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Context admission

Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.

Why maintain this knowledge?

No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.

Particular uses

These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.

No particular uses recorded here.

Review or propose an assessment

Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.

Propose an assessment

Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.

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  • conversely in CommonParlance
    • definition with the terms of the relation reversed
  • conversion in CommonParlance
    • definition an event that results in a transformation
    • definition a change in the units or form of an expression:
    • definition a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown
    • definition a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life
    • definition (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis
    • definition a change of religion
    • definition interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition
    • definition act of exchanging one type of money or security for another
    • definition the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another
  • conversion disorder in CommonParlance
    • definition a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause)
  • conversion factor in CommonParlance
    • definition factor by which a quantity that is expressed in one set of units must be multiplied in order to convert it into another set of units
  • conversion hysteria in CommonParlance
    • definition a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause)
  • conversion reaction in CommonParlance
    • definition a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause)
  • convert in CommonParlance
    • definition a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief
    • definition change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
    • definition change the nature, purpose, or function of something
    • definition change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief
    • definition exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
    • definition cause to adopt a new or different faith
    • definition score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone
    • definition make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
    • definition exchange a penalty for a less severe one
    • definition change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change
  • convertase in CommonParlance
    • definition any of several enzymes that convert a compound into smaller, biologically-active compounds.
  • converter in CommonParlance
    • definition a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
  • convertibility in CommonParlance
    • definition the quality of being exchangeable (especially the ability to convert a currency into gold or other currencies without restriction)
  • convertible in CommonParlance
    • definition capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal value
    • definition designed to be changed from one use or form to another
    • definition capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy
    • definition a car that has top that can be folded or removed
    • definition a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock)
    • definition a sofa that can be converted into a bed
  • convertible bond in CommonParlance
    • definition a bond that can be converted to other securities under certain conditions
  • convertible security in CommonParlance
    • definition a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock)
  • convertor in CommonParlance
    • definition a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
  • convex in CommonParlance
  • convex lens in CommonParlance
    • definition lens such that a beam of light passing through it is brought to a point or focus
  • convex polygon in CommonParlance
    • definition a polygon such that no side extended cuts any other side or vertex; it can be cut by a straight line in at most two points
  • convex polyhedron in CommonParlance
    • definition a polyhedron any plane section of which is a convex polygon
  • convex shape in CommonParlance
    • definition a shape that curves or bulges outward
  • convexity in CommonParlance
    • definition the property possessed by a convex shape
    • definition a shape that curves or bulges outward
  • convexly in CommonParlance
  • convexness in CommonParlance
    • definition the property possessed by a convex shape
  • convexo-concave in CommonParlance
    • definition convex on one side and concave on the other with the convexity being greater than the concavity
  • convexo-convex in CommonParlance
    • definition convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil
  • convey in CommonParlance