pure
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- adjective
- /pjʊr/
- Specialized
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puro
- For his thesis, he chose to explore pure mathematics, which emphasizes theoretical concepts without immediate application.
- pure reason
- pure logic
He says we can determine the bounds of pure reason, right?
- He says we can determine the bounds of pure reason, right?
- So that's another project that grew out of pure AI research.
- We've talked about of, you know, pursuing pure science and the reasons for doing it.
- And physics was not such a pure science, was not such a thing.
- Usually we think of pure maths as something abstract and remote.
- So that's the that's one big for pure math, that's one question.
Examples
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He's a pure researcher... with no prejudices.
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We always intended to ease ourselves into pure research, anyway.
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You want to do away with all pure research now?
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Think about doing pure research.
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We both know that pure science exists above all this.
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Observable fact, rational thought, pure science.
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It's pure science.
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Just pure anthropological research.
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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that the plaintiff's pure economic loss claims were legally cognizable.
Academic text (1990) -
For example, the PPT-Picture Version represents pure, nonlinguistic semantic processing at the conceptual level.
Academic text (2013)
Antonyms
Idioms
- Literature
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Completely innocent and morally good in actions and thoughts
Compounds
- Offensive
An armed group that uses violence in Kashmir to try to create Islamic rule
- Slur
An offensive act that uses exaggerated, mocking images of Black people to make fun of them
- Specialized
A way of writing numbers using only the digits 0 and 1
- UK
Words or actions that try to trick people into thinking things are better than they are
- Literature
A line of poetry with six short-long beats and no rhythm changes allowed
- Specialized
A number equal to a real number not zero times i with no real part
- Literature
The three highest gods in Taoism who represent the pure form of the Tao
How Theoretical
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pure in phrases like pure science keeps the same idea of 'not mixed' — it means study that is not mixed with practical work. So pure research focuses on theory and ideas rather than immediate use.