an objective rule or principle governing the development of natural, social, or scientific phenomena

uniformly; all; in every case or instance

the Philippines

the ability to control one's behavior and regulate oneself through willpower

a statement describing a natural or scientific phenomenon that always occurs under certain conditions

Detroit, Michigan

(medicine) heart rhythm

The central theme or dominant idea of a discussion, era, or event.

regularity; the quality of being regular

a divine rule or religious precept, such as the Ten Commandments

the technical rules and arrangement of rhymes and rhythms in poetry

the speed or tempo at which a regular process or sequence of events occurs

repetitive and lacking originality; following the same pattern without variation

to move or flow with a rhythmic motion

laws and decrees

a system of musical tuning or the mathematical relationship between pitches

to be strict with oneself

Herod the Great (73 BC - 4 BC), Roman-appointed king of Judea (37-4 BC)

conventions regarding the set number of words and lines, tonal patterns, and rhyme schemes for Classical Chinese poetic composition

to practice self-discipline or restrain one's own behavior based on moral or legal standards.

laws and regulations that are considered perfect and must be strictly followed; an unalterable principle

Department of Justice (Hong Kong)

strict poetic form with eight lines of 5, 6 or 7 syllables and even lines rhyming

to be strict with oneself; to demand a lot of oneself

the mathematical laws of musical intervals and systems of tuning

a law; a rule or article of law

standard notes in traditional Chinese music theory; tuning or temperament

meters and forms of versification; prosody

long poem in lüshi (regulated verse) form

A principle in physics stating that a certain property of an isolated system remains constant over time.

(math.) distributive law

commutative law (math)

associative law (xy)z = x(yz) (math.)

Old loanword for telephone

(bird species of China) Philippine cuckoo-dove (Macropygia tenuirostris)

verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 syllables, with rhyme on alternate lines

the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime

solicitor (law)

control or regulation imposed by an external body or set of rules as opposed to self-regulation

Eluid (son of Achim)

the principle of sufficient reason (logic)