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  • 81Copyright term — Expansion of U.S. copyright term (Assuming authors create their works at age 35 and live for seventy years) Copyright term is the length of time copyright subsists in a work before it passes into the public domain. Length of copyright Copyright… …

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  • 82Single-subject rule — A single subject rule is a general term for a section present in many state constitutions within the United States of America. It generally specifies that ballot initiatives and legislation can only deal with one main issue. Its purpose is to… …

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  • 83Singular term — Singular Sin gu*lar (s[i^][ng] g[ u]*l[ e]r), a. [OE. singuler, F. singulier, fr. L. singularius, singularis, fr. singulus single. See {Single}, a.] 1. Separate or apart from others; single; distinct. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] And God forbid… …

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  • 84Long-term depression — (LTD), in neurophysiology, is the weakening of a neuronal synapse that lasts from hours to days. It results from either strong synaptic stimulation (as occurs in the cerebellar Purkinje cells) or persistent weak synaptic stimulation (as in the… …

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  • 85Index term — An index term or descriptor in Information Retrieval is a term that captures the essence of the topic of a document. It is used as keyword to retrieve documents in an information system, for instance a catalog or a search engine. A popular form… …

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  • 86single subject — One subject. As the term is used in the common constitutional provision requiring that a statute shall contain but one subject which shall be clearly expressed in its title, where all the provisions of the statute fairly relate to the same… …

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  • 87Indefinite term — Indefinite In*def i*nite, a. [L. indefinitus. See {In } not, and {Definite}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not definite; not limited, defined, or specified; not explicit; not determined or fixed upon; not precise; uncertain; vague; confused; obscure; as, an …

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  • 88grammatical subject — noun : a term (as a pronoun) in a sentence that occupies the position of the subject in normal English word order and anticipates a subsequent word or phrase that specifies the actual substantive content (as it in the sentence “it is sometimes… …

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  • 89Relative term — Relative Rel a*tive (r?l ? t?v), a. [F. relatif, L. relativus. See {Relate}.] 1. Having relation or reference; referring; respecting; standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not relative to the subject. [1913 Webster] I ll have grounds… …

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  • 90Jacques Chirac's second term as President of France — At age 69, Jacques Chirac faced his fourth campaign for the French Presidency in 2002. He was the first choice of fewer than one voter in five in the first round of voting of the presidential elections of April 2002. It had been expected that he… …

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