Term - Definition
term
n 1: a word or expression used for some particular thing; "he
learned many medical terms"
2: a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school
before the end of term"
3: (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of
an agreement; "the contract set out the conditions of the
lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous" [syn:
condition, term]
4: any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial; "the general
term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree"
5: one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition; "the
major term of a syllogism must occur twice"
6: the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent; "a
healthy baby born at full term" [syn: term, full term]
7: (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved
out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a
boundary marker in ancient Rome [syn: terminus, terminal
figure, term]
v 1: name formally or designate with a term