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  • 11First-class function — In computer science, a programming language is said to support first class functions (or function literal) if it treats functions as first class objects. Specifically, this means that the language supports constructing new functions during the… …

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  • 12First class constraint — In Hamiltonian mechanics, consider a symplectic manifold M with a smooth Hamiltonian over it (for field theories, M would be infinite dimensional). Poisson bracketsSuppose we have some constraints : f i(x)=0, for n smooth functions :{ f i } {i=… …

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  • 13first-class(1) — {adj.} 1. Of the highest class or best kind; excellent; first rate. * /Jane did a first class job of repairing the coat./ * /It was a first class TV program./ Compare: TOP NOTCH. 2. Of the best or most expensive class of travelling. * /Mr. Jones… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 14first-class(1) — {adj.} 1. Of the highest class or best kind; excellent; first rate. * /Jane did a first class job of repairing the coat./ * /It was a first class TV program./ Compare: TOP NOTCH. 2. Of the best or most expensive class of travelling. * /Mr. Jones… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 15The First of the Few — Infobox Film name = The First of the Few (Spitfire) caption = Theatrical Poster imdb id = 0034734 director = Leslie Howard writer = Henry C. James Kay Strueby Miles Malleson Anatole de Grunwald starring = Leslie Howard David Niven producer =… …

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  • 16first-class(2) — {adv.} With the best material; in the best or most expensive way. * /When Mr. Van Smith goes anywhere he always travels first class./ * / How did you send the package? First class. / …

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  • 17first-class(2) — {adv.} With the best material; in the best or most expensive way. * /When Mr. Van Smith goes anywhere he always travels first class./ * / How did you send the package? First class. / …

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  • 18first-class — adjective Date: circa 1838 1. of or relating to first class 2. of the highest quality < a first class meal > • first class adverb …

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  • 19first-class scout — Boy scout Boy scout Orig., a member of the Boy Scouts, an organization of boys founded in 1908, by Sir R. S. S. Baden Powell, to promote good citizenship by creating in them a spirit of civic duty and of usefulness to others, by stimulating their …

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  • 20first class — noun Date: 1750 the first or highest group in a classification: as a. the highest of usually three classes of travel accommodations b. a class of mail that comprises letters, postcards, or matter sealed against inspection …

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