Basic term in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities as well as in various linguistic schools used to describe, explain, or regulate behavior. Depending on the context, the term can be used to describe such varying concepts as norms,...

He who would rule must hear and be deaf, see and be blind. (German) He would have been universally deemed fit for empire, if he had never reigned. (Roman) It is absurd that he should rule others, who knows not how to rule himself. (Roman) It is easy to...

// n. Any statement expressing a linguistically significant generalization about the grammatical facts of a particular language, especially when formulated within the formalism of some particular formal description. The notion of a grammatical rule is...

702 A federal rule of evidence that permits an expert who is qualified by experience, training, or education to offer an expert opinion if the scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the...

A rule is: In generative grammar and computer science, a rewrite rule. Standardization, a formal and widely-accepted statement, fact, definition, or qualification Operation, a determinate rule (method) for performing a mathematical operation and...