rule
nounid
3967·updated May 12, 2026candidate
A principle, condition, or regulation that customarily governs behavior or procedure within a particular area of activity.
polysemous
Classifications
Entity Type
Requirement0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
Sensitivity
—85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Information Class
—80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Variants
- synonym
- dominionformulalinguistic rulepatternprescriptprincipleregulationruler
- alternatephrasing
- Rule
- plural
- rules
- possessive
- rule's
- pluralpossessive
- rules'
Framework definitions
- §1
- A principle, condition, or regulation that customarily governs behavior or procedure within a particular area of activity.
- §1
- measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
- §2
- something regarded as a normative example
- §3
- a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
- §4
- a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
- §5
- a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
- §6
- a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
- §7
- any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
- §8
- prescribed guide for conduct or action
- §9
- directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
- §10
- (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
- §11
- dominance or power through legal authority
- §12
- the duration of a monarch's or government's power
Outgoing relationships
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Incoming relationships
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