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narrative collapse: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"; consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story; "narrative poetry"

on paper collapse: as described in contrast to as practiced; "on paper, this looks like a good idea"; as written or printed; "this is exactly what the composer had set down on paper"

dialectics collapse: a rationale for dialectical materialism based on change through the conflict of opposing forces

philosophical collapse: characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment; "philosophical resignation"; "a philosophic attitude toward life"; characteristic of or imbued with the attitude of a philosopher or based on philosophy; "that breadth of outlook that distinguishes the philosophic mind"; "their differences were philosophical"

speculation collapse: a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence); "speculations about the outcome of the election"; "he dismissed it as mere conjecture"; an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"

analysis collapse: an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole; the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations; a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation; a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed; the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'

redundancy collapse: repetition of an act needlessly; the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded; "the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers"; (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails; repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission

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"

biography collapse: an account of the series of events making up a person's life

sage collapse: aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc; a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom; any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb; of the grey-green color of sage leaves; having wisdom that comes with age and experience

doctrine collapse: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

pantheism collapse: the doctrine or belief that God is the universe and its phenomena (taken or conceived of as a whole) or the doctrine that regards the universe as a manifestation of God; (rare) worship that admits or tolerates all gods

law of averages collapse: a law affirming that in the long run probabilities will determine performance

time and motion study collapse: an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort

case history collapse: detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment

hypothesis collapse: a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"; a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations

composure collapse: steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"

dramatic collapse: suitable to or characteristic of drama; "a dramatic entrance in a swirling cape"; "a dramatic rescue at sea"; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; "a dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play"; "his striking good looks always created a sensation"; used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style; "a dramatic tenor"; "a dramatic soprano"; pertaining to or characteristic of drama; "dramatic arts"

public opinion collapse: a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion"

dialectic collapse: any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments; a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction; "this situation created the inner dialectic of American history"; of or relating to or employing dialectic; "the dialectical method"

hagiography collapse: a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)

mystique collapse: an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing

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