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Glossary

saturation

secondary

sequence

series

serif

sign

signify

simplex

adj. 1. Consisting of or marked by only one part or element. 2. Of or relating to a telecommunications system in which only one message can be sent in either direction at one time.

subdivision

symbol

symmetry

1. Exact correspondence of form and constituent configuration on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane or about a center or an axis. 2. A relationship of characteristic correspondence, equivalence, or identity among constituents of an entity or between different entities: the narrative symmetry of the novel. 3. Beauty as a result of balance or harmonious arrangement.

system

An assemblage of objects arranged in regular subordination, or after some distinct method, usually logical or scientific; a complete whole of objects related by some common law, principle, or end; a complete exhibition of essential principles or facts, arranged in a rational dependence or connection; a regular union of principles or parts forming one entire thing; as, a system of philosophy; a system of government; a system of divinity; a system of botany or chemistry; a military system; the solar system.