term

Dictionary definition · term

a word or expression used for some particular thing"he learned many medical terms"
a limited period of time"a prison term"
(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement"the contract set out the conditions of the lease"
any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial"the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree"
one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition"the major term of a syllogism must occur twice"
the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent"a healthy baby born at full term"
(architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).