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precept Law a. a writ or warrant b. a written order to a sheriff to arrange an election, the empanelling of a jury, etc. c. (in England) an order to collect money under a rate How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In this way, the artist-writer became inevitable, for these devices also begged description as principles; they could be rationalized and quantified, and the very act of explaining--or even listing--them was enough to establish their preceptive function. Whatever point Barbaro is making about deliberative oratory, here, then, clearly goes well beyond the commonplaces of the preceptive tradition. The ability to operate in the intuitive mode was associated with a better performance in history taking and physical assessment, whereas students who operated primarily in the preceptive mode were less likely to accurately determine a simulated patient's problems. |
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