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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Set of facts surrounding a person or event
We can't judge his decision without knowing the context of his motives
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
The political context of the election is very complex.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)The parts of something written or spoken that immediately precede and follow a word or passage and clarify its meaning.
The meaning of 'bank' depends on its context; it could be a financial institution or the side of a river.
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How Words Can Harm: Crash Course Philosophy #28
- Let's start out with a harmless example of miscommunication: our "mouse in boxer shorts." The reason that sentence is so confusing is because we understand most language by context.
Let's start out with a harmless example of miscommunication: our "mouse in boxer shorts." The reason that sentence is so confusing is because we understand most language by context.
- But sometimes, like an alone sentence about a mouse, the context just isn't there.
But sometimes, like an alone sentence about a mouse, the context just isn't there.
#AskGaryVee Episode 72: Casey Neistat on Applying to College & How to Focus on Goals
- Or if you're amazingly lucky to have the parental or mentor infrastructure above you that created that context.
Or if you're amazingly lucky to have the parental or mentor infrastructure above you that created that context.
- that created that context.
that created that context.
How This Chair Conquered the World
- and blogger Ethan Zuckerman who has described the monobloc as a context-free object.
and blogger Ethan Zuckerman who has described the monobloc as a context-free object.
- might still hate it. And this is where context comes back to play. How we read a design depends
might still hate it. And this is where context comes back to play. How we read a design depends
Why Does Texting Feel Different from Talking? | Otherwords
- Sign Language users can express these messages in the speed and size of their signs, but intonation carries a lot of subtle context about what an utterance means.
Sign Language users can express these messages in the speed and size of their signs, but intonation carries a lot of subtle context about what an utterance means.
- The ways we move our bodies, especially our hands when speaking can add emotional context to the words we're saying and even convey ideas not easily expressed through speech,
The ways we move our bodies, especially our hands when speaking can add emotional context to the words we're saying and even convey ideas not easily expressed through speech,
3 ways English learners shoot themselves in the foot!
- To put this into context, think about learning English online.
To put this into context, think about learning English online.
- Can you guess the meaning from the context?
Can you guess the meaning from the context?
Google I/O '24 in under 10 minutes
- We've been rolling out Gemini 1.5 Pro with long context in preview over the last few months.
We've been rolling out Gemini 1.5 Pro with long context in preview over the last few months.
- So today, we are expanding the context window to 2 million tokens.
So today, we are expanding the context window to 2 million tokens.
How to Get People to Listen to You | The Harvard Business Review Guide
- Get to the point and only provide the necessary context for your message to be heard.
Get to the point and only provide the necessary context for your message to be heard.
- Get to the point, and only provide the necessary context
Get to the point, and only provide the necessary context
Brazil floods: BBC News Review
- in the context of war and natural disasters, like
in the context of war and natural disasters, like
Why Getting A Job Feels Impossible Right Now
- And so in that context, employers tend to be more hesitant to lay off workers.
And so in that context, employers tend to be more hesitant to lay off workers.
Australia: Country or Continent?
- First of all, the word 'Australia' in the context of a continent, has no official definition.
First of all, the word 'Australia' in the context of a continent, has no official definition.
- First of all, the word 'Australia' in the context of a continent, has no official definition.
First of all, the word 'Australia' in the context of a continent, has no official definition.