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A word used to describe the action of drinking or [pouring] alcoholic [beverages]. Commonly used in [a tent] to hide the fact that there is liquor present.
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The unlearned [way] of [saying] [congregate].
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formed by the union of two compounds
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a mixture of two partially miscible liquids A and B produces two conjugate solutions: one of A in B and another of B in A
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joined together especially in a pair or pairs
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unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds
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undergo conjugation
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Any entity formed by joining two or more smaller entities together.
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More generally, any of a set of irrational or complex numbers that are zeros of the same polynomial with integral coefficients.
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An explementary angle.
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To inflect (a verb) for each person, in order, for one or more tenses.
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To reproduce sexually as do some bacteria and algae, by exchanging or transferring DNA.
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In mathematics, a conjugate typically refers to a pair of mathematical expressions or quantities that are connected by a specific mathematical operation yet have opposite components. The term conjugate can have different meanings depending on the domain of math:
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In complex numbers, the conjugate of a complex number is the number with an equal real part and an imaginary part equal in magnitude but opposite in sign.
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In algebra, the conjugate of a binomial expression (a b) is its corresponding binomial formed by negating the second term (a - b) or vice versa.
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In abstract algebra, conjugate elements in a group are elements related through a similarity transformation.
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In geometry, conjugate diameters of an ellipse or hyperbola are any two diameters such that a tangent line to the curve at the endpoint of one diameter is parallel to the other diameter, and vice versa.
The broader meaning for conjugate includes the idea of forming a complementary or related pair in a particular mathematical situation.
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united in pairs; yoked together; coupled
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in single pairs; coupled
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containing two or more radicals supposed to act the part of a single one
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agreeing in derivation and radical signification; -- said of words
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presenting themselves simultaneously and having reciprocal properties; -- frequently used in pure and applied mathematics with reference to two quantities, points, lines, axes, curves, etc
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to unite in marriage; to join
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to unite in a kind of sexual union, as two or more cells or individuals among the more simple plants and animals
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