ponder
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dər verb (used without object)
1.
to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon ).
verb (used with object)
2.
to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully: He pondered his next words thoroughly.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English pondren < Middle French ponderer < Latin ponderāre to ponder, weigh; akin to pendēre to be suspended, hang (see pend)
1300–50; Middle English pondren < Middle French ponderer < Latin ponderāre to ponder, weigh; akin to pendēre to be suspended, hang (see pend)
Related forms
pon·der·er, noun
re·pon·der, verb (used without object)
un·pon·dered, adjective
well-pon·dered, adjective
Synonyms
1. reflect, cogitate, deliberate, ruminate.
1. reflect, cogitate, deliberate, ruminate.
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| —vb (when intr, | |
| to give thorough or deep consideration (to); meditate (upon) | |
| [C14: from Old French ponderer, from Latin ponderāre to weigh, consider, from pondus weight; related to pendere to weigh] | |
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Word Origin & History
ponder
early 14c., "to estimate the worth of, to appraise," from O.Fr. ponderare "to weigh, poise," from L. ponderare "to ponder, to consider," lit. "to weigh," from pondus (gen. ponderis) "weigh" (see pound (1)). Meaning "to weigh a matter mentally" is attested from late 14c.
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Computing Dictionary
Ponder definition
A non-strict polymorphic, functional language by Jon Fairbairn
Ponder's type system is unusual. It is more powerful than the Hindley-Milner type system used by ML and Miranda and extended by Haskell. Ponder adds extra recursive 'mu' types to those of Girard's System F, allowing more general recursion. Surprisingly, the type system and type inference algorithm are still not completely understood.
["Ponder and its Type System", J. Fairbairn, TR 31, Cambridge U Computer Lab, Nov 1982].
[J. Fairbairn, "Design and Implementation of a Simple Typed Language based on the Lambda-Calculus", Technical Report No. 75, Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, May 1985].
[J. Fairbairn, "A New Type-Checker for a Functional Language", Technical Report No. 53, Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, 1984].
[J. Fairbairn, "Some Types with Inclusion Properties in \forall, \rightarrow, \mu", Technical Report No. 171, Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Jun 1989].
[Valeria C. V. de Paiva, "Subtyping in Ponder (Preliminary Report)", Technical Report No. 203, Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Aug 1990].
Example sentences
That is something to ponder while stuck in the Delhi traffic.
Let those with open, and hence less readable minds, ponder.
Trillions of dollars of private capital sit idle while companies ponder his next costly regulations.
Ponder your upcoming actions, and talk things over with a partner.
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