Definition of Rule

regula

* See Golden rule

A theoretical device for the explanation of behavioral regularities and/or cognitive states.  Rules are generally, but not always, characterized in terms of causally-operative mental representations . See computation , symbolicism , connectionism . 
<Discussion > <References > Daniel Barbiero  

[L:13] The Logic begins with the sentence, "everything in nature, in the inanimate as well as the inanimate world, happens according to rules, although we do not always know these rules". He defines nature as rule-governed appearances--"all nature actually is nothing but a nexus of appearances according to rules"--and speaks also of the exercise of our own power according to rules, and of our becoming conscious of these rules through philosophy. He speaks of rules of synthesis and rules of the understanding, and thinks it is particularly important to discover the necessary rules of the understanding "without which no use of the understanding would not take place". He defines logic as "the science of the necessary laws of the understanding and reason in general, or--which is the same-of the mere form of thinking".

(a.)
A composing rule. See under Conposing.
  

(a.)
A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result; as, a rule for extracting the cube root.
  

(a.)
A general principle concerning the formation or use of words, or a concise statement thereof; thus, it is a rule in England, that s or es , added to a noun in the singular number, forms the plural of that noun; but "man" forms its plural "men", and is an exception to the rule.
  

(a.)
A measuring instrument consisting of a graduated bar of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, which is usually marked so as to show inches and fractions of an inch, and jointed so that it may be folded compactly.
  

(a.)
A straight strip of wood, metal, or the like, which serves as a guide in drawing a straight line; a ruler.
  

(a.)
A thin plate of metal (usually brass) of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work.
  

(a.)
An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.
  

(a.)
Conduct in general; behavior.
  

(a.)
Ordibary course of procedure; usual way; comon state or condition of things; as, it is a rule to which there are many exeptions.
  

(a.)
Systematic method or practice; as, my ule is to rise at six o'clock.
  

(a.)
That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket.
  

(a.)
The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.
  

(a.)
Uniform or established course of things.
  

(n.)
To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion; to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive.
  

(n.)
To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority or dominion over; to govern; to manage.
  

(n.)
To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.
  

(n.)
To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by means of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result; as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank book.
  

(n.)
To require or command by rule; to give as a direction or order of court.
  

(v. i.)
To have power or command; to exercise supreme authority; -- often followed by over.
  

(v. i.)
To keep within a (certain) range for a time; to be in general, or as a rule; as, prices ruled lower yesterday than the day before.
  

(v. i.)
To lay down and settle a rule or order of court; to decide an incidental point; to enter a rule.
  

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rule
\rule\ (?), n. [oe. reule, riule, of. riule, reule, f. régle, fr. l. regula a ruler, rule, model, fr. regere, rectum, to lead straight, to direct. see right, a., and cf. regular.]
1. that which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket. we profess to have embraced a religion which contains the most exact rules for the government of our lives.
2. hence: (a) uniform or established course of things. 't is against the rule of nature. (b) systematic method or practice; as, my ule is to rise at six o'clock. (c) ordibary course of procedure; usual way; comon state or condition of things; as, it is a rule to which there are many exeptions. (d) conduct in general; behavior. [obs.] this uncivil rule; she shall know of it.
3. the act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control. obey them that have the rule over you. xiii. 17. his stern rule the groaning land obeyed.
4. (law) an order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.
5. (math.) a determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result; as, a rule for extracting the cube root.
6. (gram.) a general principle concerning the formation or use of words, or a concise statement thereof; thus, it is a rule in england, that s or es, added to a noun in the singular number, forms the plural of that noun; but "man" forms its plural "men", and is an exception to the rule.
7. (a) a straight strip of wood, metal, or the like, which serves as a guide in drawing a straight line; a ruler. (b) a measuring instrument consisting of a graduated bar of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, which is usually marked so as to show inches and fractions of an inch, and jointed so that it may be folded compactly. a judicious artist will use his eye, but he will trust only to his rule.
8. (print.) (a) a thin plate of metal (usually brass) of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work. (b) a composing rule. see under conposing.

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 rule of cy pres 
 slide rule 
 gag rule 
 caliber rule 
 joint rule 
 rule joint 
 rule in 
 aeroplane rule 
 home rule 
 as a rule 
 linguistic rule 
 rule of coss 
 rule of law 
 rule of grammar 
 rule of evidence 
 rule of three 
 rule of the road 
 rule of trial and error 
 rule of thumb 
 rule-monger 
 rule-governed 
 rule out 
 batter rule 
 majority rule 
 golden rule 
 inference rule 
 column rule 
 one-man rule 
 algorithmic rule 
 chain rule 
 augustinian rule 
 foot rule 
 side-bar rule 
 night rule 
 space rule 
 jointing rule 
 order or rule 
 working rule 
 to rule the roast 
 day rule 
 diminishing rule 
 board rule 

Meaning
According to a rough and ready rule.
Origin
This has been said come from the belief that English law once allowed a man to beat his wife with a stick so long as it is was no thicker than his thumb. In 1782 Judge Buller made such a ruling in an English court. It has never been law though and there's no reason to connect the legal case with the phrase, which was in circulation well before 1782. Other explanations come from the numerous ways that thumbs have been used to estimate things - temperature of brews of beer, measurement using the estimated inch from the joint to the nail, etc.

Meaning
The counter example that questions the validity of a rule.
Origin
This doesn't mean that a rule is proved to be correct by a counter example, which would be a logical nonsense. Proving here means testing - the meaning being that the truth of a rule is tested (i.e. possibly proved untrue) by an exception. For example, the rule that 'all birds can fly' is tested by the existence of penguins.

Canon = a song; a canon, a rule

Cydraith = n. mutual rule

Cystraw = n. concord rule

Dedd = n. an order, rule

Des = n. system, order, rule

Dwy = n. a cause; rule, order; two

Llywed = v. to rule, to direct

Llywedu = v. to rule, to guide

Llywiadu = v. to direct, to rule

Llywiaeth = guidance, rule

Llywiannu = v. to direct, to rule

Llywiant = n. direction, rule

Llywio = v. to rule; to steer

Meidr = n. a measure, a rule

Mesur = n. measure; rule, metre

Rheol = n. a rule, an order

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be the best or greatest: “wogs rule okay”; “Rob ruled with the cleanest ollie kick-flip of the day"; "the Blues rule”

Australian football

everything is a mess and mixed up, done all wrong, with no rules at all

Australian football

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Noun
1. a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"
(synonym) regulation
(hypernym) concept, conception, construct
(hyponym) restriction, limitation
2. something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"
(synonym) convention, normal, pattern, formula
(hypernym) practice
(hyponym) mores
3. prescribed guide for conduct or action
(synonym) prescript
(hypernym) direction, instruction
(hyponym) bylaw, bye law
(part-holonym) book, rule book
(derivation) decree
4. (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
(synonym) linguistic rule
(hypernym) concept, conception, construct
(hyponym) grammatical rule, rule of grammar
(classification) linguistics
5. a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works"
(synonym) principle
(hypernym) generalization, generalisation, generality
(hyponym) pillar
6. a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields"
(synonym) principle
(hypernym) law, law of nature
(hyponym) Gestalt law of organization, Gestalt principle of organization
7. the duration of a monarch's or government's power; "during the rule of Elizabeth"
(hypernym) duration, continuance
(hyponym) Regency
(derivation) govern
8. dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar"
(synonym) dominion
(hypernym) dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control
(hyponym) paramountcy
(derivation) govern
9. directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess"
(hypernym) direction, instruction
(hyponym) ground rule
(part-holonym) book, rule book
10. any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic"
(hypernym) direction, instruction
11. (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"
(synonym) formula
(hypernym) procedure, process
(hyponym) metarule
(classification) mathematics, math, maths
12. measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
(synonym) ruler
(hypernym) measuring stick, measure, measuring rod
(hyponym) carpenter's rule

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Verb
1. exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"
(synonym) govern
(hypernym) control, command
(hyponym) throne
(derivation) dominion
2. decide with authority; "The King decreed that all first-born males should be killed"
(synonym) decree
(hypernym) decide, make up one's mind, determine
(hyponym) overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverse
(see-also) preclude, rule out, close out
(derivation) prescript
3. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
(synonym) predominate, dominate, reign, prevail
(hyponym) override
4. decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty"
(synonym) find
(hypernym) pronounce, label, judge
(verb-group) find, feel
(derivation) opinion, ruling
5. have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
(hypernym) attach to, accompany, come with, go with
6. mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins"
(hypernym) draw
(derivation) ruler
7. keep in check; "rule one's temper"
(synonym) harness, rein
(hypernym) restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle

State: TEXAS
City: RULE

Do we, holding that gods exist, deceive ourselves with unsubstantiated dreams, and lies, while random careless chance and change alone rule the world?
  

A statement specifying what is permissible under given circumstances. E.g., the rules of chess spell out how a piece can move, the rules of grammar state which linguistic transformations (e.g., from active into passive sentence construction) are possible (see rewrite rules ). Unlike laws -which are inevitably deterministic- rules tend to leave a user, whether he be a chess player or a native speaker, alternatives and specify constraints within which he may chose. Rules do not imply obligation to act. The search for rules rather than laws distinguishes two schools in communication research, the cybernetics of observing systems from the cybernetics of observed systems, and perhaps the social sciences from the natural sciences. (Krippendorff )

In Analysis Services, a rule specifies restrictions such as Unrestricted, Fully Restricted, or Custom for security read and read/write role permissions.

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RULE - This is a metaphorical expression borrowed from mechanics. The rule, in its proper and natural sense, is an instrument by means of which may be drawn from one point to another, the shortest possible line, which is called a straight line.

The rule is a means of comparison in the arts to judge whether the line be straight, as it serves in jurisprudence, to judge whether an action be just or unjust, it is just or right, when it agrees with the rule, which is the law. It is unjust and wrong, when it deviates from it. lt is the same with our will or our intention.

RULE OF LAW - Rules of law are general maxims, formed by the courts, who having observed what is common to many particular cases, announce this conformity by a maxim, which is called a rule; because in doubtful and unforeseen cases, it is a rule for their decision; it embraces particular cases within general principles.
   

This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.

to-go (anc.)

khau

n. & v. che'

hope; a congregation; a line; a rule
  

The 'A' hands, palms facing, move alternately back and forth, as if resting and manipulating reins. The left 'A' hand, still in position, swings over so that its palm now faces down. The right hand opens to the '5' position, palm down, and swings over the left, which moves slightly to the right.