Rigor in english
Rigor
pronunciation: rɪgɜr part of speech: noun
pronunciation: rɪgɜr part of speech: noun
In gestures
rigor = precision ; strictness ; rigour [rigor, -USA] ; severity ; stringency.
Example: Whether such precision will result in a catalogue more satisfactory to readers than that produced by the reasonable application of the vaguer AA is a moot point.Example: They see people as marked by one particular attribute, cleverness, or kindness, or strictness, or being a good shot, and they mind whether things are right or wrong.Example: Praiseworthy piecemeal modifications of this library rigour stand out as exceptions to prove the rule.Example: Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.Example: Even when Community-wide regulations do apply, for example in matters of safety at work, the stringency of laws may vary from country to country.more:
» con rigor = rigourously [rigorously, -USA] ; harshly .
Example: It is in principle possible to try to have an alternative, centrally furnished heading which is not geared specifically and rigorously and absolutely to the research library user and their community. Example: The fifteenth edition, which first appeared in 1974 in 30 volumes, has been criticized, sometimes harshly, for its overly complex organization.» de rigor = de rigueur .
Example: In modish quarters, it may even be de rigueur to appreciate the popular.» en rigor = strictly speaking .
Example: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to those cases in which the concerned titles are duly registered for protection = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción se puede aplicar sólo a aquellos casos en los que los títulos en cuestión estén debidamente registrados para su protección.» resistente a los rigores del clima = resistant to weathering .
Example: Railroad companies tend to use for ballast rocks that are chemically and physically resistant to weathering.» rigores del clima = rigours of the climate .
Example: The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.» rigor intelectual = intellectual rigour .
Example: The intellectual rigour of Marxism proved to be far inferior to its emotive power.» sin excesivo rigor = loosely .
Example: The term category has been at times used somewhat loosely in the literature of indexing and, for this reason, it can cause confusion.