term

Pronunciation: [tә:m]

Average Rank: 1460

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 术语, 专有名词, 期限, 学期, 任期, 条件, 价钱, 关系, 地位, 项, 界石 vt. 称, 呼 [计] 检索词; 项

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. a word or expression used for some particular thing
  • n. a limited period of time
  • n. any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial
  • n. one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts
Word Forms:
Plural: terms
Past Participle: termed
Past: termed
3rd Person: terms
Present Participle: terming

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#248

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 97.5% (Top 97.5% most frequent)
97.5%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#2301

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 77.0% (Top 77.0% most frequent)
77.0%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#1830

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 81.7% (Top 81.7% most frequent)
81.7%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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