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rule

1. the exercise of governmental authority or control

2. the period of time in which a monarch or government has power

3. a prescribed method or procedure for solving a mathematical problem, or one constituting part of a computer program, usually expressed in an appropriate formalism

4. any of various devices with a straight edge for guiding or measuring; ruler

5. Christianity a systematic body of prescriptions defining the way of life to be followed by members of a religious order

6. Law an order by a court or judge

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rule [rül]

(mathematics)

An antecedent condition and a consequent proposition that can support deductive processes.

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Rule [′rül]

(astronomy)

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