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- Dictionarydigression/dʌɪˈɡrɛʃən/
noun
- 1. a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing: "let's return to the main topic after that brief digression"
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1 day ago · The notion of ‘rigour’ is directly comparable to the ‘virtuous energy’ of the pre-Socratics. Schopenhauer’s direct, digression-free prose powerfully ‘grasp[s] again the reason of existence’ (eKGWB/NF-1873,28[6]) and—for the early Nietzsche, at least—comes closest to rekindling the ancient ideals of simplicity and honesty.
5 days ago · I am a professor of philosophy at McGill and also an associate member of the department of History and Classical Studies; I do about two thirds of my teaching at McGill in Philosophy, one sixth in Classics, and one sixth in Islamic Studies.
2 days ago · A square whose area is equal to that of a given circle. “Oh,” you say, “This is the math. I got this.”. The area of a circle is π•r2. And the area of a square is just one side times another, x2. To make things easy, we’ll give our circle a radius of 1, making its area equal to π because 1 squared is 1.
2 days ago · Clear and simple definitions in American English from Britannica's language experts. More usage examples than any other dictionary.
1 day ago · Logic is commonly defined in terms of arguments or inferences as the study of their correctness. An argument is a set of premises together with a conclusion. An inference is the process of reasoning from these premises to the conclusion. But these terms are often used interchangeably in logic.
3 days ago · Demagoguery is a manipulative approach — often associated with dictators and sleazy politicians — that appeals to the worst nature of people. Demagoguery isn't based on reason, issues, and doing the right thing; it's based on stirring up fear and hatred to control people.
2 days ago · Properly situated in this context, therefore, Nixon's remark on the Attorney General's statutory authority is more akin to an “aside like statement” or digression, United States v.
