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the solution was easily derivable from the clues we were given
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And importantly the institutional Protestant movements themselves imposed severe checks as excessive theological innovation once intellectuals began to turn against the historic traditions of ancient Christian church (e.g., the Trinity, which is not derivable sola scriptura in any obvious sense).
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2013
But in the last half century, a movement to define units in terms of universal absolutes, derivable by anyone with the technology to measure the speed of light or the charge on an electron, has been closing in on its goal.
—Eric Powell, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2012
Mathematics for example is undoubtedly true rationality, with crisp and precise inferences being derivable.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2012
Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2013
But in the last half century, a movement to define units in terms of universal absolutes, derivable by anyone with the technology to measure the speed of light or the charge on an electron, has been closing in on its goal.
—Eric Powell, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2012
Mathematics for example is undoubtedly true rationality, with crisp and precise inferences being derivable.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2012
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“Derivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/derivable. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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