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is a closed convex cone. Some authors use more general definitions of definiteness, including some non-symmetric real matrices, or non-Hermitian complex

Morphologically, Dime distinguishes definite from indefinite nouns. Definiteness is marked by the suffix -is. ʔ́ehé a house - ʔ́éh-is the house nîts a

generalization of a Riemannian manifold in which the requirement of positive-definiteness is relaxed. Every tangent space of a pseudo-Riemannian manifold is a

concerning substitutivity in formal languages: referential transparency, definiteness, and unfoldability. Let’s denote syntactic equivalence with ≡ and semantic

for gender, number and definiteness. In contrast, participles in Bokmål are only in general inflected for number and definiteness and shares many of the

generalization of this notion to other domains: Non-negativity, positive definiteness, and multiplicativity are readily apparent from the definition. To see

that depends on several factors, such as the gender, number, case, and definiteness of the noun. According to Wondwosen (2006), Diraytata has four genders:

changed; see below. If one should like to somehow distinguish between definiteness or indefiniteness of a noun, one would say (prav/natanko/ravno) tista

the language. Nouns in the Baiso language are inflected for number and definiteness. Gender, on the other hand, is not marked on nouns but is rather expressed

word order, noun–noun and noun–adjective attribution constructions, definiteness marking, complement clauses, and discourse markers and connectors. Khuzestani

There is also a sufficient and necessary condition for the positive semi-definiteness of X in terms of a generalized Schur complement. Precisely, X ⪰ 0 ⇔ A

The Brokpa language (Brokpa: Brokpakæ; Dzongkha: དྲོག་པ་ཁ།, དྲོགཔ་ཁ།) is a Tibetic language spoken by around 5,000 people. It is spoken by descendants

x_{k}-H_{k}y_{k})^{T}y_{k}}}} . One might wonder why positive-definiteness is not preserved — after all, a rank-1 update of the form B k + 1 = B

prepositions and postpositions. There are no articles in Latvian, but definiteness can be indicated by the endings of adjectives. Latvian has two grammatical

onomatopoeia. Nouns are inflected for number (singular vs. plural) and definiteness, and are classified into two grammatical genders. Only pronouns inflect

suffixes and postpositions. Nouns are inflected for gender, number, definiteness, case, and possession. These are all suffixes, except for the possessive

noun phrases. They agree in gender, number, case, and definiteness, and carry case and definiteness markers of the same form as nouns. Clauses may be composed

have the categories grammatical gender, number (including count form), definiteness and vocative form. A noun has one of three specific grammatical genders

ida-ne'e ('this one') and ida-ne'ebá ('that one') may be used to express definiteness: labarik ida-ne'e – this child, the child labarik ida-ne'ebá – that child

Ubykh was a polysynthetic language with a high degree of agglutination that had an ergative-absolutive alignment. Ubykh nouns do not mark plurality and

x\in V} , ‖ x ‖ ≥ 0 {\displaystyle \;\lVert x\rVert \geq 0} . Positive definiteness: for every x ∈ V {\displaystyle x\in V} , ‖ x ‖ = 0 {\displaystyle \;\lVert

The concepts that are used to explain this concept are extensionality, definiteness, substitutivity of identity, unfoldability, and referential transparency

legislation that would otherwise fail to meet constitutional standards for definiteness and clarity. A state criminal statute that requires persons who loiter

the categories grammatical gender, number, case (only vocative) and definiteness in Bulgarian. Adjectives and adjectival pronouns agree with nouns in

articles to express definiteness: a definite article, several honorific articles, and ika (there are still other ways of expressing definiteness in Old Javanese

multidimensional problem. This update maintains the symmetry and positive definiteness of the Hessian matrix. Given a function f ( x ) {\displaystyle f(x)}

characterized in 1907 by Constantin Carathéodory in terms of the positive definiteness of their Taylor coefficients. A positive function f on the unit disk

This article contains Levantine written in Arabic characters. Without proper rendering support, you may see احنا‎ and احنا‎ appearing as two different

articles to express definiteness: a definite article, several honorific articles, and ika (there are still other ways of expressing definiteness in Old Javanese

justification by faith", in verse 6 Paul "lays down with unmistakable definiteness and precision the doctrine that works, what a man has done, the moral

soundness of this definition." This object model has been shown to have well definiteness decidability (a mechanical proof of it isn't known). Abadi worked at

Though in English the possessive determiners indicate definiteness, in other languages the definiteness needs to be added separately for grammatical correctness

both in nominal and verbal paradigms. Proclitics mark the categories of definiteness and number, person, negation, tense and aspect – often fused in a single

United States Supreme Court pertaining to the interpretation (clarity, definiteness) of patent claims in U.S. patents. The opinion addressed the requirement

refers forward 4. Teyo, intermediate demonstrative. Used to indicate definiteness 'those' mun mun banana teo te-yo EMP-DEM.INT i yi 3SG makerin ma=kerin

criterion can be used to show the corresponding statement of positive-definiteness does hold. A. Weil, "Sur les 'formules explicites' de la théorie des

condition of positive definiteness is omitted, then p {\displaystyle p} is an asymmetric seminorm. A weaker condition than positive definiteness is non-degeneracy:

Definiteness in Norwegian", Nordlyd, 34 (3): 252–75, doi:10.7557/12.132, hdl:10037/3197 Hankamer, Jorge; Mikkelsen, Line (July 2008), "Definiteness marking

relativizer. Null relativizers have been found to be correlated to the definiteness of the nominal antecedent. For example: 16) I don't think you have the

line search, a stable metric updating scheme, and checks for positive-definiteness". The program is widely used in particle physics and thousands of published

Auckland with a Master of Letters (M.Litt.) in 2007, with a thesis titled Definiteness vs. specificity: an investigation into the terms used to describe articles

Typical examples involve multiple occurrences of the definite article or definiteness marking, such is found in (but not limited to) the languages listed below

to distinguish "logic of existence"(the standard one) and "logic of definiteness". Both arrows are not well-defined as predicates in logic of existence

In mathematics, particularly in linear algebra, the Schur product theorem states that the Hadamard product of two positive definite matrices is also a

ναίκεζ-ιου (Uluağaç). Another Turkish feature is the morphological marking of definiteness in the accusative case, e.g. λύκος 'wolf (nominative / unmarked indefinite

1=true figure-ground reversals; score 0 otherwise 5 Form Definiteness (FD) the definiteness of the form of the concept reported, regardless of the goodness

from a Cross-Linguistic Perspective, Nominal anchoring: Specificity, definiteness and article systems across languages, and, The Cambridge Handbook of

after Paul Finsler. It states equivalent ways to express the positive definiteness of a quadratic form Q constrained by a linear form L. Since it is equivalent

signs of these minors are the conditions for the positive or negative definiteness of the Hessian. For the general case of an arbitrary number n of variables

topology as well as in algebraic geometry (over the complex numbers for definiteness). The glossary also includes notions from Hamiltonian geometry, Poisson

products of two different variables. Positive or negative-definiteness or semi-definiteness, or indefiniteness, of this quadratic form is equivalent to

exists only in the singular, where its absence marks definiteness. In the plural, (in)definiteness does not receive special marking. Sinhala distinguishes

the visibility, V {\displaystyle V} , of interference fringes with the definiteness, or distinguishability, D {\displaystyle D} , of the photons' paths in

saying in the seventy-first verse, as a matter of indefiniteness and definiteness: قَدْنِي وَقَطْنِي اَلْحَذْفُ أيْضًا قَدْ يَفِي وَفي لَدُنِّي لَدُنِي

oblique case form. The oblique is also the base for the suffixation of definiteness marking. Feminine nouns take a suffix -int to form their plurals. This

oblique case form. The oblique is also the base for the suffixation of definiteness marking. Feminine nouns take a suffix -int to form their plurals. This

In the following, it doesn't matter which definition is used.) For definiteness the reader should think of a topology as the family of open sets of a

described by the principles of logic and are considered in terms of definiteness. Due to the polarity of these two concepts, the natural science focused

ax+by,z\rangle =a\langle x,z\rangle +b\langle y,z\rangle .} Positive-definiteness: if x {\displaystyle x} is not zero, then ⟨ x , x ⟩ > 0 {\displaystyle

front of a clause to be marked for topic, or to the end to be marked for definiteness. An example of the word order can be found below: ndi-shak-á̲ 1SG.SUB-want-FV

Ferguson, Cambridge University Press, 1986) The Representation of (in)definiteness (with Eric J. Reuland, MIT Press, 1987) Handbook of Logic and Language

From this example we can see that Bulgarian nouns are inflected by definiteness, gender, number. Bulgarian verbs are conjugated by tense, mood, person

to a noun, the singular and plural endings -a and -e are taken off. Definiteness is expressed if the speaker assumes the hearer has background knowledge

with propagation of a disturbance are several different velocities. For definiteness, consider an amplitude modulated electromagnetic carrier wave. The phase

a standalone word or a prefix or suffix) to specify the grammatical definiteness of a noun, and, in some languages, volume or numerical scope. Articles

indiscernibles. Note that condition 1 and 2 together produce positive definiteness) d(x, y) = d(y, x)     (symmetry) d(x, z) ≤ d(x, y) + d(y, z)     (subadditivity

division of voices found in Indo-European languages. Tamil has no articles. Definiteness and indefiniteness are indicated either by context or by special grammatical

The name Kjeåsen comes from kje 'kid' and ås 'hill', inflected for definiteness. The farm has been inhabited at least since the 1650s. Until the road

similarly to the sound masculine plurals because they are not marked for definiteness and look the same in both the accusative and genitive cases. For the

languages and it would seem that Proto-Arabic lacked any overt marking of definiteness. Final short vowels were lost, then nunation was lost, producing a new

)} by the deformation to ψ'. Now, consider the potential energy. For definiteness, let us choose V ( x ) ≥ 0 {\displaystyle V(x)\geq 0} . Then it is clear

C) is orthogonal to Fk − p + 1Hk(Xb, C) with respect to Q. Positive definiteness: For all p + q = k, the restriction of ( − 1 ) k ( k − 1 ) / 2 i p −

constant. (This identification turns the positive semi-definiteness above into positive definiteness.) That quotient vector space is isomorphic to the subspace

This article describes the properties of nouns in the Adyghe language. Definiteness is marked in nouns by the noun suffixes ~р and ~м. Indefiniteness is

two mass/collective classes. Nouns take class-specific suffixes for definiteness. For example: Each noun class has its own set of pronouns. These may

usually replaced by v: венер vs. Standard Bulgarian фенер ("lantern") Definiteness realized with post-positive articles. The definite articles are usually

"-s" suffix for plurals. Swedish nouns are inflected for number and definiteness and can take a genitive suffix. They exhibit the following morpheme order:

= C s ( y − x ) . {\displaystyle C(x,y)=C_{s}(y-x).\,} The positive definiteness of this single-argument version of the covariance function can be checked

JSTOR 26191775. Wagner-Nagy, Beata (2016). "Existentials, possessives and definiteness in Samoyedic languages". "The Samoyedic Languages" (PDF). Community of

Blair's Sermons eventually fell out of favour for lacking doctrinal definiteness—"a bucket of warm water", as one opinion puts it—they were undoubtedly

"undramatic" action is needed, action that is "practical and of scientific definiteness and precision." There was nothing dramatic in our proposal save as all

can handle the least squares, Hessian matrix, and verify the positive definiteness of a given matrix) root-finding algorithm Affine arithmetic Solving ODEs

) There are four tones: high, low, rising and falling The marker for definiteness is a falling floating tone: /kɔ̀nɔ̀/ 'a bird' (LL), /kɔ̀nɔ᷈/ 'the bird'

Takivatan Bunun Definiteness Markers Singular Plural Proximal -ti -ki Medial -tun -kun Distal -ta -ka

Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-29944-2. Masica, Colin: Definiteness marking in South Asian languages. In Krishnamurti, B., Colin P. Masica

Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc. 572 U.S. 898 (2014) patent law  • definiteness requirement Unanimous 413 CTS Corp. v. Waldburger 573 U.S. 20 (2014)

seemed that the meaning could be brought out with greater force and definiteness." One possible source of glossing is the desire to harmonise and to complete:

necessarily for λ < 0) (positive homogeneity). F(v) > 0 unless v = 0 (positive definiteness). In other words, F(x, −) is an asymmetric norm on each tangent space

wolf’.(Umer Prince) Chafe, Wallace (1976). "Givenness, contrastiveness, definiteness, subjects, topics, and point of view". In Li, Charles (ed.). Subject

Селищни имена в Мала Преспа - Албания. стр. 133 - 138. Olga M. Mladenova, Definiteness in Bulgarian: Modelling the Processes of Language Change, Walter de Gruyter

doctrine to be found in our consciousness, and in this sense it has definiteness. It represents Nature in all the richness of its infinite possibilities

the complexification of a real form on TM. The symmetry and positive-definiteness of g on TM follow from the corresponding properties of h. In local holomorphic

that for all f , g , h ∈ V : {\displaystyle f,g,h\in V:} Nonnegative-definiteness: [ f , f ] ≥ 0 , {\displaystyle [f,f]\geq 0,} Linearity in the 1st argument

2015). "The acquisition of SV order in unaccusatives: manipulating the definiteness of the NP argument". Journal of Child Language. 42 (1): 210–237. doi:10

relative clauses, and genitive phrases precede nouns, whereas markers for definiteness, number, topic, focus, case, and other particles follow the noun. While

of Education and Culture - Division of Adult Education 1990: 39–47. Definiteness and indefiniteness in Amharic. Semitic Studies in Honor of Wolf Leslau

appeal process Hierarchy of laws and the requirement of clarity and definiteness Reliability of state actions, protection of past dispositions made in

Danish, Norwegian (including both written forms: Bokmål, the most common standard form; and Nynorsk) and Swedish are all descended from Old Norse, the

other one is aprepositional. The difference between the two lies in the definiteness features of the nouns: Other languages of Southern Italy, such as Calabrian

has no overt articles and it seems like these two forms are related to definiteness and/or specificity in some way. Derivational and inflectional affixes

"penal statute must define the criminal offense (1) with sufficient definiteness that ordinary people can understand what conduct is prohibited and (2) in

And unlike the 1916 outbreak in France, one can trace with perfect definiteness the route of the virus from Haskell to the outside world. Miner's report

adjectival modification, and nouns do not take any articles to mark definiteness.: 23  Instead, quantification is affixed onto the verb in the form of

represent the relationships between different variables. The positive definiteness of a Hermitian covariance matrix ensures the well-definedness of multivariate

25 (Supplement to vol. 36, no. 2). 1976. "Givenness, contrastiveness, definiteness, subjects, topics, and point of view." In Subject and topic, edited by

English, because the possessive marker in English simultaneously asserts definiteness. However, the coexistence of double determiners in Sorani Kurdish possessive

genitive phrases precede nouns, whereas markers for demonstratives, definiteness, number, case, and other particles follow the noun. Lepcha is an ergative

language universals, linguistic typology and historical linguistics. Definiteness and Indefiniteness (1978, Humanities Press & Croom Helm; 2015, Routledge)

jaŋe (man 3pl) 'the men' and qaqazu nâŋe (teacher 1pl) 'we teachers'; definiteness, as in ŋokac e (woman 3sg) 'the woman'; person, as in qaqazu-ge no (teacher-2sg

Arabic uses VSO most of the time. There may be a relationship between definiteness and pragmatic factors that control the choice of VSO vs. SVO in Kuwaiti

matrices, the leading principal minors can be used to test for positive definiteness and the principal minors can be used to test for positive semidefiniteness

languages and it would seem that Proto-Arabic lacked any overt marking of definiteness. Besides dialects with no definite article, the Safaitic inscriptions

the (the definite article) or a (the indefinite article), which mark definiteness or identifiability. This class is not present in Japanese, which depends

exclusive possessor of the idea of redemption, has given to it a special definiteness and a dominant position. Taken in its widest sense, as deliverance from

the bi-linearity of the inner-product, and the last from the positive definiteness of the inner product. Note that this also shows that the Gramian matrix

region of the mainland island, use a number of articles for indicating definiteness and the numerical scope of a noun. The singular definite specific article

116, Mouton de Gruyter. ISBN 978-1-61451-279-0. 2009. Quantification, Definiteness, and Nominalization. Giannakidou Anastasia and Monika Rathert (eds),

invariably gracious, and charming in manner, his opinions were not lacking in definiteness, and he was not in any way colorless. These qualities should have won

x , λ ) = 0 {\displaystyle \nabla _{x}L(x,\lambda )=0} and positive-definiteness of Q: x ∗ = − Q − 1 A ⊤ λ . {\displaystyle x^{*}=-Q^{-1}A^{\top }\lambda

und Widerspruchsfreiheit" [Some metamathematical results on the definiteness of decision and consistency], Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, 1930

range of use is wider than that. In Ganda, the augment may indicate definiteness, specificity or focus, but its presence or absence may also depend on

Non-negativity | r | p ≥ 0 {\displaystyle |r|_{p}\geq 0} Positive-definiteness | r | p = 0 ⟺ r = 0 {\displaystyle |r|_{p}=0\iff r=0} Multiplicativity |

\left|x\right|=0} if and only if x = 0 {\displaystyle x=0} (positive definiteness) • | x y | = | x | | y | {\displaystyle \left|xy\right|=\left|x\right|\left|y\right|}

frightened (the) children’ Kuikuro nouns can occur bare, with both number and definiteness being unmarked. Like many other neutral number languages (Korean, for

adjectives (‏اِسْمٌ‎ ism) are declined, according to case (i‘rāb), state (definiteness), gender and number. In colloquial or spoken Arabic, there are a number

feelings and emotions. Article (describes, limits) a grammatical marker of definiteness (the) or indefiniteness (a, an). The article is not always listed separately

Brill. ISBN 9789004167650. Khan, Geoffrey (2008). "The Expression of Definiteness in North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic Dialects". Aramaic in Its Historical and

Jutlandic), it used a suffix instead of a prepositioned article to indicate definiteness as in modern Scandinavian: man(n) ("man"); mannen ("the man"). Though

compact Lie group. The definition of compactness in terms of negative definiteness of the Killing form is more restrictive, since using this definition

Note: " ' " indicates syllable followed will be stressed In Hawrami, definiteness and indefiniteness is marked by two independent suffixes, "-ew", and

always marked identically, while the marking of the object depends on definiteness. The verb agrees with the subject in person and number. The TAM categories

pronominal which attaches to verbs, adjectives, and nouns One which indicates definiteness or referentiality, and attaches only to verbs. Suffixes are aimed to

pronominal which attaches to verbs, adjectives, and nouns One which indicates definiteness or referentiality, and attaches only to verbs. Suffixes are aimed to

communist party). The linking particle declines in accordance to the gender, definiteness, and number of the noun that precedes it. It is used in adjectival declension

Linguistics Page Grammatical Possession in Nuu-Chah-Nulth Deriving the definiteness effects in Nuu-chah-nulth locatives1 Condition C in Nuu-chah-nulth* Nootka

loanwords from foreign languages. Hebrew nouns are also inflected for definiteness by application of the prefix ַה (ha) before the given noun. Semantically

the windows through which we can glimpse the sub-atomic world with a definiteness and certainty never dreamed of before. Had the European War had no other

{\displaystyle f} follows from the dominated convergence theorem. For positive-definiteness, take a nondegenerate representation of C 0 ( G ^ ) {\displaystyle C_{0}({\widehat

demonstrative, a possessor, or a relative clause. Tamashek does not have definiteness marking.: 14  A few chief examples of NP are given below: æ-háles SG-man

definitely stated criteria. With quantitative measurements especially, the definiteness of the result suggests, often misleadingly, a precision and simplicity

London: Edward Arnold. Prince, E. F. 1992. The ZPG letter: Subjects, definiteness, and information-status. In W. C. Mann and S. A. Thompson, Discourse

noun phrase. They have the noun-modifying function of adding a sense of definiteness and they may also signify tense. They can be used with common nouns,

ordinance. Overall, the majority concluded that the ordinance needs more definiteness and clarity. Six justices ultimately sided with Morales, and three with

wrote to the countess about Maria Josepha's education: It will give definiteness to your efforts to instil into my daughter the virtues and habits which

22, pp. 200–248. Chafe, William L. (1976). Giveness, contrastiveness, definiteness, subjects, topics, and point of view. In C. Li (Ed.), Subject and topic

conjunctions, and particles. Nouns are inflected for number, case, definiteness, and grammatical person. There are three grammatical numbers: singular

deceitful person, [behaving] in this way.' Deictics narrow the scope of definiteness and referentiality, with general deictics marking both time and space

include: The difference between drifters and non-drifters Maintaining a definiteness of purpose Finding one’s other self Hill’s seven principles The law of

second person singular and third person singular can be used to express definiteness (Katzschmann, 2008). Nganasan has personal, demonstrative, interrogative

⟩ {\displaystyle |\Psi _{m}\rangle } . This proves the positive semi-definiteness of ρ A {\displaystyle \rho ^{A}} . The partial trace map as given above

CH is not a definite mathematical problem. He proposed a theory of "definiteness" using a semi-intuitionistic subsystem of ZF that accepts classical logic

global minimum. Further, critical points can be classified using the definiteness of the Hessian matrix: If the Hessian is positive definite at a critical

object in a given state "says" or "sounds". Tamil does not have articles. Definiteness and indefiniteness are either indicated by special grammatical devices

duties. Her valuable assistance has contributed very materially to the definiteness of the conclusions that it has been possible to arrive at. In her early

rakk, 'younger sibling' to indicate the person's sex. Markers of noun definiteness (usually called "definite articles") agree with the noun they modify

this section started by assuming its existence, is now identified. For definiteness and shorter presentation, the signature (− + + +) is adopted below. This

Instruments, Inc. 572 U.S. 898 2014 9-0 Patentability Requirement Claim Definiteness Determining whether a patent claim is sufficiently definite must be done

square-integrable random variables on the given probability space). By the positive definiteness of the autocovariance function, it follows from Bochner's theorem that

is the metric tensor of special relativity with metric signature for definiteness chosen to be (–1, 1, 1, 1). The negativity of the norm reflects that

more often is on the first syllable. There are no articles in Latvian; definiteness is expressed by an inflection of adjectives. Basic word order in Latvian

the subject, but from the perspective of information structure (e.g. definiteness, old information, specificity), the post-verb NP should be the subject

There are two articles used in Gilbertese: Neither of them implies definiteness, therefore both can be translated as “a(n)” and “the”. When preceding

of verbs. Nouns may be masculine or feminine and singular or plural. Definiteness is not marked (even though many loanwords from Arabic contain what was

varies and VOS is not always grammatical: factors including animacy, definiteness, topicalization and focus contribute to determining which word order

semantics of "finality, closedness, and definiteness"), rising ("non-finality, openness and non-definiteness") and "convoluted" (contrariness, conflict

close far unspecified n/a Singular Animate meni mena mei emea Inanimate feni fena fei epalo Plural ʔeni ʔena ʔei efiʔa Definiteness definite indefinite

V. Krivoshapkina. 2014. Ėven nominal evaluatives and the marking of definiteness. Linguistic Typology 18(2). 289–331. Pakendorf, Brigitte & R. Kuz'mina

of Dindymon with it, the Goddess of Dindymon would lose its original definiteness and be variously applied by different writers." Rarely Dindymus, as in

University of Helsinki but is still active in Translation Studies. On Definiteness. A Study with Special Reference to English and Finnish, Cambridge: Cambridge

philosopher described hyle, saying it is that which receives form or definiteness, that which is formed. It can also be the material cause underlying a

Wheeler-Bennett wrote on 25 July 1944 that: It may now be said with some definiteness that we are better off with things as they are today than if the plot

spy story", written "pleasantly and easily" but marred by a lack of definiteness; according to the reviewer, the author should "build a little more carefully"

mara can be described as a personal nominalizer. It does not involve definiteness or number. The plural marker rai makes explicit the plurality of the

the above formula, tr(A⊤B) = tr(B⊤A). These demonstrate the positive-definiteness and symmetry required of an inner product; it is common to call tr(A⊤B)

amitàe (its eyes), alemæ (its tail). The prefix can also be used to show definiteness in a very limited number of nouns, as in: ar our longe inside(GEN) athinàe

of the form =ga and =nu, which are distinguished based on animacy and definiteness. In Yuwan Amami, for instance, the nominative is marked with =ga/=nu

+\langle \mathbf {v} ,\mathbf {w} \rangle .\end{aligned}}} Positive-definiteness: ⟨ v , v ⟩ ≥ 0 {\displaystyle \langle \mathbf {v} ,\mathbf {v} \rangle

well-approximated by its Riemann sums, which are non-negative by positive-definiteness of K, implying λ ⟨ f , f ⟩ ≥ 0 {\displaystyle \lambda \langle f,f\rangle

key characteristic of Neververs numbering system is associated with definiteness. Numbers in the form of ten or greater take on the form of a noun rather

for even numbers of the quark flavors is associated with the positive-definiteness of the integral measure and the absence of a sign problem. QCD matter

isometrically in ℝk if and only if every k+3 points are. In practice, the definiteness or rank conditions may fail due to numerical errors, noise in measurements

Quantities of pain or pleasure may be regarded as magnitudes having the same definiteness as tons of pig iron, barrels of sugar, bushels of wheat, yards of cotton

agglutinating, subject–object–verb (SOV) language. One way to express a noun's definiteness in a sentence is with articles, and Northern Mansi uses two articles

stackexchange.com. Retrieved 2019-01-09. "Referential Transparency, Definiteness and Unfoldability" (PDF). Itu.dk. Retrieved 2013-08-24. Wasserman, Louis

fat, or maybe too tall, or maybe just plain too ugly... you can say my definiteness stems from underlying feelings of insecurity and inferiority. I couldn't

from. Aromanian at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Isac, Daniela (2024). Definiteness in Balkan Romance. Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics. Oxford

SR1 formula does not guarantee the update matrix to maintain positive-definiteness and can be used for indefinite problems. The Broyden's method does not

demonstratives, as well as the nominal features pronouns, case, number, and (in)definiteness discussed in the next section. Jingulu has three kinds of demonstratives:

reticence and honest feeling that she establishes herself with some definiteness as one of the cinema people to be watched." Sullavan's next role came

structure of words, influencing verb conjugations, noun cases, and the definiteness of nouns through the use of the definite article /al-/. As English is

(like sh and kh). These are usually simpler to read, but sacrifice the definiteness of the scientific systems, and may lead to ambiguities, e.g. whether

usefulness is limited because the main condition of the theorem, non-negative definiteness, is very hard to verify. Other theorems also exist, such as Khinchine’s

incorporated into the string, as can information about number, collectivity, definiteness, etc. Most of these marks are suffixal. In the three biblical texts there

move with constant speed U {\displaystyle U} in a fixed direction (for definiteness, say the x {\displaystyle x} direction and consider only the x − y {\displaystyle

Old Turkic tanrı "god"). There is no definite article in Turkish, but definiteness of the object is implied when the accusative ending is used (see below)

nouns that are followed by their possessors) and also have the category definiteness. There is some evidence for remains of the Proto-Semitic genitive grammatical

Old Turkic tanrı "god"). There is no definite article in Turkish, but definiteness of the object is implied when the accusative ending is used (see below)

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AMERICAN LINGUISTICS, 63.3. With Richard Demers. 1996. "Definiteness and Second Position Clitics in Straits Salish." Approaching Second: Second

statute must define the punishable conduct and the penalty with sufficient definiteness. This to allow citizens to foresee when a specific action would be punishable

function, which can be identified among the stationary points from the definiteness of the bordered Hessian matrix. The great advantage of this method is

inflected in 17 different ways for case, multiplied by four ways for its definiteness and number (indefinite, definite singular, definite plural, and definite

potential caveats (poor numerical accuracy, requirement of positive definiteness of the covariance matrix...). An alternative approach to specifying the

exclusive categories. In the third person, number is not specified but only definiteness (definite or indefinite). Number is not expressed by free pronouns or

ISSN 0305-4470. Stairs, Allen (1983). "Quantum Logic, Realism, and Value Definiteness". Philosophy of Science. 50 (4): 578–602. doi:10.1086/289140. S2CID 122885859

Aristotle defines beauty in Metaphysics as having order, symmetry and definiteness which the mathematical sciences exhibit to a special degree. He saw a

of the sentence. In Modern Javanese the definite article is lost, and definiteness is expressed by other means if necessary. Verbs are not inflected for

matter of debate. According to Souag, stress depends essentially on definiteness: definite nouns receive penultimate stress, while indefinites are stressed

dog’ y-uk ‘his dog’ There are no articles in Ayutla language to define definiteness. Adjectives are modifiers that can help modify a noun. The adjective

field equation is provided in the section Stress–energy tensor. For definiteness consider a circular Earth orbit (helical world line) of a particle. The

have hidden structures, and that classifiers can be associated with definiteness. Cheng's joint work on Zulu with Laura J. Downing (Cheng & Downing 2009

have yet to be discovered. Most often though, they are used to indicate definiteness, and make both spatial and temporal distinctions in regular discourse

standard conjecture is modelled on the Hodge index theorem. It states the definiteness (positive or negative, according to the dimension) of the cup product

Criterion for positive-definiteness of a matrix

short of that rendering a claim 'insolubly ambiguous' would diminish the definiteness requirement's public-notice function and foster the innovation-discouraging

logic, the logical concepts and laws, to epistemological clarity and definiteness. Here phenomenological analysis must begin. Logical concepts, as valid

omwana wange "my child, any of my children"). For other words, it conveys definiteness (e.g. embuzi eya Bagonza "the house of Bagonza" instead of embuzi ya

include the property of being stick-like (kat3) or powder-like (nũn3). Definiteness (indefinite, definite, or conditional) and causality are also reflected

(post-posed head) Modifier = PGN - Head ka all types, except interrogatives Definiteness of the NP is marked on modifier(s) by PGN clitic agreeing with the semantic

&b_{n}\end{bmatrix}}=\mathbf {b} ^{\rm {T}}.} Observe how the positive-definiteness of Σ implies that the variance of the dot product must be positive. An

distinction in Inuktitut, since Inuktitut usage is also concerned with the definiteness of the objects of verb, Consequently, the application of the notion of

suffix or prefix (lexicalized from a demonstrative) is used to mark definiteness. In addition to these uses, -t also functions as a diminutive, pejorative

package to eliminate the surprise and to relieve acute distress" and "for definiteness let me sketch the contents of a package proposal ... to be taken as illustrative"

uncertain nature; difficult to understand” and “lacking clearness or definiteness, obscure” (Macquarie Essential Dictionary, 1999: 23). Dayton (2006) frames

forces, so closely united as to form but one being (essence), acquire definiteness or form through the action upon them of stimuli or excitants from the

‘Any’,” Linguistic Variation Yearbook4. 2004. “Number Marking and (In)definiteness in Kind Terms,” Linguistics and Philosophy 27.4. 2003. “Two Types of

original on 20 March 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2006. Isac, Daniela (2024). Definiteness in Balkan Romance. Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics. Oxford

animals; inanimates and lower organisms (fish and lower)." Grammatical definiteness does not affect potency. Pronouns are placed adjacent to the verb and

(a following -n). Adjectives modifying a noun agree with the noun in definiteness, and take the same markings: كَلْبٌ كَبِيرٌ kalbun kabīrun "a big dog

Although its original grammatical function seems to have been to mark definiteness, it is used already in Imperial Aramaic to mark all important nouns,

Chess Variant Pages rule this as a loss for the stalemated player, for definiteness. In practice this rarely happens, as a player will resign when checkmated

that wela, is glossed as meaning 'the child', indicating a form of definiteness about the unmarked noun. Compare this to example 50 showing the use of

class of zonal spherical functions can be obtained by dropping positive definiteness from the conditions, but for these functions there is no longer any connection

create. Benner describes the process as follows: In accordance with the definiteness with which the picture of the Idea is held in the mind, and the extent

{\Phi (g)=PU(g)P,}} with values in operators on K satisfies the positive-definiteness condition ∑ λ i λ j ¯ Φ ( g j − 1 g i ) = P T ∗ T P ≥ 0 , {\displaystyle

types of crowds: Crowds may be classified according to the degree of definiteness and constancy of this consciousness. When it is very definite and constant

Berkeley Linguistics Society. 1995 Ward, Gregory and Betty J. Birner. "Definiteness and the English Existential," in Language 71:722-742. 2007 Birner, Betty

no number, case or gender distinction in nouns. There are no marks of definiteness. It contains an inclusive first person plural (inclusive "we"), as well

Colwell's rule has been misapplied as its converse, as though it implied definiteness. Murray J. Harris (Emeritus Professor of NT Exegesis and Theology at

with a specific national scope. This has the effect of adding to the definiteness of state structures, and giving a national character to class conflict

Some adjectives expressing properties next to masculine nouns imply definiteness ('relation') or indefiniteness ('quality') of nouns. For an exactly defined

S2CID 117112282. Haukkanen, P.; Toth, L. (2018). "Inertia, positive definiteness and ℓp norm of GCD and LCM matrices and their unitary analogs". Linear

obboleesa - brother(s) obboleettii - sister(s) Nouns are not marked for definiteness but demonstratives are used instead for this purpose and Indefiniteness

heard in the media or used in writing. Possession does not indicate definiteness ("my friend" as opposed to "a friend of mine"), and possessive constructions

languages and it would seem that Proto-Arabic lacked any overt marking of definiteness. The Qur'anic Consonantal Text presents a slightly different paradigm

Pessoa wrote: There is only one event in the past which has both the definiteness and the importance required for rectification by direction; this is my

Position of Albanian". University of California. Isac, Daniela (2024). Definiteness in Balkan Romance. Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics. Oxford

to the matrix being decomposed in an attempt to promote the positive-definiteness. While this might lessen the accuracy of the decomposition, it can be

probability vector, and for sufficiently large sample sizes positive definiteness of the covariance iterates. This is a key advantage since explicitly

{\displaystyle p(x+y)\leq p(x)+p(y).} If p {\displaystyle p} satisfies positive definiteness, which states that if p ( x ) = 0 {\displaystyle p(x)=0} then x = 0

forms are used within normal sentences only on the rare occasions when definiteness or indefiniteness is being emphasized: Did you find the cat? I found

that personage; he planned the action, the play of motive, with unusual definiteness, and adhered very closely in the working to this well-laid scheme". However

can have the sense of "the". An indefinite article ("a(n)") can mark definiteness if the word is a direct object (but not a subject) by using the prepositional

F . {\displaystyle K(x,y)=(\Phi (x),\Phi (y))_{F}.} Indeed, positive definiteness of K {\displaystyle K} follows from the p.d. property of the inner product

types of possessors. However, optional third-person pronouns marking definiteness and some possessive constructions generally proceed the noun. Phrases

categorical. Distance matrix completion, in which case there is a positive definiteness constraint. Natural language processing, in which case the approximation

type of problem, an algorithm has five important features [Finiteness, Definiteness, Input, Output, Effectiveness]" (italics added, Knuth p. 4-7). The difficulty

categorical. Distance matrix completion, in which case there is a positive definiteness constraint. Natural language processing, in which case the approximation

seemed that the meaning could be brought out with greater force and definiteness." One possible source of glossing is the desire to harmonise and to complete:

of the preconditioner must be used to keep the symmetry (and positive definiteness) of the system. However, this decomposition does not need to be computed

differences in bilingual acquisition and attrition: Possessives and double definiteness in Norwegian heritage language". Bilingualism: Language and Cognition

Chess Variant Pages rule this as a loss for the stalemated player, for definiteness. As an alternative, there is the "bare king" rule. A historic description

no place to arbitrariness, and its universal comprehensibility -- the definiteness of the algorithm; "b) the possibility of starting out with initial data

the Northwestern Iranian /z/ rather than the Proto-Iranian *dz reflex. Definiteness is usually marked on nouns using the stressed suffix -e, while indefiniteness

reaching the New Testament we are struck by the unitariness, clearness, and definiteness of the outline of Satan." The New Testament Greek word for the devil

both in nominal and verbal paradigms. Proclitics mark the categories of definiteness and number, person, negation, tense and aspect – often fused in a single

complained of was a crime in this state with at least the degree of definiteness required by our constitutions. However, five years later in the Franklin

used for transitive verbs and can be used to mark specificity and/or definiteness. They are all underlyingly high-toned. The letters in parentheses indicate

of St Andrew's in that town; where he will ever be remembered for the definiteness of his teaching, the heartiness and reverence which characterised the

conjunctions, and interjections. Italian articles vary according to definiteness (definite, indefinite, and partitive), number, gender, and the initial

divines, and modern ecclesiastics. The former were insistent upon dogmatic definiteness on questions that belong to the integrity of the Reformed Faith and therefore

These forms are identical (in writing) to the numeral meaning one. Definiteness is only marked with an article placed before the noun when the noun has

derivation, which is also used for adjectives in the weak form marking definiteness. The declension loosely parallels the Latin nouns in -ō, genitive -ōnis/-inis

unconstitutionally vague, since computer use policies are not written "with the definiteness or precision that would be required for a criminal statute" and they

sphere (the latter choice is unimportant thanks to automorphisms). For definiteness order the resulting points as x1, ..., xk−1, y1, y2, xk+1, ..., xn. Then

defines a kernel via Clearly K {\displaystyle K} is symmetric and positive definiteness follows from the properties of inner product in F {\displaystyle F}

diffracting object at the origin that has a size a {\displaystyle a} . For definiteness let us say we are diffracting light and we are interested in what the

perverted" and described the book as "a wordy confusion . . . without real definiteness or point." "Kidd's writings had been important documents of their time

kept constant. Word order can express logical stress, and degree of definiteness. The primary emphasis tends to be initial, with a weaker emphasis at

The use of sa vs. og in the indirect and oblique case is a matter of definiteness when the noun is the object of an actor-focus verb. Compare the following

descriptions which lack "mathematical certainty," such precision and definiteness is not essential to constitutionality. The court made the following findings

Reduplication is used on some (underived) nouns to indicate smallness or definiteness; e.g. the reduplicated form of meñg 'house' is meñg-meñg and means 'small

Language, 22, 200–248. Chafe, William L. (1976). Giveness, contrastiveness, definiteness, subjects, topics, and point of view. In C. Li (Ed.), Subject and topic

\cup } Spec Ai be a covering of a scheme by open affine subschemes. For definiteness, let k denote a field in the following. Most of the examples also work

homomorphism density inequality is a consequence of the positive semi-definiteness of a certain infinite matrix, or to the positivity of a quantum graph;

von Elementen], and so on, as well as eschew the unclear principle of 'definiteness' that can still be found in Zermelo. [...] We prefer, however, to axiomatise

Metaphysics) the universal elements of beauty to be order (taxis), symmetry and definiteness or determinateness (to orismenon). In the Poetics he adds another essential

the standpoint of compulsory imposition of fines, one advantage in the definiteness of amount deductible from wages would appear to lie on the side of the

Mech. Appl. Math., 58(1), pp. 73-82. Ting, T. C. T. (1996), "Positive definiteness of anisotropic elastic constants", Mathematics & Mechanics of Solids

substantial but secondary role to mathematics "which ought only to give definiteness to natural philosophy, not to generate or give it birth" (Novum Organum

case forms in the Ural-Altai languages in the light of the theory of definiteness-uncertainty // Questions of the methodology and methodology of linguistic

upon whether they occur in pausal position, the gender of the noun, the definiteness, and the grammatical number. Notably this includes the indefinite marking

development of new geometric methods to prove stability through the positive definiteness of the second variation. With colleagues, he provided a complete classification

Chess Variant Pages rule this as a loss for the stalemated player, for definiteness. A player who makes an illegal move loses immediately. (This rule may

structure of words, influencing verb conjugations, noun cases, and the definiteness of nouns through the use of the definite article /al-/. Qatari Arabic

enforcement discretion of the police to meet constitutional standards for definiteness and clarity. Case Law: People v. Gonzalez, 910 P.2d 1366 (Cal. 1996)

Chess Variant Pages rule this as a loss for the stalemated player, for definiteness. A player who makes an illegal move loses immediately. (This rule may

locative, instrumental and genitive. The nominal phrases also expressed definiteness by means of a definite article. Partly like other Modern Indo-Aryan languages

Chess Variant Pages rule this as a loss for the stalemated player, for definiteness. In practice these winning conditions are rarely fulfilled, as a player

Chess Variant Pages rule this as a loss for the stalemated player, for definiteness. A player who makes an illegal move loses immediately. (This rule may

drawing out the most refined textures.” – Edward Greenfield, The Times “Definiteness of intention is a great thing, and Constantine’s shaping of the music

show agreement with their subjects but also carry information on the definiteness of their direct objects. This results in two types of conjugations: definite

regardless of the ending. Pashto has no definite article. But when necessary, definiteness may be indicated by other means such as demonstratives. Likewise, it

it is used or not appears to have to do with animacy, specificity and definiteness as well as pragmatic considerations of emphasis. Six different forms

of the light velocity in the Kerr medium that fills the cavity. For definiteness, consider a ring cavity (Fig. 2) of very high quality (High-Q cavity)

the same, casting a verb in the agent or the patient focus changes the definiteness of the patient role noun phrase. When the verb is cast in the agent focus

Quality of thought determines colour. Nature of thought determines form. Definiteness of thought determines clearness of outline. The authors define the following

educational methods. In a narrower sense, this means the consistency and definiteness of pedagogical form and an unrestricted knowledge of teaching methods

to that minimum as t → ∞ {\displaystyle t\to \infty } . This positive-definiteness property has been shown in a number of cases, yielding the first proofs

monolingual and bilingual production. Exploring the influence of verb type and definiteness. Language Acquisition. doi: 10.1080/10489223.2024.2371610 Georgiou, G

example : щӏымахуэр къэсащ: winter has arrived. It also adds a tinge of definiteness to the verb; for example : къэпсэлъэн: to deliver a speech; to begin

product for which the L(a) are self-adjoint than verify directly positive-definiteness of the trace form. (The equivalent original condition of Jordan, von

Romanian noun inflections Definiteness Case "boy" "girl" Singular Plural Singular Plural Indefinite Nominative Accusative băiat băieți fată fete Genitive

x\in V} , ‖ x ‖ ≥ 0 {\displaystyle \;\lVert x\rVert \geq 0} . Positive definiteness: for every x ∈ V {\displaystyle x\in V} , ‖ x ‖ = 0 {\displaystyle \;\lVert