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family-tree theory — noun Etymology: translation of German stammbaumtheorie : a theory in linguistics: at various periods branches (as Germanic) sprang from a parent language (as Indo European) and subsequently forked into subbranches (as West Germanic, North… … Useful english dictionary
Family — For other uses, see Family (disambiguation). Relationships … Wikipedia
tree — treelike, adj. /tree/, n., v., treed, treeing. n. 1. a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground. 2. any of various shrubs,… … Universalium
Tree-adjoining grammar — (TAG) is a grammar formalism defined by Aravind Joshi. Tree adjoining grammars are somewhat similar to context free grammars, but the elementary unit of rewriting is the tree rather than the symbol. Whereas context free grammars have rules for… … Wikipedia
wave theory — 1. Also called undulatory theory. Physics. the theory that light is transmitted as a wave, similar to oscillations in magnetic and electric fields. Cf. corpuscular theory. 2. Historical Ling. a theory that accounts for shared features among… … Universalium
pedigree theory — noun : family tree theory … Useful english dictionary
Tree decomposition — A graph with eight vertices, and a tree decomposition of it onto a tree with six nodes. Each graph edge connects two vertices that are listed together at some tree node, and each graph vertex is listed at the nodes of a contiguous subtree of the… … Wikipedia
Tree structure — A tree structure showing the possible hierarchical organization of an encyclopedia … Wikipedia
Tree of Knowledge System — The Tree of Knowledge (ToK) System is a novel, theoretical approach to the unification of psychology developed by professor Gregg Henriques of James Madison University.The outline of the system was published in 2003 in Review of General… … Wikipedia
FAMILY, AMERICAN JEWISH — Introduction Any discussion of American Jewish family life as an institution must view it within the context of contemporary American social, economic, and political life. All contemporary American Jews are Jews by choice in that their… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
