2011年11月17日 · More importantly, "metagaming" and "meta" within a gaming context are not the same word and do not have any relationship with each other. The former is a portmanteau to define a new phenomenon or concept in the gaming scene, and the latter is a (b)acronym to define the most effective way of playing. –

2011年1月11日 · Both the operations carried out by 2 and 3 can be defined by the same name, sequential subtraction. We could say that 3 operates on a meta-level in relation to 2. We could say that 3 is meta-2. In logical language, we could define 2 as SeqSub(sequence 1), and 3 as SeqSub(SeqSub(sequence 1)). As you see, 2 is nested within 3.

2020年9月1日 · "meta- a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, with the meanings “after,” “along with,” “beyond,” “among,” “behind,” and productive in English on the Greek model."; "hyper- a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “over,” usually implying excess or exaggeration."; "super- a prefix occurring ...

2015年5月11日 · Meta is a very commonly-used term meaning self-referential. Oxford defines it as: (Of a creative work) referring to itself or to the conventions of its genre; self-referential: the enterprise is inherently ‘meta’, since it doesn’t review movies, for example, it reviews the reviewers who review movies

I think terms like "sub-data" for the data that meta-data are about would be a bit misleading; it would imply three levels: sub-data, full data, and meta-data. "Sub-meta-data" would be theoretically consistent, but awkward. "Actual data" would work. Or perhaps just "data": if there are two levels, it will often be clear enough if just one is ...

2019年8月17日 · Here's the definition of meta - pertaining to or noting a story, conversation, character, etc., that consciously references or comments upon its own subject or features, often in the form of parody: A movie about making a movie is just so meta—especially when the actors criticize the acting. OR

2011年6月22日 · "Metaphysical" is anything having to do with "metaphysics." "Metaphysics" is the branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the fundamental nature of being and the world.

I'm writing a paper. In it, I have the following sentence. The _____ principle has two discrepancies. I am considering using either "aforementioned" or "aforesaid".

2024年7月23日 · I thought that "rundown" was a substantive and "run-down" an adjective. There is not the slightest shred of truth in this: "run down" can be found as run-down and rundown as a noun and an adjective:

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