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Topic
Topic Top"ic, n. [F. topiques, pl., L. topica the title of a
work of Aristotle, Gr. topika`, fr. topiko`s of or for place,
concerning to`poi, or commonplaces, fr. to`pos a place.]
(a) One of the various general forms of argument employed in
probable as distinguished from demonstrative reasoning,
-- denominated by Aristotle to`poi (literally, places),
as being the places or sources from which arguments may
be derived, or to which they may be referred; also, a
prepared form of argument, applicable to a great variety
of cases, with a supply of which the ancient rhetoricians
and orators provided themselves; a commonplace of
argument or oratory.
(b) pl. A treatise on forms of argument; a system or scheme
of forms or commonplaces of argument or oratory; as, the
Topics of Aristotle.
These topics, or loci, were no other than general
ideas applicable to a great many different
subjects, which the orator was directed to consult.
--Blair.
In this question by [reason] I do not mean a
distinct topic, but a transcendent that runs
through all topics. --Jer. Taylor.
2. An argument or reason. [Obs.]
Contumacious persons, who are not to be fixed by any
principles, whom no topics can work upon. --Bp.
Wilkins.
3. The subject of any distinct portion of a discourse, or
argument, or literary composition; also, the general or
main subject of the whole; a matter treated of; a subject,
as of conversation or of thought; a matter; a point; a
head.
4. (Med.) An external local application or remedy, as a
plaster, a blister, etc. [Obsoles.] --Wiseman.
Topic
Topic Top"ic, a.
Topical. --Drayton. Holland.
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Topic,
topics,
TOPIC, topical, or
topicality may
refer to:
Topić, a
Slavic surname Topics (Aristotle)...
-
electronic cryptography device,
codenamed TOPIC. It was also used by Canada's
foreign service under the
codename TENEC.
TOPIC was
brought into
service in 1977...
- Hot
Topic, Inc. is an
American fast-fashion
company specializing in counterculture-related
clothing and accessories, as well as
licensed music. The stores...
- off-
topic if it is not
within the
bounds of the
current discussion, and on-
topic if it is. Even on very
specialized forums and lists, off-
topic posting...
-
philanthropist Angelina Topić (born 2005),
Serbian high
jumper Biljana Topić (born 1977),
Serbian triple jumper Borislav Topić (born 1984),
Bosnian football...
- linguistics, the
topic, or theme, of a
sentence is what is
being talked about, and the
comment (rheme or focus) is what is
being said
about the
topic. This division...
- In stereochemistry,
topicity is the
stereochemical relationship between substituents and the
structure to
which they are attached.
Depending on the relationship...
- In
expository writing, a
topic sentence is a
sentence that
summarizes the main idea of a paragraph. It is
usually the
first sentence in a paragraph. Also...
- A
topic map is a
standard for the
representation and
interchange of knowledge, with an
emphasis on the
findability of information.
Topic maps were originally...
- processing, a
topic model is a type of
statistical model for
discovering the
abstract "
topics" that
occur in a
collection of do****ents.
Topic modeling is...
