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  • 71Torsion-free abelian groups of rank 1 — Infinitely generated abelian groups have very complex structure and are far less well understood than finitely generated abelian groups. Even torsion free abelian groups are vastly more varied in their characteristics than vector spaces. Torsion… …

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  • 72peck order — noun also pecking order Etymology: translation of German hackordnung 1. : the basic pattern of social organization within a flock of poultry in which each bird is permitted to peck another lower in the scale without fear of retaliation and is… …

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  • 73Brazilian order of precedence — v · d · e Orders of precedence …

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  • 74pecking order — peck·ing order pek iŋ . also peck order pek . n the basic pattern of social organization within a flock of poultry in which each bird pecks another lower in the scale without fear of retaliation and submits to pecking by one of higher rank… …

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  • 75pecking order — also peck order noun Date: 1928 1. the basic pattern of social organization within a flock of poultry in which each bird pecks another lower in the scale without fear of retaliation and submits to pecking by one of higher rank; broadly a… …

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  • 76pecking order — 1. Animal Behav. a dominance hierarchy, seen esp. in domestic poultry, that is maintained by one bird pecking another of lower status. 2. a sequence or hierarchy of authority in an organization or social group. Also, peck order. [1925 30] * * *… …

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  • 77hook order — noun : a pattern of social organization within a herd of cattle that is characterized by the right of any member to hook one of lower status without fear of retaliation and its submission to hooking by one of higher rank compare peck order …

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  • 78Artificial order — Order Or der, n. [OE. ordre, F. ordre, fr. L. ordo, ordinis. Cf. {Ordain}, {Ordinal}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system; as: (a) Of material things, like the… …

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  • 79Close order — Order Or der, n. [OE. ordre, F. ordre, fr. L. ordo, ordinis. Cf. {Ordain}, {Ordinal}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system; as: (a) Of material things, like the… …

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  • 80In order to — Order Or der, n. [OE. ordre, F. ordre, fr. L. ordo, ordinis. Cf. {Ordain}, {Ordinal}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system; as: (a) Of material things, like the… …

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