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pattern matching — 1. A function is defined to take arguments of a particular type, form or value. When applying the function to its actual arguments it is necessary to match the type, form or value of the actual arguments against the formal arguments in some definition. For example, the function length [] = 0 length (x:xs) = 1 + length xs uses pattern matching in its argument to distinguish a null list from a non-null one. There are well known algorithm for translating pattern matching into conditional expressions such as "if" or "case". E.g. the above function could be transformed to 2. Descriptive of a type of language or utility such as awk or Perl which is suited to searching for strings or patterns in input data, usually using some kind of regular expression.
peace campaigner — someone who campaigns for peace or an end to conflict
peano arithmetic — (mathematics) Giuseppe Peano's system for representing natural numbers inductively using only two symbols, "0" (zero) and "S" (successor). This system could be expressed as a recursive data type with the following Haskell definition: data Peano = Zero | Succ Peano The number three, usually written "SSS0", would be Succ (Succ (Succ Zero)). Addition of Peano numbers can be expressed as a simple syntactic transformation: plus Zero n = n plus (Succ m) n = Succ (plus m n) (1995-03-28)
pectoralis minor — the smaller of the two large chest muscles that assist in movements of the shoulder and upper arm
pension mortgage — an arrangement whereby a person takes out a mortgage and pays the capital repayment instalments into a pension fund and the interest to the mortgagee. The loan is repaid out of the tax-free lump sum proceeds of the pension plan on the borrower's retirement
perchloromethane — carbon tetrachloride.
performance bond — contract bond.
performance test — a test requiring little or no use of language, the test materials being designed to elicit manual or behavioral responses rather than verbal ones.
permanent magnet — a magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from an external magnetic field.
permanganic acid — an acid, HMnO 4 , known only in solution.
perpetual motion — the motion of a theoretical mechanism that, without any losses due to friction or other forms of dissipation of energy, would continue to operate indefinitely at the same rate without any external energy being applied to it.
phalansterianism — a system by which society would be reorganized into units comprising their own social and industrial elements; Fourierism.
pharmacogenetics — the branch of pharmacology that examines the relation of genetic factors to variations in response to drugs.
pharmacogenomics — the study of human genetic variability in relation to drug action and its application to medical treatment
pharmacokinetics — the branch of pharmacology that studies the fate of pharmacological substances in the body, as their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.
phytoremediation — a process of decontaminating soil or water by using plants and trees to absorb or break down pollutants.
platform-balance — a scale with a platform for holding the items to be weighed.
pneumatic trough — a trough filled with liquid, especially water, for collecting gases in bell jars or the like by displacement.
porcelain enamel — a glass coating, made to adhere to a metal or another enamel by fusion.
portmanteau word — a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves.
post-reformation — the act of reforming; state of being reformed.
practice manager — the manager of a business such as a medical practice, dental practice, or legal practice
pre-emancipation — the act of emancipating.
precontemplation — the act of contemplating; thoughtful observation.
predetermination — to settle or decide in advance: He had predetermined his answer to the offer.
premillennialism — the doctrine or belief that the Second Coming of Christ will precede the millennium.
premillennialize — to support or believe in premillennialism.
presence chamber — the special room in which a great personage, as a sovereign, receives guests, holds audiences, etc.
price comparison — Price comparison is comparing the price of the same product in different outlets.
primary consumer — (in the food chain) an animal that feeds on plants; a herbivore.
primary deviance — the violation of a norm or rule that does not result in the violator's being stigmatized as deviant.
primary election — primary (def 15a).
primary electron — in thermionics, any of the electrons falling on a body, distinguished from those emitted by it
primrose jasmine — an evergreen shrub, Jasminum mesnyi, of China, having thick, shiny leaflets and yellow flowers with a darker eye.
private judgment — personal opinion formed independently of the expressed position of an institution, as in matters of religion or politics.
privet andromeda — a spreading shrub, Lyonia ligustrina, of the eastern U.S., having leafless, white flowers in terminal clusters.
proenvironmental — the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu.
professionalisms — professional character, spirit, or methods.
progress payment — an instalment of a larger payment made to a contractor for work carried out up to a specified stage of the job
promotional code — A promotional code is a code offered by retailers to customers who can use it to receive a discounted price when buying products online.
property company — a business that makes money by buying, selling, and renting out land and houses
proprietary name — a name of a product or service that is protected by a patent, copyright, or trademark and cannot be used by another party for commercial purposes without permission of the registered owner or licensee.
proslambanomenos — the lowest note of the scale in ancient Greek music
proxima centauri — the nearest star to the sun at a distance of 4.3 light-years, part of the Alpha Centauri triple-star system located in the constellation Centaurus.
pseudoparenchyma — (in certain fungi and red algae) a compact mass of tissue, made up of interwoven hyphae or filaments, that superficially resembles plant tissue.
pulmonary artery — an artery conveying venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.
quadrimillennial — Occurring every four thousand years.
quantum computer — a computer that makes use of the quantum states of electrons or other particles to store and process information as quantum bits.
quasi-managerial — pertaining to management or a manager: managerial functions; the managerial class of society.
queen maud range — a mountain range in Antarctica, in Ross Dependency, S of the Ross Sea.

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