General philosophy

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al-wahid al-haqiqi

Philosophy; General philosophy

The real or pure unity, altogether divested of multiplicity (kathrah), i.e. in potentiality as well as in actuality, like God or a point in geometry; opposed to al-wahid al-majazi.

Conceptual or figurative unity which is composed of different parts or items colligated or subsumed mentally under some kind of logical relation or category such as genus, species, accident Card), ...

al-wahid bii-irtibat

Philosophy; General philosophy

Unity through conglomeration like a mechanical aggregate in which the parts, though actually (bi'l-fi'l) separte from each other, are so conjoined that they make one whole; also called al-wahid ...

amino acid

Philosophy; General philosophy

Any of a group of 20 molecules that combine to form proteins in living things. Chemically they contain an amino group, -NH2, and a carboxyl group, -COOH. The sequence of amino acids in a protein is ...

amitabha

Philosophy; General philosophy

A dhyani-buddha; the celestial name of gautama buddha, much used in Japanese buddhism.

amniocentesis

Philosophy; General philosophy

Diagnostic sampling of the amniotic fluid during pregnancy, usually performed by insertion of a needle into the amniotic fluid which surrounds the fetus during pregnancy. Performed for prenatal ...