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adj
Involving crosses between several or all possible combinations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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adj
Of lines: Meeting and intersecting; not parallel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, rare
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noun
A set of all possible pairs of items from a specified set of items, especially when used for a study of diallel crosses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A form of logical fallacy in which a proposition that is required to prove another proposition can only be proved by means of assuming the truth of the proposition one is trying to prove; circular reasoning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From Ancient Greek.
