word of the day, with etymology
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hahaha, awesome!
All statements are true in some sense, false in some sense, meaningless in some sense, true and false in some sense, true and meaningless in some sense, false and meaningless in some sense, and true and false and meaningless in some sense.
Re: word of the day, with etymology
no etymology for this one because it is a cheat, but figured many of you who enjoy strange new words for all manner of shit will enjoy this: http://www.futilitycloset.com/category/language/
- the "language" tag on Futility Closet - look for the "In a word" entries.
abbey-lubber
n. a monk living in idleness and self-indulgence
- the "language" tag on Futility Closet - look for the "In a word" entries.
abbey-lubber
n. a monk living in idleness and self-indulgence
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^ interesting blog.
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ja, it is a cool blog, all manner of interesting trivia.
All statements are true in some sense, false in some sense, meaningless in some sense, true and false in some sense, true and meaningless in some sense, false and meaningless in some sense, and true and false and meaningless in some sense.
Re: word of the day, with etymology
sempiternal (adj.) 
c. 1400, from Old French sempiternel "eternal, everlasting" (13c.) or directly from Late Latin sempiternalis, from Latin sempiternus "everlasting," from semper "always, ever" (see semper-) + aeternus "eternal" (see eternal).
reading TS Eliot paying off with new words in the 2nd sentence. damn.
c. 1400, from Old French sempiternel "eternal, everlasting" (13c.) or directly from Late Latin sempiternalis, from Latin sempiternus "everlasting," from semper "always, ever" (see semper-) + aeternus "eternal" (see eternal).
reading TS Eliot paying off with new words in the 2nd sentence. damn.
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quiescent
(adj)
in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy.
"apache2 is quiescent today" from our server logs this morning...
(adj)
in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy.
"apache2 is quiescent today" from our server logs this morning...
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stochastic
Physical systems in which we are uncertain about the values of parameters, measurements, expected input and disturbances are termed Stochastic Systems.
Stochastic comes from the Greek word στόχος (stokhos, "aim").
Physical systems in which we are uncertain about the values of parameters, measurements, expected input and disturbances are termed Stochastic Systems.
Stochastic comes from the Greek word στόχος (stokhos, "aim").
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bellwether
From Middle English belwether or belleweder ("a sheep with a bell around its neck to lead a flock") -- "bell" and "wether" (a castrated goat or ram).
Often used in current language to mean "anything that indicates future trends" or "a stock or bond that is widely believed to be an indicator of the overall market's condition" (because you can tell which way the sheep will go by following the bellwether.)
Note this is not spelled "bellweather" !
From Middle English belwether or belleweder ("a sheep with a bell around its neck to lead a flock") -- "bell" and "wether" (a castrated goat or ram).
Often used in current language to mean "anything that indicates future trends" or "a stock or bond that is widely believed to be an indicator of the overall market's condition" (because you can tell which way the sheep will go by following the bellwether.)
Note this is not spelled "bellweather" !