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the true
(encz) | the true, n: |
the true
(wn) | the true
n 1: conformity to reality or actuality; "they debated the truth
of the proposition"; "the situation brought home to us the
blunt truth of the military threat"; "he was famous for the
truth of his portraits"; "he turned to religion in his
search for eternal verities" [syn: truth, the true,
verity, trueness] [ant: falseness, falsity] |
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the x that can be y is not the true x
(foldoc) | the X that can be Y is not the true X
Yet another instance of hackerdom's peculiar attraction to
mystical references - a common humorous way of making
exclusive statements about a class of things. The template is
from the "Tao te Ching": "The Tao which can be spoken of is
not the true Tao." The implication is often that the X is a
mystery accessible only to the enlightened. See the
trampoline entry for an example, and compare {has the X
nature}.
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the x that can be y is not the true x
(jargon) | the X that can be Y is not the true X
Yet another instance of hackerdom's peculiar attraction to mystical
references — a common humorous way of making exclusive statements about a
class of things. The template is from the Tao te Ching: “The Tao which can
be spoken of is not the true Tao.” The implication is often that the X is a
mystery accessible only to the enlightened. See the trampoline entry for
an example, and compare has the X nature.
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