What is a determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result; as, a rule for extracting the cube root called?
rule — (Math.) A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result; as, a rule for extracting the cube root. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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