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Preliminary ExamnounMWEan examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continueverified
preliminary examinationnounMWEAn examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue.Process
Premature EjaculationnounMWEejaculation during the early stages of sexual excitement or soon after the insertion of the penis into the vaginaverified
Premenstrual SyndromenounMWEa syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruationverified
Prenatal DiagnosisnounMWEany of the diagnostic procedures used to determine whether a fetus has a genetic abnormalityverified
Preparationnounthe state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)verified
PreparednessnounThe activities to build, sustain, and improve readiness capabilities to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from natural or manmade incidents.Process
Prepositionnoun(linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)verified
PreprocessingnounTransforming the data so that the underlying discrimination is mitigated. This method can be used if a modeling pipeline is allowed to modify the training data.ProcessRegulated
Preproduction ModelnounMWEVersion of INFOSEC equipment employing standard parts and suitable for complete evaluation of form, design, and performance. Preproduction models are often referred to as beta models.System
Prepubertynouna period of two years immediately prior to the onset of puberty when growth and changes leading to sexual maturity occurverified
Prerogativenouna right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)verified
Presbyopianouna reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45verified
Prescription DrugnounMWEa drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacistverified
Prescription MedicinenounMWEa drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacistverified
Prescriptive AnalyticsnounMWEInsights, reporting, and information answering the question, “What should I do about it?" Prescriptive analytics determines information that provides high confidence actions necessary to recover from an event or fulfill a need.Capability
Prescriptive LinguisticsnounMWEan account of how a language should be used instead of how it is actually usedverified
Prescriptivismnoun(ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behaviorverified
Preseasonnouna period prior to the beginning of the regular season which is devoted to training and preparationverified
Presence ChambernounMWEroom in which a monarch or other great person receives guests, assemblies, etc.verified
Present Perfect TensenounMWEa perfective tense used to express action completed in the presentverified
Present ProgressivenounMWEa tense used to express action that is on-going at the time of utteranceverified
Present Progressive TensenounMWEa tense used to express action that is on-going at the time of utteranceverified
Presentationnoun(obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canalverified
Presenternounsomeone who presents a message of some sort (as a petition or an address or a check or a memorial etc.)verified
Presentismnounthe doctrine that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (as in the Book of Revelations) are presently in the course of being fulfilledverified
Presentistnouna theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) are being fulfilled at the present timeverified
Presentment feenounMWEA fee that an institution receiving a check may impose on the institution that presents the check for payment. No presentment fee may be charged for checks presented by 8 a.m. local time.RequirementRegulated
Preservationnounan occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other changeverified
Preservationistnounsomeone who advocates the preservation of historical sites or endangered species or natural areasverified
Preservernounrescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowningverified
Presidionouna fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdingsverified
Presidiumnouna permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in sessionverified
Press AgencynounMWEan agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronicallyverified
Press AssociationnounMWEan agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronicallyverified
Press ConferencenounMWEa conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrityverified
Press CorpsnounMWEa group of journalists representing different publications who all cover the same topicsverified
Press GallerynounMWEan area (sometimes in a balcony) set aside for reporters (especially in a legislative hall)verified