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State

Noun

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1.NounA condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
"a state of being; a state of emergency; absolute state; in a state; in a bit of a state; In the fetch state, the address of the next instruction is placed on the address bus.; The state here includes a set containing all names seen so far.; A debugger can show the state of a program at any breakpoint."
2.NounA complete description of a system, consisting of parameters that determine all properties of the system.
3.NounA mess; disorder; a bad condition or set of circumstances.
"absolute state; in a state; in a bit of a state"
4.NounThe stable condition of a processor during a particular clock cycle.
"In the fetch state, the address of the next instruction is placed on the address bus."
5.NounThe set of all parameters relevant to a computation.
"The state here includes a set containing all names seen so far."
6.NounThe values of all parameters at some point in a computation.
"A debugger can show the state of a program at any breakpoint."
7.NounThe physical property of matter as solid, liquid, gas or plasma.
8.NounHighest and stationary condition, as that of maturity between growth and decline, or as that of crisis between the increase and the abating of a disease; height; acme.
9.NounHigh social standing or circumstance. Pomp, ceremony, or dignity.
"in state; The President's body will lie in state at the Capitol."
10.NounPomp, ceremony, or dignity.
"in state; The President's body will lie in state at the Capitol."
11.NounRank; condition; quality.
12.NounCondition of prosperity or grandeur; wealthy or prosperous circumstances; social importance.
13.NounA chair with a canopy above it, often standing on a dais; a seat of dignity; also, the canopy itself.
14.NounA great person, a dignitary; a lord or prince.
15.NounEstate, possession.
16.NounA polity or community. A sovereign country or city state, with the central government acting as its visible instrument. A political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy, as in the United States, Mexico, Nigeria, or India.
"His alibi is that he was out of state the night of the murder."
17.NounA sovereign country or city state, with the central government acting as its visible instrument.
18.NounA political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy, as in the United States, Mexico, Nigeria, or India.
"His alibi is that he was out of state the night of the murder."
19.NounA form of government other than a monarchy.
20.NounA society larger than a tribe. A society large enough to form a state in the sense of a government.
21.NounAn element of the range of the random variables that define a random process.
22.NounThe lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that do not change over time.
23.VerbTo declare to be a fact.
"He stated that he was willing to help."
24.VerbTo make known.
"State your intentions."
25.AdjectiveStately.
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