universal
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～ a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings; "some form of religion seems to be a human universal"
universal time
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～ the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere
universal proposition
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～ (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class
universal gravitational constant
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～ (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation
universal agent
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～ someone authorized to transact every kind of business for the principal
universal
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～ (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class
Universal Product Code
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～ code consisting of a series of vertical bars of variable width that are scanned by a laser; printed on consumer product packages to identify the item for a computer that provides the price and registers inventory information
universal suffrage
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～ suffrage for all adults who are not disqualified by the laws of the country
universal set
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～ (mathematics) the set that contains all the elements or objects involved in the problem under consideration; "all other sets are subsets of the universal set"
universal
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～ (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages
universal gas constant
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～ (physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole
universal solvent
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～ hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists
universal donor
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～ a person whose type O Rh-negative blood may be safely transfused into persons with other blood types
universal quantifier
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～ a logical quantifier of a proposition that asserts that the proposition is true for all members of a class of things
universal joint
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～ coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions; "in motor vehicles a universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps"
universal
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～ coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions; "in motor vehicles a universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps"
universal
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～ applicable to or common to all members of a group or set; "the play opened to universal acclaim"; "rap enjoys universal appeal among teenage boys"
universal
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～ of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"
universal
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～ adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations; "universal wrench"; "universal chuck"; "universal screwdriver"