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universe of discourse

n. Logic
A class containing all the entities referred to in a discourse or argument. Also called universe.
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universe of discourse

n
(Logic) logic the complete range of objects, events, attributes, relations, ideas, etc, that are expressed, assumed, or implied in a discussion
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Noun1.universe of discourse - everything stated or assumed in a given discussionuniverse of discourse - everything stated or assumed in a given discussion
cognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
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And the exaggerated sense of panic that seems to have gripped some investors on account of news that seem astonishing and Kafkaquese in any other domain of discourse. For instance, Pakistan appears to be conducting inquires based off of "broker lists".
Both the introduction and the volume more generally provide a French perspective which does not differ substantially from that common in Anglophone scholarly circles, but contrasts with the latter both in its emphasis and its phrasing within the domain of discourse.
Synopsis: In computer science and information science, an ontology is a formal naming and definition of the types, properties, and interrelationships of the entities that really or fundamentally exist for a particular domain of discourse The development of robust and widely used ontologies is an increasingly important tool in the fight against information overload.
It was assumed that S=(U, A, V, F) was an information system, in which U=(1, 2, 3, k, n) was the domain of discourse, A=C[union]D and C [intersection] D=[phi]; C=([C.sub.1], [C.sub.2],...,[C.sub.n]} was a set of condition attributes, in which C.
They discuss the way concepts are necessary for communication and reasoning in the domain of discourse; technological approaches for supporting reasoning communities, including the identification of types of problems, techniques for organizing text, and approaches for facilitating information sharing; tools and applications like decision support systems, online dispute resolution systems, and for the representation of argumentation; and types of reasoning communities and tools for each.
It should be noted that embedded within these 25 articles is the existence of an even greater domain of discourse, including a total of 50 external reviewers and all of the journal's readers.
Achieving the first will help us to relate the learning content to the knowledge structure of the domain of discourse. Achieving the second will provide the opportunity for vendors to create new tools and services to stimulate innovation in all aspects of the learning lifecycle.
The most important finding is that a significant number of students from both groups who recognized correctly the validity of the purported proof thought that it was not possible for the truth set of the open sentence to include any number outside its domain of discourse covered by the proof.
Many matching techniques advocate the comparison of linguistic similarity, based on the assumption that within a single domain of discourse, terminology tends to be homogeneous.
Problem-solving discussion is the initial domain of discourse for this study.
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