Rule of Saint Francis — Rule of Saint Francis † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Rule of Saint Francis As known, St. Francis founded three orders and gave each of them a special rule. Here only the rule of the first order is to be considered, i.e., that of the Friars … Catholic encyclopedia
Rule of St. Benedict — • Lengthy article on the text of the Rule and its composition, some analysis, and practical application Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Rule of St. Benedict Rule of St. Benedict … Catholic encyclopedia
rule — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 what you can or cannot do, say, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ basic, cardinal, first, fundamental, golden ▪ ground rules ▪ … Collocations dictionary
bound — I [[t]ba͟ʊnd[/t]] BE BOUND ♦♦♦ 1) Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind. 2) PHR MODAL If you say that something is bound to happen, you mean that you are sure it will happen, because it is a natural consequence of something that is… … English dictionary
Rule of Saint Benedict — The Rule of Saint Benedict ( Regula Benedicti ) is a book of precepts written by St. Benedict of Nursia for monks living in community under the authority of an abbot. Since about the 7th century it has also been adopted by communities of women.… … Wikipedia
Cramér–Rao bound — In estimation theory and statistics, the Cramér–Rao bound (CRB) or Cramér–Rao lower bound (CRLB), named in honor of Harald Cramér and Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao who were among the first to derive it,[1][2][3] expresses a lower bound on the… … Wikipedia
Mailbox rule — The mailbox rule (called the postal rule or postal acceptance rule in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, or deposited acceptance rule ) is a term of common law contracts which determines the timing of acceptance of an offer when mail is… … Wikipedia
The Rule of Faith — The Rule of Faith † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Rule of Faith The word rule (Lat. regula, Gr. kanon) means a standard by which something can be tested, and the rule of faith means something extrinsic to our faith, and serving as its… … Catholic encyclopedia
Posting rule — The posting rule (or mailbox rule in the U.S., or postal rule or deposited acceptance rule ) is an exception to the general rule of contract law in common law countries that acceptance takes place when communicated. The posting rule states, by… … Wikipedia
Business judgment rule — The business judgment rule is an American case law derived concept in Corporations law whereby the directors of a corporation . . . are clothed with [the] presumption, which the law accords to them, of being [motivated] in their conduct by a bona … Wikipedia
Rent's Rule — pertains to the organization of computing logic, specifically the relationship between the number of external signal connections to a logic block (i.e., the number of pins ) with the number of logic gates in the logic block, and has been applied… … Wikipedia
