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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Rigour

Hi.
What does 'rigour' mean in:
Some players excel in a purely logical approach to chess, breaking each game down and analyzing it with the rigor of scientists.
?Thanks in advance
  

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And how does it differ from 'single-mindedness' and 'fanaticism'?

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And how does it differ from 'single-mindedness' and 'fanaticism'?
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soheil1What does 'rigour' mean in: Some players ...
It means precision.

CJ
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soheil1And how does it differ from 'single-mindedness' and 'fanaticism'?
It has nothing to do with those things.

CJ
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Then why doesn't he say 'precision' simply?
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soheil1Then why doesn't he say 'precision' simply?
He didn't want to.

CJ
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CalifJim soheil1Then why doesn't he say 'precision' simply?He didn't want to.CJ
But WordNet seems to suggest sterness, see
http://thefreedictionary.com/rigor
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soheil1see http://thefreedictionary.com/rigor
I did see it. This is part of what I saw.

5. scrupulous accuracy; precision.

"scientific rigor" means "scientific precision".

You may as well get used to it, because that's what it means.

CJ
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CalifJim soheil1see http://thefreedictionary.com/rigor I did see it. This is part of what I saw.5. scrupulous accuracy; precision."scientific rigor" means "scientific precision".You may as well get used to it, because that's what it means.CJ
But that is from Collins, not the other
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soheil1Maybe the whole paragraph changes your mind
It doesn't. I don't understand why you are being so persistent about this. What seems so wrong about the idea of analyzing a game of chess with the precision of a scientist? Have you looked up "precision" in the dictionary?

CJ
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