perfect

1. Maths exactly divisible into equal integral or polynomial roots

2. Botany

a. (of flowers) having functional stamens and pistils

b. (of plants) having all parts present

3. Music

a. of or relating to the intervals of the unison, fourth, fifth, and octave

b. (of a cadence) ending on the tonic chord, giving a feeling of conclusion

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