deshanksuman/cornercases_fews_wsd huggingface dataset:
Sentence:  Though it may exist in either literate or [WSD]illiterate[/WSD] societies , it assumes a role of true cultural importance only in the latter . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  not able to read or write
Sentence:  Enthusiastically , Americans have swept [WSD]subliterary[/WSD] and bogus materials like Paul Bunyan tales , Abe Lincoln anecdotes and labor union songs up as true products of our American oral tradition . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  not written as or intended to be literature
Sentence:  Naturally , such scholarly facts are of [WSD]little[/WSD] concern to the man trying to make money or fan patriotism by means of folklore . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
Sentence:  They have [WSD]little[/WSD] `` esprit de corps '' . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
Sentence:  If one wishes to discuss a [WSD]literary[/WSD] figure who uses folklore in his work , the first thing he must realize is that the literary figure is probably part of this ignorant American public . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  of or relating to or characteristic of literature
Sentence:  If one wishes to discuss a literary figure who uses folklore in his work , the first thing he must realize is that the [WSD]literary[/WSD] figure is probably part of this ignorant American public . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  of or relating to or characteristic of literature
Sentence:  The last two writers introduce strong [WSD]political[/WSD] bias into their works , and not unlike the union leaders that we will discuss soon , see folklore as a reservoir of protest by a downtrodden and publically silenced mass . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power
Sentence:  The folk are simply not homogeneous with respect to nation or [WSD]political[/WSD] attitude . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power
Sentence:  Nevertheless , with a reading public that longs for `` the good old days '' and with an awareness of our expanding international interests , it is easy for the Benets to obtain a magnified position in [WSD]literature[/WSD] by use of all sorts of Americana , real or fake , and it is easy for the Steinbecks and Sandburgs to support their messages of reform by reading messages of reform into the minds of the folk . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the profession or art of a writer
Sentence:  For example , the marked [WSD]susceptibility[/WSD] of the monkey to respiratory infection might be related to its delicate , long alveolar ducts and short , large bronchioles situated within a parenchyma entirely lacking in protective supportive tissue barriers such as those found in types 1 , and 3 , . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the state of being susceptible; easily affected
Sentence:  One might also wonder if monkeys are capable of developing [WSD]bronchiolitis[/WSD] as we know it in man or the horse . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchioles
Sentence:  If this be true , the [WSD]possibility[/WSD] exists that an occlusive lesion of the bronchial arteries might cause widespread degeneration of supportive tissue similar to that seen in generalized emphysema . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
Sentence:  In addition , [WSD]little[/WSD] work has been done on a comparative basis in regard to the normal existence of bronchial artery pulmonary artery anastomoses . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
Sentence:  The [WSD]possibility[/WSD] that the absence or presence of these shunts is species dependent is therefore inferred . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
Sentence:  His point is not that mythology may not be used , but that it may no longer be regarded as the only or even the most appropriate [WSD]conceptuality[/WSD] for expressing the Christian kerygma . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  an elaborated concept
Sentence:  Time and again in counseling and teaching , one encounters members of this group whose attempts to bring into some kind of unity the insubstantial mythologies of their `` fundamentalist '' heritage and the stubborn [WSD]reality[/WSD] of the modern world are only too painfully obvious . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the state of being actual or real
Sentence:  In the absence of a truly adequate [WSD]conceptuality[/WSD] in which the gospel can be expressed , the unavoidable need to demythologize it makes use of whatever resources are at hand - and this usually means one or another of the various forms of `` folk religion '' current in the situation . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  an elaborated concept
Sentence:  To be sure , when this is pointed out , a common response among certain churchmen is to fulminate about `` the [WSD]little[/WSD] flock '' and `` the great crowd '' and to take solace from Paul 's castigation of the `` wisdom of the wise '' in the opening chapter of First Corinthians . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Sentence:  It follows , then , provided the [WSD]possibilities[/WSD] have been exhausted , that the only real alternative is the general viewpoint of the `` left '' , which has been represented on the Continent by Fritz Buri and , to some extent at least , is found in much that is significant in American and English theology . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
Sentence:  To do this , it is sufficient to point out that if the principle in terms of which alternatives are to be conceived is such as to exclude more than two , then the question of a `` third '' [WSD]possibility[/WSD] is a meaningless question . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
Sentence:  Hence , if what is in question is whether in a given theology myth is or is not completely rejected , it is unimportant whether only a little bit of myth or a considerable quantity is accepted ; for , in either event , the first [WSD]possibility[/WSD] is excluded . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
Sentence:  In addition , depending on [WSD]availability[/WSD] of dietary iodine , thyroglobulin may contain varying quantities of iodine . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the quality of being at hand when needed
Sentence:  We 'd seen his handiwork out in the back yard , and the [WSD]little[/WSD] his tenants had told us of him did make him sound a little special . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a small amount or duration
Sentence:  `` I try '' , Felix said [WSD]blithely[/WSD] . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  in a joyous manner
Sentence:  There was no confusion and no [WSD]litter[/WSD] . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)
Sentence:  The road seemed animated with a few more wagons than usual ; a carriage raising up the choking June dust , and beyond , in a meadow , a local [WSD]militia[/WSD] company drilling with muskets , Kentuck ' rifles , every kind of horse pistol , old sword , or cutlass . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
Sentence:  Time plays an essential part in our [WSD]mortality[/WSD] , and suddenly for no reason he could imagine ( or admit ) the image of Peg laughing filled his mind - so desirable , so lusty , so full of nuances of pleasure and joy . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the quality or state of being mortal
Sentence:  In the meadow below , [WSD]militia[/WSD] officers shouted at their men and on King 's Bridge two boys sat fishing . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
Sentence:  It is not difficult to see that the stamens of the catkin are always arranged in pairs , and that each individual flower is nothing but one such pair standing on a green , black tipped [WSD]little[/WSD] scale . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Sentence:  If we manage to keep track of a Bombus queen after she has left her feeding place , we may discover the snug [WSD]little[/WSD] hideout which she has fixed up for herself when she woke up from her winter sleep . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Sentence:  The females like to burrow in the short turf of well-kept lawns , where their [WSD]little[/WSD] mounds of earth often appear by the hundreds . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Sentence:  Although Andrena is gregarious , so that we may find hundreds and hundreds of burrows together , we must still call it a [WSD]solitary[/WSD] bee . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  devoid of creatures
Sentence:  Still Andrena will do a reasonably good job , so that an animal with a full pollen load looks like a gay [WSD]little[/WSD] piece of yellow down floating in the wind . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Sentence:  The policeman got a confused , funny look on his face , and he had answered kind of [WSD]politely[/WSD] , `` Now , look here , lady : I know you got to entertain these kids and all . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  in a polite manner
Sentence:  Arlene had taught them a new way to have fun in their [WSD]little[/WSD] private area ; and they had told their mother about the tumbles . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Sentence:  I know something that is much more fun that we can do on our [WSD]little[/WSD] lawn '' . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Sentence:  Maybe that was why they were cordial and loyal towards the [WSD]unpredictability[/WSD] of Arlene . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses
Sentence:  And when they had got to their [WSD]little[/WSD] lawn , they had had a most twirlingly magnificent time . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Sentence:  `` Just you wait '' , said Arlene again , as though she were discovering the pleasantly tingling insinuations of that handy [WSD]little[/WSD] sturdy statement . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Sentence:  `` This time '' , Arlene said , and she even kept on wiggling a [WSD]little[/WSD] bit while she was just talking , `` you 're going to tell me what I am and what I'm doing . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  not much
Sentence:  They also caught on a [WSD]little[/WSD] bit on how to smile a lot without your lips trembling . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  not much
Sentence:  That tap had a slight bang ish [WSD]quality[/WSD] . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
Sentence:  `` She really is a dear [WSD]little[/WSD] thing '' , my mother agreed . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Sentence:  Also , she lived in continual fear of finding a white worm curled up in a neat , mean [WSD]little[/WSD] heap at the white center of the radish . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Sentence:  `` I reached into that funny [WSD]little[/WSD] pocket that is high up on my dress . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Sentence:  A crowd of 1400 is expected for the ceremonies , which will be followed by the show in which the writers will lampoon baseball [WSD]personalities[/WSD] in skit , dance and song . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a person of considerable prominence
Sentence:  Arnold Palmer and Sam Snead will be among those honored at the national awards dinner of the [WSD]Metropolitan[/WSD] Golf Writers Association tonight . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
Sentence:  Deane Beman , the National Amateur champion , and all the [WSD]metropolitan[/WSD] district champions , including Bob Gardner , the amateur title-holder , also will receive awards . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  relating to or characteristic of a metropolis
Sentence:  In the last analysis , though , Wilson had [WSD]little[/WSD] cause to complain . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
Sentence:  The place had been cheap - just the [WSD]little[/WSD] he had left after Amelia 's burial - and it would serve its purpose . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a small amount or duration
Sentence:  Houses winked as the cars rolled beside a [WSD]little[/WSD] depot . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Sentence:  He was torn between the excitement in the sun inflamed waters and a [WSD]little[/WSD] engine chugging northward on the Monticello Branch . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Sentence:  Thunder crashed ; barrels tumbled down the mountainsides , and bounced and bounced till their own fury [WSD]split[/WSD] them open . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
Sentence:  On the Christophers ' lawn , [WSD]little[/WSD] girls in white pinafores were playing grownups at a tea party . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  (of children and animals) young, immature
Sentence:  Because of the simplicity of the molecules , isotopic exchange reactions between elemental halogens and the corresponding carbon tetrahalides would appear to offer particularly fruitful [WSD]possibilities[/WSD] for obtaining unambiguous basic kinetic data . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a possible alternative
Sentence:  Contrary to these expectations we have found it impossible to obtain the degree of [WSD]reproducibility[/WSD] one would wish , even with extensive efforts to prepare especially pure reagents . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the quality of being reproducible
Sentence:  No correlation between these variables and the [WSD]irreproducibility[/WSD] of the results was found . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the quality of being unreproducible
Sentence:  Some 80 reaction tubes from 13 manifold fillings were illuminated in the temperature range from 40 to 85 ` in a further endeavor to determine the cause of the [WSD]irreproducibility[/WSD] and to obtain information on the activation energy and the effect of light intensity . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the quality of being unreproducible
Sentence:  In all cases there was readily measurable exchange after as [WSD]little[/WSD] as one hour of illumination . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
Sentence:  Direct [WSD]proportionality[/WSD] of the rate to the incident intensity has also been assumed in obtaining the value in the last column for the fourth sample of series /2 , where the light intensity was reduced by use of a screen . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a ratio of two quantities that is constant
Sentence:  So , forgive me , Sigmen , for the contrary to [WSD]reality[/WSD] thoughts ! 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the state of being actual or real
Sentence:  `` The ship is huge '' , said Macneff , `` but the number of [WSD]military[/WSD] men and specialists we are taking limits the linguists to one . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
Sentence:  Hal , the linguist , saw the [WSD]glittering[/WSD] discs and necklaces in terms of the languages spoken therein . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
Sentence:  Yet , if he used all of the [WSD]little[/WSD] means at his disposal , he would be instructing his students wrongly . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Sentence:  He got hit from the blind side by the [WSD]split[/WSD] end coming back on the second play of the game . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  (football) an offensive end who lines up at a distance from the other linemen
Sentence:  `` They can be going along , doing [WSD]little[/WSD] damage , then bang , bang - they can hit a couple of passes on you for touchdowns and put you in trouble '' . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
Sentence:  The flavor of Baltimore 's Florida Grapefruit League news ripened considerably late today when the Orioles were advised that Ron Hansen has fulfilled his obligations under the Army 's [WSD]military[/WSD] training program and is ready for belated spring training . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
Sentence:  Pitcher Steve Barber joined the club one week ago after completing his hitch under the Army 's accelerated wintertime [WSD]military[/WSD] course , also at Fort Knox , Ky. . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
Sentence:  As long as audiences came to see the movement , there seemed [WSD]little[/WSD] reason to adventure further . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
Sentence:  As the robbers leave the looted train , the film suddenly cuts back to the station , where the telegrapher 's [WSD]little[/WSD] daughter arrives with her father 's dinner pail only to find him bound on the floor . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  (of children and animals) young, immature
Sentence:  We leap from event to event - including the formation of the posse - even though the events , in `` [WSD]reality[/WSD] '' are taking place not in sequence but simultaneously , and not near each other but at a considerable distance . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the state of being actual or real
Sentence:  In about seven years Griffith either invented or first realized the [WSD]possibilities[/WSD] of virtually every resource at the disposal of the film maker . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a future prospect or potential
Sentence:  The place of religion in the simple , [WSD]preliterate[/WSD] societies is quite definite ; as a complex it fits into the whole social organization and functions dominantly in every part of it . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  used of a society that has not developed writing
Sentence:  Man is first religious ; the [WSD]instrumentalities[/WSD] follow . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the quality of being instrumental for some purpose
Sentence:  There is also the [WSD]possibility[/WSD] , among higher religions , of experiencing consistent meaning in life and enjoying guidance and expansiveness . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a future prospect or potential
Sentence:  The kind of religious experience that most moderns seek not only provides , clarifies , and relates human yearnings , values , ideals , and purposes ; it also provides [WSD]facilities[/WSD] and incitements for the development of personality , sociality , and creativeness . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
Sentence:  The kind of religious experience that most moderns seek not only provides , clarifies , and relates human yearnings , values , ideals , and purposes ; it also provides facilities and incitements for the development of [WSD]personality[/WSD] , sociality , and creativeness . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
Sentence:  The kind of religious experience that most moderns seek not only provides , clarifies , and relates human yearnings , values , ideals , and purposes ; it also provides facilities and incitements for the development of personality , [WSD]sociality[/WSD] , and creativeness . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the tendency to associate with others and to form social groups
Sentence:  The belief in [WSD]immortality[/WSD] , where held , functions as a redress for the ills and disappointments of the here and now . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the quality or state of being immortal
Sentence:  The unifying effect of religion is also brought out in the fact that historically peoples have clung together as more or less cohesive cultural units , with religion as the dominant bond , even though spatially dispersed and not [WSD]politically[/WSD] organized . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  with regard to government
Sentence:  it might be pointed out that the integrating function of religion , for good or ill , has often supported or been identified with other groupings - [WSD]political[/WSD] , nationality , language , class , racial , sociability , even economic . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power
Sentence:  it might be pointed out that the integrating function of religion , for good or ill , has often supported or been identified with other groupings - political , [WSD]nationality[/WSD] , language , class , racial , sociability , even economic . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation
Sentence:  it might be pointed out that the integrating function of religion , for good or ill , has often supported or been identified with other groupings - political , nationality , language , class , racial , [WSD]sociability[/WSD] , even economic . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows
Sentence:  Data on the former are scanty , but there can be [WSD]little[/WSD] doubt that the latter is sometimes born at a length greater than that of any of the others , thereby lending support to the belief that the anaconda does , indeed , attain the greatest length . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
Sentence:  Measurements of skins are of [WSD]little[/WSD] value ; every snake hide is noticeably longer than its carcass and intentional stretching presents no difficulty to the unscrupulous explorer . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
Sentence:  I have [WSD]little[/WSD] information on the anaconda 's rate of growth . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
Sentence:  When some thirteen records of newly and recently born individuals are collated , [WSD]little[/WSD] or no correlation between length and distribution can be detected . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
Sentence:  However , as so many of the records are not certainly based on newborn snakes , these data must be taken tentatively ; final conclusions will have to await the measurements of broods from definite [WSD]localities[/WSD] . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a surrounding or nearby region
Sentence:  I have surprisingly [WSD]little[/WSD] information on the size and age at maturity . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
Sentence:  In the audience a man named Ferguson lost his head and tried to rescue a [WSD]little[/WSD] girl from the mob , on the same principle which had led Miss Harris to demand water . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  (of children and animals) young, immature
Sentence:  The binomial [WSD]probability[/WSD] distribution may describe the variation that occurs from one set of trials of such a binomial experiment to another . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Sentence:  We devote a chapter to the binomial distribution not only because it is a mathematical model for an enormous variety of real life phenomena , but also because it has important properties that recur in many other [WSD]probability[/WSD] models . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Sentence:  What can we say of the [WSD]probabilities[/WSD] of the different possible numbers of bull's-eyes ? 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Sentence:  In [WSD]litters[/WSD] of eight mice from similar parents , the number of mice with straight instead of wavy hair is an integer from 0 to 8 . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
Sentence:  What [WSD]probabilities[/WSD] should be attached to these possible outcomes ? 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Sentence:  When three dice are tossed repeatedly , what is the [WSD]probability[/WSD] that the number of aces is 0 ( or 1 , or 2 , or 3 ) ? 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Sentence:  More generally , suppose that an experiment consists of a number of independent trials , that each trial results in either a `` success '' or a `` non success '' ( `` failure '' ) , and that the [WSD]probability[/WSD] of success remains constant from trial to trial . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Sentence:  The major question in this chapter is : What is the [WSD]probability[/WSD] of exactly x successes in n trials ? 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Sentence:  Fortunately , a general formula of wide [WSD]applicability[/WSD] solves all problems of this kind . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
Sentence:  Considering only these Fridays , what is the [WSD]probability[/WSD] that the coach had drivers all 3 times ? 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Sentence:  For an experiment to qualify as a binomial experiment , it must have four properties : ( 1 ) there must be a fixed number of trials , ( 2 ) each trial must result in a `` success '' or a `` failure '' ( a binomial trial ) , ( 3 ) all trials must have identical [WSD]probabilities[/WSD] of success , ( 4 ) the trials must be independent of each other . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Sentence:  For the marksman , we study sets of five shots ( * * f ) ; for the mice , we restrict attention to [WSD]litters[/WSD] of eight ( * * f ) ; and for the aces , we toss three dice ( * * f ) . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
Sentence:  The word `` binomial '' means `` of two names '' or `` of two terms '' , and both usages apply in our work : the first to the names of the two outcomes of a binomial trial , and the second to the terms p and * * f that represent the [WSD]probabilities[/WSD] of `` success '' and `` failure '' . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Sentence:  Each die has [WSD]probability[/WSD] * * f of producing an ace ; the marksman has some probability p , perhaps 0.1 , of making a bull's-eye . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Sentence:  Each die has probability * * f of producing an ace ; the marksman has some [WSD]probability[/WSD] p , perhaps 0.1 , of making a bull's-eye . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Sentence:  Strictly speaking , this means that the [WSD]probability[/WSD] for each possible outcome of the experiment can be computed by multiplying together the probabilities of the possible outcomes of the single binomial trials . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Sentence:  Strictly speaking , this means that the probability for each possible outcome of the experiment can be computed by multiplying together the [WSD]probabilities[/WSD] of the possible outcomes of the single binomial trials . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Sentence:  Thus in the three dice example * * f , * * f , and the independence assumption implies that the [WSD]probability[/WSD] that the three dice fall ace , not ace , ace in that order is ( 1 6 ) ( 5 6 ) ( 1 6 ) . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Sentence:  We want to study the [WSD]probability[/WSD] function of this random variable . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Sentence:  Obviously , very slight changes in p do not change the [WSD]probabilities[/WSD] much , and a slight lack of independence may not make an appreciable difference . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Sentence:  A binomial experiment consists of * * f independent binomial trials , all with the same [WSD]probability[/WSD] * * f of yielding a success . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Sentence:  The random variable X takes the values * * f with [WSD]probabilities[/WSD] * * f or , more briefly * * f . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Sentence:  We shall find a formula for the [WSD]probability[/WSD] of exactly x successes for given values of p and n . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Sentence:  When each number of successes x is paired with its [WSD]probability[/WSD] of occurrence * * f , the set of pairs * * f , is a probability function called a binomial distribution . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Sentence:  When each number of successes x is paired with its probability of occurrence * * f , the set of pairs * * f , is a [WSD]probability[/WSD] function called a binomial distribution . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Sentence:  Therefore each binomial trial can be thought of as producing a value of a random variable associated with that trial and taking the values 0 and 1 , with [WSD]probabilities[/WSD] q and p respectively . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Sentence:  The straight line would symbolize its uniqueness , the circle its [WSD]universality[/WSD] . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the quality of being universal; existing everywhere
Sentence:  The biblical symbol for this affirmation is expressed in the words : `` So God created man in his own image ; in the [WSD]similitude[/WSD] of God he created him '' . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
Sentence:  There are some passages in the writings of Irenaeus where the image of God and the [WSD]similitude[/WSD] are sharply distinguished , so most notably in the statement : `` If the [ Holy ] Spirit is absent from the soul , such a man is indeed of an animal nature ; and , being left carnal , he will be an imperfect being , possessing the image [ of God ] in his formation , but not receiving the similitude [ of God ] through the Spirit '' . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
Sentence:  There are some passages in the writings of Irenaeus where the image of God and the similitude are sharply distinguished , so most notably in the statement : `` If the [ Holy ] Spirit is absent from the soul , such a man is indeed of an animal nature ; and , being left carnal , he will be an imperfect being , possessing the image [ of God ] in his formation , but not receiving the [WSD]similitude[/WSD] [ of God ] through the Spirit '' . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
Sentence:  Thus the image of God is that which makes a man a man and not an oyster ; the [WSD]similitude[/WSD] of God , by contrast , is that which makes a man a child of God and not merely a rational creature . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
Sentence:  He does not mean to say that Adam lost the [WSD]similitude[/WSD] of God and his immortality through the fall ; for he was created not exactly immortal , nor yet exactly mortal , but capable of immortality as well as of mortality . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
Sentence:  He does not mean to say that Adam lost the similitude of God and his [WSD]immortality[/WSD] through the fall ; for he was created not exactly immortal , nor yet exactly mortal , but capable of immortality as well as of mortality . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the quality or state of being immortal
Sentence:  He does not mean to say that Adam lost the similitude of God and his immortality through the fall ; for he was created not exactly immortal , nor yet exactly mortal , but capable of [WSD]immortality[/WSD] as well as of mortality . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the quality or state of being immortal
Sentence:  He does not mean to say that Adam lost the similitude of God and his immortality through the fall ; for he was created not exactly immortal , nor yet exactly mortal , but capable of immortality as well as of [WSD]mortality[/WSD] . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the quality or state of being mortal
Sentence:  There is no justification for systematizing the random statements of Irenaeus about the image of God beyond this , nor for reading into his imprecise usage the later theological distinction between the image of God ( humanity ) and the [WSD]similitude[/WSD] of God ( immortality ) . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
Sentence:  There is no justification for systematizing the random statements of Irenaeus about the image of God beyond this , nor for reading into his imprecise usage the later theological distinction between the image of God ( humanity ) and the similitude of God ( [WSD]immortality[/WSD] ) . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the quality or state of being immortal
Sentence:  Man was created with the capacity for [WSD]immortality[/WSD] , but the devil 's promise of immortality in exchange for disobedience cost Adam his immortality . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the quality or state of being immortal
Sentence:  Man was created with the capacity for immortality , but the devil 's promise of [WSD]immortality[/WSD] in exchange for disobedience cost Adam his immortality . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the quality or state of being immortal
Sentence:  Man was created with the capacity for immortality , but the devil 's promise of immortality in exchange for disobedience cost Adam his [WSD]immortality[/WSD] . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the quality or state of being immortal
Sentence:  He was , in the words of Irenaeus , `` beguiled by another under the pretext of [WSD]immortality[/WSD] '' . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the quality or state of being immortal
Sentence:  The true way to [WSD]immortality[/WSD] lay through obedience , but man did not believe this . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the quality or state of being immortal
Sentence:  Because he interprets the primitive state of man as one of mere [WSD]potentiality[/WSD] or capacity and believes that Adam and Eve were created as children , Irenaeus often seems inclined to extenuate their disobedience as being `` due , no doubt , to carelessness , but still wicked '' . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the inherent capacity for coming into being
Sentence:  With this act of disobedience , and not with the inception of his individual existence , man began the downward circuit on the spiral of history , descending from the created capacity for [WSD]immortality[/WSD] to an inescapable mortality . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the quality or state of being immortal
Sentence:  With this act of disobedience , and not with the inception of his individual existence , man began the downward circuit on the spiral of history , descending from the created capacity for immortality to an inescapable [WSD]mortality[/WSD] . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the quality or state of being mortal
Sentence:  In any case , though they had been promised [WSD]immortality[/WSD] if they ate of the tree , they obtained mortality instead . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the quality or state of being immortal
Sentence:  In any case , though they had been promised immortality if they ate of the tree , they obtained [WSD]mortality[/WSD] instead . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the quality or state of being mortal
Sentence:  Man 's life , originally shaped for [WSD]immortality[/WSD] and for communion with God , must now be conformed to the shape of death . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the quality or state of being immortal
Sentence:  It becomes most evident in his description of Christ as the second Adam , who does indeed come to destroy sin , but whose work culminates in the achievement of [WSD]immortality[/WSD] . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the quality or state of being immortal
Sentence:  They speak of the work of Christ as the bestowal of [WSD]incorruptibility[/WSD] , which can mean ( though it does not have to mean ) deliverance from time and history . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the incapability of being corrupted
Sentence:  It was my initiation to war and the insane symphony war plays ; for what had happened on the common was only terror and flight ; but this grinning , broken head , not ten feet away from me , was the sharp definition of what my [WSD]reality[/WSD] had become . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
Sentence:  Wherever you looked , you saw Committeemen running across the meadows , some away from the road , some toward it , some parallel to it ; and about a mile to the west a cluster of at least fifty [WSD]militia[/WSD] were making their way in our direction . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
Sentence:  While this was being discussed , we saw the [WSD]militia[/WSD] to the west of us fanning out and breaking into little clusters of two and three men as they approached the road . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
Sentence:  While this was being discussed , we saw the militia to the west of us fanning out and breaking into [WSD]little[/WSD] clusters of two and three men as they approached the road . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Sentence:  The Breeze And Chancellor Neitzbohr , a movie melodrama that concerns the attempts of a West German [WSD]politician[/WSD] to woo a plaster cast of the Apollo Belvedere . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a leader engaged in civil administration
Sentence:  The Champs Elysees is [WSD]literally[/WSD] littered this summer with the prostrate bodies of France 's beat-up beatnik jeunes filles . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration
Sentence:  The Champs Elysees is literally [WSD]littered[/WSD] this summer with the prostrate bodies of France 's beat-up beatnik jeunes filles . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  make a place messy by strewing garbage around
Sentence:  The sweep of space , the delicate counterbalance of the white masses , the over-all completeness and unity , the [WSD]originality[/WSD] and imagination , all entitle it to be called an authentic masterpiece . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  the ability to think and act independently
Sentence:  This result suggests a very high temperature at the solid surface of the planet , although there is the [WSD]possibility[/WSD] that the observed radiation may be a combination of both thermal and non thermal components and that the observed spectrum is that of a black body merely by coincidence . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a possible alternative
Sentence:  They deduced from their measurements that the radio emission from the whole disk of the moon varied during a lunation in a roughly sinusoidal fashion ; that the [WSD]amplitude[/WSD] of the variation was considerably less than the amplitude of the variation in the infrared emission as measured by Pettit and Nicholson ( 1930 ) and Pettit ( 1935 ) ; and that the maximum of the radio emission came about 3 - 1 2 days after Full Moon , which is again in contrast to the infrared emission , which reaches its maximum at Full Moon . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave
Sentence:  They deduced from their measurements that the radio emission from the whole disk of the moon varied during a lunation in a roughly sinusoidal fashion ; that the amplitude of the variation was considerably less than the [WSD]amplitude[/WSD] of the variation in the infrared emission as measured by Pettit and Nicholson ( 1930 ) and Pettit ( 1935 ) ; and that the maximum of the radio emission came about 3 - 1 2 days after Full Moon , which is again in contrast to the infrared emission , which reaches its maximum at Full Moon . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave
Sentence:  The infrared emission could then be assumed to originate at the surface of the moon , while the radio emission originates at some depth beneath the surface , where the temperature variation due to solar radiation is reduced in [WSD]amplitude[/WSD] and shifted in phase . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave
Sentence:  But questions with which committee members taunted bankers appearing as witnesses left [WSD]little[/WSD] doubt that they will recommend passage of it . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
Sentence:  I'm willing to stake my [WSD]political[/WSD] career on it '' . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  of or relating to the profession of governing
Sentence:  This would help the [WSD]little[/WSD] peanut districts '' . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Sentence:  However , there is also much to be gained by making use of the [WSD]abilities[/WSD] of the local people who are available and interested in recreation . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
Sentence:  Check the quantity and [WSD]quality[/WSD] of all of the recreation interests already existing at the site . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
Sentence:  [WSD]Quality[/WSD] is vitally important . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
Sentence:  The amount of water frontage , the quantity and [WSD]quality[/WSD] of the water , and the recreation afforded by it are important . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
Sentence:  Check the [WSD]quality[/WSD] of the water . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
Sentence:  Areas should be large enough to include the attractions , have ample space for the use of [WSD]facilities[/WSD] needed , and have room around the edges to protect the values of the area from encroachment by private developments . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
Sentence:  This is true because of savings in [WSD]utility[/WSD] lines and the fact that your buildings have a useful radius equal in all directions . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
Sentence:  The values of the site may be affected by the appearance of the adjoining lands , ownership and use of the land , and the [WSD]utilities[/WSD] available there . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
Sentence:  The [WSD]utilities[/WSD] available nearby may provide a savings in the cost of extending electricity or water to the site . 
Sense of the word in [WSD] tags:  a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation