A measuring instrument consisting of a graduated bar of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, which is usually marked so as to show inches and fractions of an inch, and jointed so that it may be folded compactly
Ordibary course of procedure; usual way; comon state or condition of things; as, it is a rule to which there are many exeptions
If someone in authority bends the rules or stretches the rules, they do something even though it is against the rules. There is a particular urgency in this case, and it would help if you could bend the rules
A thin plate of metal (usually brass) of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work
A rule of thumb is a rule or principle that you follow which is not based on exact calculations, but rather on experience. A good rule of thumb is that a broker must generate sales of ten times his salary if his employer is to make a profit
decide with authority; "The King decreed that all first-born males should be killed"
(a) The rules in the RRS book, including the Definitions, Race Signals, Introduction, preambles, and the rules of an appendix when it applies, but not titles; (b) the prescriptions of a national authority, when they apply; (c) the class rules except any that conflict with the rules in this book; (d) the notice of race (e) the sailing instructions; (f) any other documents governing the event
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works"
measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control
A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result; as, a rule for extracting the cube root
A rule of procedure that a Court must follow, related to a specific Act Rules are made by a lawful judiciary authority
prescribed guide for conduct or action directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess"
A general principle concerning the formation or use of words, or a concise statement thereof; thus, it is a rule in England, that s or es , added to a noun in the singular number, forms the plural of that noun; but "man"
For each bill, the House Rules Committee sets a time limit for debate and decides who will manage the debate and when it will occur This decision is the "rule" on the bill In the Senate, these matters are handled more formally, with an agreement between majority leaders, minority leaders, sponsors of the bill, and other main actors
The cellular automata rules in which this oscillator works The minimum rule is listed first, then the maximum rule (if the oscillator works in more than one rule) Optional Birth and Survival counts are underlined in the web-based version of Oscillizer [Note: Only rules in which the oscillator works in exactly the same way as the given rule are listed The pattern may well be a different oscillator in some other rule, but that rule will not be shown ]
(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"