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background |
the sum of a person's experience, education, and origins, esp. as they relate to his present character or situation. [1/5 definitions] |
blue-ribbon jury |
a jury specially selected for high intelligence, education, or other elite qualities. |
book learning |
formal instruction or education; schooling. [1/2 definitions] |
closed sentence |
in mathematics education, a simple mathematical equation or inequality in which all quantities are shown, such as 2 + 3 = 5. |
Coll. |
abbreviation of "College," a school or institution of higher learning, usu. providing education in general studies or liberal arts (used in a proper name). |
college |
a school or institution of higher learning beyond the level of high school, usu. providing education in general studies or liberal arts. [1/3 definitions] |
color barrier |
unspoken social code of racial segregation or discrimination, esp. in sports, education, public service, and the like. |
common sense |
practical judgment based on experience or native intelligence, and not on education or training. |
compose a number |
in mathematics education, to add together different place values to make a complete number. For example, to compose the number 231, you would add the three place values that make up this number, a 200, a 30, and a 1. |
compose a ten |
in mathematics education, to determine what number must be added to another number to make a total of ten. |
count on |
in mathematics education, to name the numbers in order, starting with a number other than one. [1/3 definitions] |
cultivate |
to refine and improve, as through education. [1/5 definitions] |
cultured |
refined in manners or education; sophisticated. [1/4 definitions] |
decompose a number |
in mathematics education, to separate a number into its component place values. For example, to decompose the number 231 you would write "200+30+1". |
deprived |
lacking or prevented from having that which is needed, especially such things as food, shelter, education, protection, and affection. |
doubles minus one |
in mathematics education, involving the addition of consecutive numbers by doubling the larger number and subtracting one. |
doubles plus one |
in mathematics education, involving the addition of consecutive numbers by doubling the smaller number and adding one. |
ed. |
abbreviation of "education." [1/2 definitions] |
Ed.D. |
abbreviation of "Doctor of Education." |
educable |
capable of learning through education. |
educated |
having an education. [1/3 definitions] |
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