Category: Vocabulary

A credential is an attestation of qualification, competence, or authority issued to an individual by a third party with a relevant or de facto authority...

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Human error has been cited as a primary cause or contributing factor in disasters and accidents in industries as diverse as nuclear power (e.g., the...

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A birth certificate is a vital record that documents the birth of a child. The term “birth certificate” can refer to either the original document...

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Understanding (also called intellection) is a psychological process related to an abstract or physical object, such as a person, situation, or message whereby one is...

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In law, a judgment is the formal decision made by a court following a lawsuit. At the same time the court may also make a...

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Research comprises “creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of humans, culture and society, and...

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Critical theory is a school of thought that stresses the reflective assessment and critique of society and culture by applying knowledge from the social sciences...

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Approximately 430 million people speak English as their first language. More than half of these (255 million) live in the United States, followed by some...

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In philosophy, moral responsibility is the status of morally deserving praise, blame, reward, or punishment for an act or omission, in accordance with one’s moral...

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