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Topic
Topic Top"ic, n. [F. topiques, pl., L. topica the title of a
work of Aristotle, Gr. topika`, fr. topiko`s of or for place,
concerning to`poi, or commonplaces, fr. to`pos a place.]
(a) One of the various general forms of argument employed in
probable as distinguished from demonstrative reasoning,
-- denominated by Aristotle to`poi (literally, places),
as being the places or sources from which arguments may
be derived, or to which they may be referred; also, a
prepared form of argument, applicable to a great variety
of cases, with a supply of which the ancient rhetoricians
and orators provided themselves; a commonplace of
argument or oratory.
(b) pl. A treatise on forms of argument; a system or scheme
of forms or commonplaces of argument or oratory; as, the
Topics of Aristotle.
These topics, or loci, were no other than general
ideas applicable to a great many different
subjects, which the orator was directed to consult.
--Blair.
In this question by [reason] I do not mean a
distinct topic, but a transcendent that runs
through all topics. --Jer. Taylor.
2. An argument or reason. [Obs.]
Contumacious persons, who are not to be fixed by any
principles, whom no topics can work upon. --Bp.
Wilkins.
3. The subject of any distinct portion of a discourse, or
argument, or literary composition; also, the general or
main subject of the whole; a matter treated of; a subject,
as of conversation or of thought; a matter; a point; a
head.
4. (Med.) An external local application or remedy, as a
plaster, a blister, etc. [Obsoles.] --Wiseman.
Topic
Topic Top"ic, a.
Topical. --Drayton. Holland.
Meaning of Topics from wikipedia
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topic or
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Topic,
topics,
TOPIC, topical, or
topicality may
refer to:
Topić, a
Slavic surname Topics (Aristotle)...
- new
topics and
those that
continue discussing previously established topics. When a
sentence continues discussing a
previously established topic, it is...
- off-
topic if it is not
within the
bounds of the
current discussion, and on-
topic if it is. Even on very
specialized forums and lists, off-
topic posting...
- In stereochemistry,
topicity is the
stereochemical relationship between substituents and the
structure to
which they are attached.
Depending on the relationship...
- In
classical rhetoric, the
Common Topics were a
short list of four
traditional topics regarded as
suitable to
structure an argument. Past Fact (Cir****stance)...
- In
expository writing, a
topic sentence is a
sentence that
summarizes the main idea of a paragraph. It is
usually the
first sentence in a paragraph. Also...
-
imagined places.
Though the
Topics, as a whole, does not deal
directly with syllogism,
clearly Aristotle contemplates the use of
topics as
places from which...
-
Adolf "Dado"
Topić (born 4
September 1949, Siverić near Drniš) is a rock
musician from Croatia. He was the lead
singer and
founder of Time, a 1970s progressive...
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Velibor Topić (born 24 July 1970 in Mostar, SR
Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian-British actor. He is
known for his
roles in Snatch...
-
analysis and, more broadly,
scientific computing also
study non-analytic
topics of
mathematical science,
especially algorithmic-matrix-and-graph theory...
