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Meaning of "rule of three" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RULE OF THREE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RULE OF THREE

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rule of three is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RULE OF THREE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rule of three in the English dictionary

The definition of rule of three in the dictionary is a mathematical rule asserting that the value of one unknown quantity in a proportion is found by multiplying the denominator of each ratio by the numerator of the other.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RULE OF THREE

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Ruisdael
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rule of law
rule of thumb
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rule the roost
rule-of-thumb
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rulership
Rules
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ruling
ruling body
rullion
ruly

WORDS THAT END LIKE RULE OF THREE

agree
at the top of the tree
Bachelor of Arts degree
Big Three
cree
degree
feel free
for free
free
Group of Three
Joshua tree
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page three
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Synonyms and antonyms of rule of three in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rule of three» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RULE OF THREE

Find out the translation of rule of three to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rule of three from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rule of three» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

3规则
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

regla de tres
570 millions of speakers

English

rule of three
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तीन के नियम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حكم ثلاثة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Правило трех
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

regra de três
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তিনটি শাসন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

règle de trois
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peraturan tiga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dreisatz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

海浜の午後
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

세 가지 의 규칙
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aturan telung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quy tắc của ba
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூன்று ஆட்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तीन नियम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Üçlü kural
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

regola del tre
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Zasada trzech
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Правило трьох
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

regula de trei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κανόνας των τριών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oppergesag van die drie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

regeln om tre
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rule of three
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rule of three

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RULE OF THREE»

The term «rule of three» is very widely used and occupies the 15.791 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RULE OF THREE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rule of three

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RULE OF THREE»

Discover the use of rule of three in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rule of three and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rule of Three
Warning: This book a contains a couple already in love, a couple falling in love and a couple in love who didn't know it; also multiple scorching sex scenes including girl with boy, girl with two boys, boy with boy and two boys with girl.. ...
Kelly Jamieson, 2013
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The Rule of Three: Surviving and Thriving in Competitive Markets
Here are just a few examples: McDonald's, Burger King, and Wendy's General Mills, Kellogg, and Post Nike, Adidas, and Reebok Bank of America, Chase Manhattan, and Banc One American, United, and Delta Merck, Johnson & Johnson, and Bristol ...
Jagdish Sheth, Rajendra Sisodia, 2002
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Rule of Three
In Acton, Oregon, sisters Alex, Stevie, and Joey take turns telling about their lives, including auditioning for the same part in the school musical, baking contest-worthy cupcakes, and becoming obsessed with "Little Women."
Megan McDonald, 2010
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The Sisters Club
In Acton, Oregon, sisters Alex, Stevie, and Joey take turns telling about their lives, including their long line of actor ancestors, creative family dinners, toe marshmallows, swearing in Shakespeare, and the Sisters Club.
Megan McDonald, 2011
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The Rule of Three
Garret's poems have been included in Carol Rumens' New Women Poets and featured in Poetry Review's New British Poets in 1987, but this is her first collection, marking the emergence of a rare talent.
Elizabeth Garrett, 1991
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Drug Design: Structure- and Ligand-Based Approaches
The group at Astex Therapeutics has reported that the hits obtained from crystallographic screening of their MW = 100- to 250- Da fragment library seem to conform to a “rule-of-three” (Table 4.1).9 The rule-of-three has been adopted by many ...
Kenneth M. Merz, Jr, Dagmar Ringe, Charles H. Reynolds, 2010
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Cobb's explantory arithmetick, number two: containing the ...
RULE OF THREE INVERSE. Q. What is the Rule of Three Inverse? A. The Rule of Three Inverse teaches, by having three numbers given to find a fourth, which shall have the same proportion to the second, as the first has to the third.
Lyman Cobb, 1836
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A Short System of Practical Arithmetic: Compiled from the ...
What does the Rule of Three teach? Why so named? Why called Golden Rule? Give the rate, and notes for its operation. What is Practice 1 What the rule in Case first ? What says Case second, and vhat its rule 1 What are Tare and Tret 1~ ...
William Kinne, Daniel Robinson, 1831
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Federal Hiring: Reconciling Managerial Flexibility With ...
apply veterans' preference points and the Rule of Three. Moreover, agencies were less likely to hire from a certificate of eligible candidates when a veteran was top rated than when a nonveteran headed the certificate. Because of this practice, ...
DIANE Publishing Company, 1996
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The Crest of the Peacock: Non-European Roots of Mathematics ...
1114) in his Lilavati states the important point that nearly the entire arithmetic is based on the “rule of three” and that most of the topics dealt with in ganita are but variations of this “rule of three”: Just as the universe is pervaded by Hari with His  ...
George Gheverghese Joseph, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RULE OF THREE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rule of three is used in the context of the following news items.
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Odd Mom Out: Jill teaches us all how to bail on parties early with the …
So, Jill decides to execute the “rule of three”: “I just put myself in front of the hostess three separate times. 'Woohoo! Party rockin'! Soooo s—faced.' And then, no ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
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The Wisdom of the Rule of Three
I was amused at their indoctrination which included an unbending adherence to the rule of three. No, not that bad things happen in threes but rather that a client ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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When Decorating With Color, Use the “Rule of Three
The rule of thirds and the rule of odd numbers are basic design principles, and we've talked about how to use it when decorating wall space. Similarly, you can ... «Lifehacker, Jun 15»
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To Beat the Competition, Follow the Rule of Three [Infographic]
The rule goes that things in threes are more effective. And, if you take a look at today's highest performing organizations, you'll see that the rule of three is ... «Business 2 Community, Jun 15»
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Modern pass defense and "the rule of three"
Unless you have players that can hold up long enough to take away the quick throws and buy an extra second for the blitzers, yes the rule of three makes for a ... «Football Study Hall, Feb 15»
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Women, Power and the Rule of Three
My personal relationship with power is fraught with anxiety, self-doubt and fear of conflict. As a woman, I doubt I am alone in this, yet as I struggle with this ... «Huffington Post, Nov 14»
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Should we bring back the 'rule of three'?
The rule of three was the target of reformers for years. It limited hiring consideration to the top three candidates on an OPM or Delegated Examining Unit ... «FederalNewsRadio.com, Oct 14»
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Steve Jobs, Larry Page And Rush Limbaugh Walk Into A Bar: A Look …
One of the most famous rules in writing, speaking and music is the “Rule of Three.” The rule is that concepts or ideas presented in threes are inherently more ... «Singularity Hub, Aug 14»
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Physicists Prove Surprising Rule of Threes
Caption: Efimov trimers are states of matter that theoretically come in an infinite range of sizes. Experimentalists recently observed consecutive trimers, verifying ... «Wired, May 14»
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The Rule of Three
There's something about the Rule of Three. Good things, bad things, strange things––for whatever reason, they often occur in sequences of three. A historically ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Apr 14»

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