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   i
   (imaginary unit number) The square root of minus one; i is also known as the imaginary unit number, v–1. The product of i and a real number is known as an imaginary number. Related entry • complex number
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   I, 9th letter of the alphabet. This vowel can be pronounced with a short vowel sound, as the i in sit, or with a long vowel sound, like the ī in ride. The Greek correspondent is iota. J is a formal development from I. English is pronounced as a diphthong of ä and y. In chemistry I is the ...
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   (a) Subjective opinion; preconceived notion. (Corfucius, Neo-Confucianism.) (b) The will, purpose, motive; idea; which is 'operation of' and 'emanation from' the mind with an objective in view (Chu Hsi, 1130-1200). It is called will 'when the intuitive faculty, with its pure intelligence and clear understanding, is moved and becomes active.' (Wan...
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   (C.) The One, which is engendered by Tao and which in turn engenders the Two (yin and yang). (Lao Tzu.) 'The Formless is the One. The One has no compare in the universe . . . It is the Great Infinite and forms the Unity. It is the life of myriad generations, everlasting without beginning, and most mysterious. It enfolds the universe and opens the...
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   Change (often spelled yi), a fundamental principle of the universe, arising out of the interaction of the two cosmic forces of yin and yang, or passive and active principles, and manifested in natural phenomena, human affairs, and ideas. According to Confucian and Nco-Confucian cosmology, 'In the system of Change, there is the Great Ultimate (T'ai...
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   Righteousness, justice; one of the four Confucian Fundamentals of the Moral Life (ssu tuan) and the Five Constant Virtues (wu ch'ang). It is the virtue 'by which things are made proper,' 'by which the world is regulated.' It means the proper application of filial piety. It means, as in Han Yu (767-824), 'the proper application of the principle of ...
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   The method of difference in Neo-Mohist logic, which includes duality, absence of generic relationship, separateness, and dissimilarity. 'Duality means that two things necessarily differ. Absence of generic relationship means to have no connection. Separateness means that things do not occupy the same space. Dissimilarity means having nothing in co...
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   Transference, a method of appellation or designation. 'To name a puppy a dog is transference.' See Chu and Chia. (Neo-Mohism.) -- W.T.C.
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