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• thesis — noun 1 part of a university/college degree ADJECTIVE ▪ doctoral, honors (AmE), MA, Master s, MSc, PhD, senior (AmE), etc. ▪ re …   Collocations dictionary

• Thesis — This article is about thesis in the academic sense. For the American novel, see The Dissertation. For other uses, see Thesis (disambiguation). University of Olomouc thesis from 1713 with motif of Ottoman Wars A dissertation or thesis …   Wikipedia

• defend — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French defendre, from Latin defendere, from de + fendere to strike; akin to Old English gūth battle, war, Greek theinein to strike Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to drive danger or attack away… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• defend — defendable, adj. defender, n. /di fend /, v.t. 1. to ward off attack from; guard against assault or injury (usually fol. by from or against): The sentry defended the gate against sudden attack. 2. to maintain by argument, evidence, etc.; uphold:… …   Universalium

• defend — verb 1 protect against attack ADVERB ▪ adequately, effectively, properly (esp. BrE), successfully ▪ Computer users need to ensure their systems are properly defended. ▪ She successfully defended herself against an attack from someone larg …   Collocations dictionary

• Church–Turing thesis — Church s thesis redirects here. For the constructive mathematics assertion, see Church s thesis (constructive mathematics). In computability theory, the Church–Turing thesis (also known as the Church–Turing conjecture, Church s thesis, Church s… …   Wikipedia

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