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Practice of LawnounMWEthe learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial systemverified
Practice of MedicinenounMWEthe learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuriesverified
Practice StatementnounMWEA formal statement of the practices followed by an authentication entity (e.g., RA, CSP, or Verifier). It usually describes the policies and practices of the parties and can become legally binding.verified
Practice TeachernounMWEa college student who is teaching under the supervision of a certified teacher in order to qualify for a degree in educationverified
Pragmatic SanctionnounMWEan imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the landverified
Prairie AsternounMWEviolet-flowered perennial aster of central United States having solitary headsverified
Prairie BerrynounMWEweedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowersverified
Prairie CordgrassnounMWENorth American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awnsverified
Prairie DognounMWEany of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cryverified
Prairie GentiannounMWEone of the most handsome prairie wildflowers having large erect bell-shaped bluish flowersverified
Prairie GourdnounMWEperennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruitverified
Prairie Gourd VinenounMWEperennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruitverified
Prairie GrassnounMWEhandsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumnverified
Prairie MarmotnounMWEany of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cryverified
Prairie MimosanounMWEperennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowersverified
Prairie OrchidnounMWEorchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white flowersverified
Prairie RocketnounMWEany of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowersverified
Prairie SagewortnounMWEsilky-leaved aromatic perennial of dry northern parts of the northern hemisphereverified
Prairie SmokenounMWENorth American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruitsverified
Prairie StarnounMWEplant with mostly basal leaves and slender open racemes of white or pale pink flowersverified
Prairie SunflowernounMWEsimilar to the common sunflower with slender usually branching stems common in central United Statesverified
Prairie VolenounMWEtypical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canadaverified
Prairie Wake-RobinnounMWEtrillium of central United States having dark purple sessile flowersverified
Prairie White-Fringed OrchisnounMWEorchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white flowersverified
Pre-Emptive StrikenounMWEa surprise attack that is launched in order to prevent the enemy from doing it to youverified
Pre-Processing AlgorithmnounMWEAny operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated meansverified
Precentral GyrusnounMWEthe convolution of the frontal lobe that is bounded in back by the central sulcus and that contains the motor areaverified
Precession of the EquinoxesnounMWEa slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth's axis of rotationverified
Precious CoralnounMWEthe hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelryverified
Precious MetalnounMWEany of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelryverified
Preclinical PhasenounMWEa laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjectsverified
Preclinical TestnounMWEa laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjectsverified
Preclinical TrialnounMWEa laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjectsverified
Predicate CalculusnounMWEa system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as the relations between propositions)verified
Prediction ResistancenounMWEPrediction resistance is provided relative to time T if there is assurance that an adversary who has knowledge of the internal state of the DRBG at some time prior to T would be unable to distinguish between observations of ideal random bitstrings and bitstrings output by the DRBG at or subsequent to time T. The complementary assurance is called Backtracking Resistance.verified
Predictive AnalysisnounMWEThe organization of analyses of structured and unstructured data for inference and correlation that provides a useful predictive capability to new circumstances or data.verified
Predictive AnalyticsnounMWEInsights, reporting, and information answering the question, "What is likely to happen?" Predictive analytics support high confidence foretelling of future event(s).verified
Predictor VariablenounMWEa variable that can be used to predict the value of another variable (as in statistical regression)verified
Predisposing ConditionnounMWEA condition that exists within an organization, a mission/business process, enterprise architecture, or information system including its environment of operation, which contributes to (i.e., increases or decreases) the likelihood that one or more threat events, once initiated, will result in undesirable consequences or adverse impact to organizational operations and assets, individuals, other organizations, or the Nation.verified
Preemptive BidnounMWEa high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from biddingverified
Preemptive RightnounMWEthe right granting to shareholders the first opportunity to buy a new issue of stockverified
Preference SharesnounMWEstock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rightsverified
Preferred SharesnounMWEstock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rightsverified
Preferred StocknounMWEstock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rightsverified
Prefix NotationnounMWEa parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator precedes its operandsverified
Prefrontal LeucotomynounMWEsurgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brainverified
Prefrontal LeukotomynounMWEsurgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brainverified
Prefrontal LobotomynounMWEsurgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brainverified