AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-256d huggingface dataset:
diagonalization: changing a square matrix to diagonal form (with all non-zero elements on the principal diagonal) the diagonalization of a normal matrix by a unitary transformation
regress: the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence
synthesis: the combination of ideas into a complex whole
cogitation: attentive consideration and meditation after much cogitation he rejected the offer
deliberation: careful consideration a little deliberation would have deterred them
exploration: a systematic consideration he called for a careful exploration of the consequences
contemplation: a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
meditation: continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge
think: an instance of deliberate thinking I need to give it a good think
introspection: the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct
soul-searching: a penetrating examination of your own beliefs and motives
examen: a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
inwardness: preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values the sensitiveness of James's characters, their seeming inwardness inwardness is what an Englishman quite simply has, painlessly, as a birthright
outwardness: concern with outward things or material objects as opposed to the mind and spirit what is the origin of the outwardness of our sensations of sound, smell, or taste an abstract conception with feelings of reality and spatial outwardness attached to it
omphaloskepsis: literally, the contemplation of one's navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorption
retrospect: contemplation of things past in retrospect
decision making: the cognitive process of reaching a decision a good executive must be good at decision making
determination: deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature the determination of grammatical inflections
eclecticism: making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style
settlement: something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making they finally reached a settlement with the union they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure
judgment: the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
prejudgment: a judgment reached before the evidence is available
reversal: a decision to reverse an earlier decision
reconsideration: thinking again about a choice previously made he had second thoughts about his purchase
choice: the person or thing chosen or selected he was my pick for mayor
pleasure: a formal expression he serves at the pleasure of the President
cull: the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
favorite: something regarded with special favor or liking that book is one of my favorites
option: one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen what option did I have? there no other alternative my only choice is to refuse
obverse: the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides the obverse of this issue
preference: the right or chance to choose given my druthers, I'd eat cake
wish: the particular preference that you have it was his last wish they should respect the wishes of the people
way: doing as one pleases or chooses if I had my way
default option: an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified
possibility: a possible alternative bankruptcy is always a possibility
possible: something that can be done politics is the art of the possible
impossibility: an alternative that is not available
impossible: something that cannot be done his assignment verged on the impossible
hobson's choice: the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all
soft option: an easier alternative the instructor took the soft option and gave the boy a passing grade
rationale: (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature) the rationale for capital punishment the principles of internal-combustion engines
basis: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
meat and potatoes: the fundamental part successful negotiation is the meat and potatoes of arbitration
key: something crucial for explaining the key to development is economic integration
rationalization: the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
planning: the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties
agreement: the thing arranged or agreed to they made arrangements to meet in Chicago
upgrade: a reservation that is improved I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full
mens rea: (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials
calculation: planning something carefully and intentionally it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting
premeditation: planning or plotting in advance of acting
divergent thinking: thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity
inquiry: a search for knowledge their pottery deserves more research than it has received
experiment: the testing of an idea it was an experiment in living not all experimentation is done in laboratories
control condition: a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw
condition: the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
trial: trying something to find out about it a sample for ten days free trial a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain
field trial: a test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used
testament: a profession of belief he stated his political testament
probe: an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities there was a congressional probe into the scandal
poll: an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
straw vote: an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue
calculation: problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
conversion: a change in the units or form of an expression: conversion from Fahrenheit to Centigrade
digitization: conversion of analog information into digital information
estimate: an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth an estimate of what it would cost a rough idea how long it would take
credit rating: an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments
guess: an estimate based on little or no information
guesstimate: an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing
overestimate: a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
underestimate: an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
know: the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people he is always in the know
cognizance: range of what one can know or understand beyond my ken
prevision: seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
understanding: the cognitive condition of someone who understands he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect
comprehension: an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result) how you can do that is beyond my comprehension he was famous for his comprehension of American literature
incomprehension: an inability to understand his incomprehension of the consequences
appreciation: understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something he has a good grasp of accounting practices
grasping: understanding with difficulty the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings
sense: a natural appreciation or ability a keen musical sense a good sense of timing
hindsight: understanding the nature of an event after it has happened hindsight is always better than foresight
insight: the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
realization: coming to understand something clearly and distinctly a growing realization of the risk involved a sudden recognition of the problem he faced increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases
light: mental understanding as an enlightening experience he finally saw the light can you shed light on this problem?
discovery: a productive insight
flash: a sudden brilliant understanding he had a flash of intuition
linguistic process: the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication he didn't have the language to express his feelings
reading: the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message his main reading was detective stories suggestions for further reading
content: the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
world: all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you his world was shattered we live in different worlds for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were
real world: the practical world as opposed to the academic world a good consultant must have a lot of experience in the real world
life: the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities he could no longer cope with the complexities of life
reliving: a recurrence of a prior experience the reliving of a strong emotion can be therapeutic
object: the focus of cognitions or feelings objects of thought the object of my affection
food: anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
antipathy: the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided cats were his greatest antipathy
bugbear: an object of dread or apprehension; ; --Ralph Waldo Emerson Germany was always a bugbear for France A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds
center: the object upon which interest and attention focuses his stories made him the center of the party
crosshairs: a center of interest the war on terrorism has put Saddam Hussein in the crosshairs
cynosure: something that strongly attracts attention and admiration if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice
hallucination: an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination
love: any object of warm affection or devotion the theater was her first love he has a passion for cock fighting
noumenon: the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception
memento: a reminder of past events
shades of: something that reminds you of someone or something aren't there shades of 1948 here?
universe: everything stated or assumed in a given discussion
topic: some situation or event that is thought about he kept drifting off the topic he had been thinking about the subject for several years it is a matter for the police
issue: an important question that is in dispute and must be settled the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone politicians never discuss the real issues
gut issue: an issue that elicits strong emotional reactions
pocketbook issue: an issue whose settlement will affect financial resources
area: a subject of study it was his area of specialization areas of interest include...
blind spot: a subject about which you are ignorant or prejudiced and fail to exercise good judgment golf is one of his blind spots and he's proud of it
remit: the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with they set up a group with a remit to suggest ways for strengthening family life
res judicata: a matter already settled in court; cannot be raised again
datum: an item of factual information derived from measurement or research
reading: a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument he could not believe the meter reading the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm
acquaintance: personal knowledge or information about someone or something
fact: a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred first you must collect all the facts of the case
case: the actual state of things that was not the case
detail: an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole several of the details are similar a point of information
particular: a fact about some part (as opposed to general) he always reasons from the particular to the general
general: a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular) he discussed the general but neglected the particular
observation: facts learned by observing he reported his observations to the mayor
reason: a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion there is reason to believe he is lying
score: the facts about an actual situation he didn't know the score
truth: a fact that has been verified at last he knew the truth the truth is that he didn't want to do it
minutia: a small or minor detail he had memorized the many minutiae of the legal code
nook and cranny: something remote he explored every nook and cranny of science
respect: (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point it differs in that respect
technicality: a detail that is considered insignificant
example: an item of information that is typical of a class or group this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome there is an example on page 10
apology: a poor example it was an apology for a meal a poor excuse for an automobile
exception: an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child an exception tests the rule
precedent: an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
circumstance: information that should be kept in mind when making a decision another consideration is the time it would take
justification: something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary he considered misrule a justification for revolution
background: information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident
evidence: your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling
predictor: information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events the weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance
probable cause: (law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure a magistrate determined that there was probable cause to search the house
proof: any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it
reductio ad absurdum: (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction
confirmation: additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory
parity check: a system of checking for errors in computer functioning
establishment: the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof
disproof: any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
lead: evidence pointing to a possible solution the police are following a promising lead the trail led straight to the perpetrator
evocation: stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors the elicitation of his testimony was not easy
kick: the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs) a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick
stimulation: any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
turnoff: something causing antagonism or loss of interest
reinforcing stimulus: (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
positive reinforcing stimulus: a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it
negative reinforcing stimulus: a reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced it
discriminative stimulus: a stimulus that provides information about what to do
bonus: anything that tends to arouse his approval was an added fillip
joy: something or someone that provides a source of happiness a joy to behold the pleasure of his company the new car is a delight
annoyance: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer a bit of a bother he's not a friend, he's an infliction
abatable nuisance: a nuisance that can remedied (suppressed or extinguished or rendered harmless) the continued existence of an abatable nuisance is not authorized under the law
attractive nuisance: anything on your premises that might attract children into danger or harm their swimming pool is an attractive nuisance; they should fence it in
public nuisance: a nuisance that unreasonably interferes with a right that is common to the general public a public nuisance offends the public at large
irritant: something that causes irritation and annoyance he's a thorn in my flesh
plague: an annoyance those children are a damn plague
concern: something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness New York traffic is a constant concern it's a major worry
bugaboo: a source of concern the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them
burden: an onerous or difficult concern the burden of responsibility that's a load off my mind
business: a rightful concern or responsibility it's none of your business mind your own business
imposition: an uncalled-for burden he listened but resented the imposition
pill: something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take
grief: something that causes great unhappiness her death was a great grief to John
idea: the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about it was not a good idea the thought never entered my mind
source: anything that provides inspiration for later work
taproot: something that provides an important central source for growth or development the taproot of his resentment genius and insanity spring from the same taproot
muse: the source of an artist's inspiration Euterpe was his muse
mother: a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation necessity is the mother of invention
afflatus: a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration divine afflatus
cogitation: a carefully considered thought about something his cogitations were dutifully recorded in his daybook
concept: an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
conceptualization: an elaborated concept
perception: a way of conceiving something Luther had a new perception of the Bible
mumpsimus: a traditional notion that is obstinately held although it is unreasonable he still holds to the old mumpsimus that a woman's place is in the kitchen
trap: something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares the exam was full of trap questions it was all a snare and delusion
idea: a personal view he has an idea that we don't like him
judgment: an opinion formed by judging something he was reluctant to make his judgment known she changed her mind
decision: a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration a decision unfavorable to the opposition his conclusion took the evidence into account satisfied with the panel's determination
predetermination: a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong
kind: a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality sculpture is a form of art what kinds of desserts are there?
breed: a special type Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs
rubric: category name it is usually discussed under the rubric of `functional obesity'
way: a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of' they didn't have much in the way of clothing
description: sort or variety every description of book was there
type: a subdivision of a particular kind of thing what type of sculpture do you prefer?
nature: a particular type of thing problems of this type are very difficult to solve he's interested in trains and things of that nature matters of a personal nature
version: something a little different from others of the same type an experimental version of the night fighter a variant of the same word an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone the boy is a younger edition of his father
architectural style: architecture as a kind of art form
bauhaus: a German style of architecture begun by Walter Gropius in 1918
byzantine architecture: the style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire developed after the 5th century; massive domes with square bases and round arches and spires and much use of mosaics
classical architecture: architecture influenced by the ancient Greeks or Romans
greek architecture: the architecture of ancient Greece
roman architecture: the architecture of ancient Rome
gothic: a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches
romanesque: a style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD; characterized by round arches and vaults and by the substitution of piers for columns and profuse ornament and arcades
norman architecture: a Romanesque style first appearing in Normandy around 950 AD and used in Britain from the Norman Conquest until the 12th century
perpendicular: a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
tudor architecture: a style of English-Gothic architecture popular during the Tudor period; characterized by half-timbered houses
moorish: a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by horseshoe-shaped arches
victorian architecture: a style of architecture used in Britain during the reign of Queen Victoria; characterized by massive construction and elaborate ornamentation
style: a particular kind (as to appearance) this style of shoe is in demand
flavor: (physics) the six kinds of quarks
color: (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction each flavor of quarks comes in three colors
species: a specific kind of something a species of molecule a species of villainy
genus: a general kind of something ignore the genus communism
brand: a recognizable kind there's a new brand of hero in the movies now what make of car is that?
like: a kind of person We'll not see his like again I can't tolerate people of his ilk
manner: a kind what manner of man are you?
model: a type of product his car was an old model
stripe: a kind or category businessmen of every stripe joined in opposition to the proposal
like: a similar kind; , dogs, foxes, and the like we don't want the likes of you around here
rule: a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast short haircuts were the regulation
restriction: a principle that limits the extent of something I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements