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The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing requisite is wanting; entire development; consummate culture, skill, or moral excellence; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence; maturity; as, perfection in an art, in a science, or in a system; perfection in form or degree; fruits in perfection

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In Mahayana Buddhism, the six virtues which the bodhisattva must practice in their avowed pursuit of bringing all beings to enlightenment through bodhicitta; they are dana (munificence), sila (ethicality), ksanti (patience), virya (determination), dhyana (meditation), and prajna (wisdom)

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{v} to complete, smith, instruct fully

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{n} complete, blameless, pure, holy, safe

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{n} a perfect state, excellence

without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"

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a tense of a verb that indicates an action has been completed in the past "I have been perfected" is in the perfect tense

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a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)

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{f} refine; improve; complete; make faultless

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Excellent and delightful in all respects

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H8003 shalem, shaw-lame'; from H7999; complete (lit or fig ); espec friendly: --full, just, made ready, peaceable, perfect (-ed), quiet, Shalem [by mistake for a name], whole

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A number is perfect if sigma(n) = 2n, or, equivalently, if index(n) = 2 Another way of saying this is that sum of the proper divisors of n equals n Contrast abundant, deficient Every multiple of a perfect number other than itself is abundant, and every proper divisor is deficient A Mersenne prime multiplied by the preceding power of two is a perfect number; i e , if 2^p - 1 is prime, then (2^p - 1)*2^(p - 1) is perfect All even perfect numbers are of this form; it is not known if there any odd perfect numbers

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make perfect or complete; "perfect your French in Paris!" precisely accurate or exact; "perfect timing" being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day

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emphasis If you say that something is perfect for a particular person, thing, or activity, you are emphasizing that it is very suitable for them or for that activity. Carpet tiles are perfect for kitchens because they're easy to take up and wash So this could be the perfect time to buy a home. = ideal

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Something that is perfect is as good as it could possibly be. He spoke perfect English Hiring a nanny has turned out to be the perfect solution Nobody is perfect

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A perfect fluid is defined as a fluid with zero viscosity (i e inviscid)

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To make perfect; to improve or hone

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Having both functional stamens and pistils

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Representing a completed action

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The perfect tenses of a verb are the ones used to talk about things that happened or began before a particular time, as in `He's already left' and `They had always liked her'. The present perfect tense is sometimes called the perfect tense. see also future, present perfect, past perfect. to make something as good as you are able to

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If you perfect something, you improve it so that it becomes as good as it can possibly be. We perfected a hand-signal system so that he could keep me informed of hazards

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To make perfect; to finish or complete, so as to leave nothing wanting; to give to anything all that is requisite to its nature and kind

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A term meaning the same as "mint" in old quilts Referring to new quilts it means that the quilt is problem-free and has never been washed

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make perfect or complete; "perfect your French in Paris!"

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When you only have one way to make a hand, you need perfect cards Usually this means two cards If you hold 8JQ, you need two perfect cards for a straight To catch perfect is to hit a perfect card

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The act of printing both sides of a sheet of paper in one press pass A press with this capability is sometimes refered to as a "prefector"

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A flower that has both functional stamens and pistils

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Fitting its definition precisely

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The perfect tense, or a form in that tense

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the quality assigned to 1: 1 primes, 3: 2 fifths, 4: 3 fourths, and all octave expansions of these intervals

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If an object or surface is perfect, it does not have any marks on it, or does not have any lumps, hollows, or cracks in it. Use only clean, Grade A, perfect eggs. their perfect white teeth

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The rating you get on a step when you hit the arrow exactly on the beat

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Hermaphrodite; having both stamens and pistils; said of flower

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Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose

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Well informed; certain; sure

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precisely accurate or exact; "perfect timing"

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To complete recording or filing of a security interest in order to establish a lien or priority ownership

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emphasis You can use perfect to give emphasis to the noun following it. She was a perfect fool What he had said to her made perfect sense. = complete, total

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A term used to label fourth, fifth, and octave intervals It corresponds to the major, as given to seconds, thirds, sixths, and sevenths

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A term used to describe the binding process where the signatures of a book are held together by a flexible adhesive

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Brought to consummation or completeness; completed; not defective nor redundant; having all the properties or qualities requisite to its nature and kind; without flaw, fault, or blemish; without error; mature; whole; pure; sound; right; correct

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free from defects or complete, as in: The sweater is a perfect fit

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being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day

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{s} flawless; complete; undamaged

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Sexually mature and fully differentiated

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According to the Federal Trade Commission, only a diamond that is flawless, colorless and well cut can be referred to by this term Therefore, it is not applicable in most cases and should be avoided

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Your timing's perfect. - Your timing is perfect.

You're perfectly normal. - You are perfectly normal.

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If something is done to perfection, it is done so well that it could not be done any better. fresh fish, cooked to perfection

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To perfection, in the highest degree of excellence; perfectly; as, to imitate a model to perfection

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The Ancients have delivered unto us, that there are four ways or means, which discover whether one question or the thing demanded shall be accomplished yea or not

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The perfection of something such as a skill, system, or product involves making it as good as it could possibly be. Madame Clicquot is credited with the perfection of this technique

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To perfect

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n An imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known as excellence; an attribute of the critic The editor of an English magazine having received a letter pointing out the erroneous nature of his views and style, and signed "Perfection," promptly wrote at the foot of the letter: "I don't agree with you," and mailed it to Matthew Arnold

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If you say that something is perfection, you mean that you think it is as good as it could possibly be. The house and garden were perfection

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The process of considering a bill in which the bill is subject to amendments At the conclusion of this process, upon a favorable vote, a bill is order perfected and printed, which means that any amendments adopted are incorporated into the printed bill

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The proper recording or filing of an instrument, thereby giving notice to the world

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the act of making something perfect the state of being without a flaw or defect

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A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent; an ideal faultlessness; especially, the divine attribute of complete excellence

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the state of being without a flaw or defect

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Perfection is the quality of being as good as it is possible for something of a particular kind to be. Physical perfection in a human being is exceedingly rare

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the act of making something perfect

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{i} completion, wholeness; improvement, refinement

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Perfection is a process and requires continual improvement

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When a secured creditor has taken the required steps to perfect his lien, the lien is senior to any liens that arise after perfection A mortgage is perfected by recording it with the county recorder; a lien in personal property is perfected by filing a financing statement with the secretary of state An unperfected lien is valid between the debtor and the secured creditor, but may be behind liens created later in time, but perfected earlier than the lien in question An unperfected lien can be avoided by the trustee

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