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		⚫	The term '''rule''' may refer to:

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			* A form of ] or ]
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			* ] (Run Up-to-date Linux Everywhere)
		⚫	* ], a hip-hop artist.
		⚫	* '']'', an album by Ja Rule
		⚫	* ], a soul/reggae band

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			* ], in software

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	The term '''rule''' may refer (formally or informally) to various types of guide (ie. ''direction, standard, method, operation'') or standard (ie. ''definition, fact, law, code, truth'').

	* In common usage, a '''rule''' is:
	** a ] (ie. "normal") - an informal but widely accepted concept, truth, definition, or qualification (ie. ''social norms, legal norms, coding norms'')
	** A ] - a formal and widely-accepted statement, fact, definition, or qualification.
	** a law (informal and perhaps rare)
	** a ], a straight edge used as a guide or for measurement
	* in English lanugage ]s, the term "]" is an estimated rule. It may not always apply, still shows a tendency or probability of being correct. (The phrase originates from the use of the ] as an approximate measurement for the ].) (See also ''Heuristic'')

⚫	* ~~In ], a~~ '''rule''' may refer to:
	** a standardized ] within the practice of legal matters.
	* In mathematics, a '''rule''' may refer to:
	** a determinate ''method'' for performing a mathematical ] and obtaining a certain result.
	** a ] (informal) - a ''method'' or ''formula'' which has been proven correct and is considered sound

	* In philosophy, mathematics, and physics, an ''']''' is a ] which has always been shown to be true, and hence is considered to be a "rule" or "law"
	* In ] a moral is a rule within a system of ''']''' -ie. a collection of codes for guiding ]s in human behavior.

	* In computing, and game theory, "rules" refers to a collection of ] for ]:
	** In the field of ], a database of rules can be used to govern the behavior of a system
	** ], a rule to help govern a game.
	** a ] is a quantized "rule" which shows a tendency or probability.

	* In sociology, rule refers to '''rulership''' —ie. ], or ]:
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	** ], the basis upon which a ] is run.

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	* ] - RULE (Run Up to Date Linux Everywhere) is a project that aims to use up-to-date ] software on old PCs (5 years old or more) by recompiling and updating code in recent program packages.
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⚫	* ] - a hip hop artist.
⚫	* ], a soul/reggae band
⚫	* '']'', ~~a 2005 greatest hits~~ album by ~~rapper ]~~

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Revision as of 04:57, 25 January 2006

The term rule may refer to:

As a common noun:

As a proper noun:

RULE Project (Run Up-to-date Linux Everywhere)
Ja Rule, a hip-hop artist.
R.U.L.E., an album by Ja Rule
The Rule, a soul/reggae band

See also:

Topics referred to by the same term

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