In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
COMPLETENESS
completeness
(noun) (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that a contradiction arises if any proposition is introduced that cannot be derived from the axioms of the system
completeness
(noun) the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
completeness (usually uncountable, plural completenesses)
the state or condition of being complete
(logic) The property of a logical theory that whenever a wff is valid then it must also be a theorem. Symbolically, letting T represent a theory within logic L, this can be represented as the property that whenever is true, then must also be true, for any wff φ of logic L.
THEOREM 37°. (Gödel's completeness theorem 1930.) In the predicate calculus H:
(a) If [or even if -], then . If [or even if -], then .
(b) [...]
Synonyms
• (state of being complete): completion, fulfillment; see also completion
Antonyms
• incompleteness, unfinishedness; see also incompletion
Source: Wiktionary
Com*plete"ness, n.
Definition: The state of being complete.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
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