Noun

(varieties)

The quality of being varied; diversity.

A specific variation of something.

A number of different things.

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A state of constant change.

(taxonomy) A rank in a taxonomic classification, below species and subspecies.

(cybernetics) The total number of distinct states of a system.

(cybernetics) Logarithm of the base 2 of the total number of distinct states of a system.

(linguistics) A term used for a specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is a dialect, accent, register, etc. and to its prestige level.

The class of all algebraic structures of a given signature satisfying a given set of identities.

Noun

(en noun)

A manner of doing or presenting things, especially a fashionable one.

* Chesterfield

Style is the dress of thoughts.

* C. Middleton

the usual style of dedications

* I. Disraeli

It is style alone by which posterity will judge of a great work.

* Sir J. Reynolds

The ornamental style also possesses its own peculiar merit.

flair; grace; fashionable skill

As a dancer, he has a lot of style .

(botany) The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower.

A traditional or legal term preceding a reference to a person who holds a title or post.

A traditional or legal term used to address a person who holds a title or post.

the style of Majesty

* Burke

one style to a gracious benefactor, another to a proud, insulting foe

(nonstandard) A stylus.

(obsolete) A pen; an author's pen.

(Dryden)

A sharp-pointed tool used in engraving; a graver.

A kind of blunt-pointed surgical instrument.

A long, slender, bristle-like process.

the anal styles of insects

The pin, or gnomon, of a sundial, the shadow of which indicates the hour.

(computing) A visual or other modification to text or other elements of a document, such as bold or italic.

applying styles to text in a wordprocessor

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