopian novel by Edward Bellamy, and the sequel to > Looking Backward: 2000–1887 and was first published in 1897. ... > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_(book) > > # The fact of being equal; (mathematics) The fact of being equal, of > having the same value; The equal treatment of people irrespective of > social ... > en.wiktionary.org/wiki/equality > > # The idea that all people should be given the same rights and respect > regardless of things like race, age, gender or social > status.www.sos.ky.gov/kids/civics/glossary.htm > > # a measure of how similar people are to one another. It can be > measured quantitatively with such measures as wealth concentration, > Gini coefficients, and percentiles. > oregonstate.edu/instruct/anth370/gloss.html > > # suggests equal access to resources and opportunities and equal > participation in all realms of society for women and men, but also for > members of different races, ethnic groups and > religions.www.fasngo.org/terms.html > > # The principle by which all persons or things under consideration are > treated in the same way.www.emro.who.int/mei/mep/Healthsystemsglossary.htm > > # (a) Citizens are equal before the law, without discrimination > because of sex, blood, language, social origin, or religion. (b) Equal > opportunities are guaranteed to all citizens, according to the > law.www.yourdictionary.com/library/iraqglossary.html > > # Two object in Smalltalk are equal if they of the same species and > have equivalent contents. Contrast with > identity.www.mimuw.edu.pl/~sl/teaching/00_01/Delfin_EC/Glossary.htm > > # of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the > United States or by any State on account of > sex.www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Equal-Rights-Amendment > > ________________________________________________________ > > same·ness (smns) > n. > 1. The quality or condition of being the same. > 2. A lack of variety or change; monotony. > ---------------------------------------------- > sameness definition > > same·ness (sām′nis) > > noun > > 1. the state or quality of being the same; identity or uniformity > 2. lack of change or variety; monotony > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > same (sām) > > adjective > > 1. being the very one; identical > 2. alike in kind, quality, amount, or degree; corresponding: often > prefixed to nouns or past participles to form adjectives > 3. unchanged; not different to look the same as ever > 4. before-mentioned; just spoken of > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Main Entry: 1same > Pronunciation: \ˈsām\ > Function: adjective > Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse samr; akin to Old High > German sama same, Latin simulis like, simul together, at the same > time, similis like, sem- one, Greek homos same, hama together, hen-, > heis one > Date: 13th century > > 1 a : resembling in every relevant respect b : conforming in every > respect —used with as > 2 a : being one without addition, change, or discontinuance : > identical b : being the one under discussion or already referred to > 3 : corresponding so closely as to be indistinguishable > 4 : equal in size, shape, value, or importance —usually used with the > or a demonstrative (as that, those) in all senses > ___________________________________________________ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. 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