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mill: see milling milling, mechanical grinding of wheat or other grains to produce flour. Milling separates the fine, mealy parts of grain from the fibrous bran covering. In prehistoric times grain was crushed between two flat stones. ..... Click the link for more information. . millAn ancient term for a numerical processing device. mill1 1. a factory, esp one which processes raw materials 2. any of various processing or manufacturing machines, esp one that grinds, presses, or rolls 3. a hard roller for impressing a design, esp in a textile-printing machine or in a machine for printing banknotes mill2 a US and Canadian monetary unit used in calculations, esp for property taxes, equal to one thousandth of a dollar Mill 1. James. 1773--1836, Scottish philosopher, historian, and economist. He expounded Bentham's utilitarian philosophy in Elements of Political Economy (1821) and Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind (1829) and also wrote a History of British India (1817--18) 2. his son, John Stuart. 1806--73, English philosopher and economist. He modified Bentham's utilitarian philosophy in Utilitarianism (1861) and in his treatise On Liberty (1859) he defended the rights and freedom of the individual. Other works include A System of Logic (1843) and Principles of Political Economy (1848)
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