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elucidation collapse: an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on

deletion collapse: the act of deleting something written or printed; the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"; (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome

exegesis collapse: an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)

rectification collapse: determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve; the conversion of alternating current to direct current; (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation

simplification collapse: elimination of superfluous details; a explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity

rationale collapse: (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature); "the rationale for capital punishment"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines"

clarification collapse: an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook"

rewrite collapse: something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much better"; write differently; alter the writing of; "The student rewrote his thesis"; rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose; "re-write a play for use in schools"

revision collapse: the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion"; the act of rewriting something

erasure collapse: a surface area where something has been erased; "another word had been written over the erasure"; a correction made by erasing; "there were many erasures in the typescript"

amendment collapse: the act of amending or correcting; a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)

rescript collapse: a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality

abbreviation collapse: shortening something by omitting parts of it; a shortened form of a word or phrase

decoding collapse: the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption"

correction collapse: the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right; treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses"; a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; "market runups are invariably followed by a correction"; something substituted for an error; a rebuke for making a mistake; a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure

solution collapse: the successful action of solving a problem; "the solution took three hours"; a method for solving a problem; "the easy solution is to look it up in the handbook"; a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"; the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation; a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution; "he used a solution of peroxide and water"

explanation collapse: thought that makes something comprehensible; a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account"; the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible; "I heard his explanation of the accident"

cancellation collapse: the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement; the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void

illustration collapse: a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand; artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

enlightenment collapse: education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge; a movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions

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