Tao
1(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
the rational basis of human activity or conduct.
a universal, regarded as an ideal attained to a greater or lesser degree by those embodying it.
Origin of Tao
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Origin of Tao
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How to use Tao in a sentence
The researcher demanded Tao pay her $310,000 for her contribution, said Tao’s attorney, Peter Zeidenberg, a partner at Arent Fox.
Kansas professor says FBI misled court in alleging hidden ties to Chinese government | Ellen Nakashima | August 24, 2021 | Washington PostTao is asking the court to throw out evidence obtained with the warrants.
Kansas professor says FBI misled court in alleging hidden ties to Chinese government | Ellen Nakashima | August 24, 2021 | Washington PostWhile this could drive their price down further, it would also cut into the economic case for recycling, Tao says.
Solar panels are a pain to recycle. These companies are trying to fix that. | Casey Crownhart | August 19, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewWhen Tao published a review paper on solar-panel recycling in June 2020, he calculated that the value of raw materials that could be extracted from a used panel would be around $10.
Solar panels are a pain to recycle. These companies are trying to fix that. | Casey Crownhart | August 19, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewFilaseta and Southwick used a sieve argument, similar to the approach Tao took in 2011, to show that if you take prime numbers in the aforementioned bucket and decrease one of the digits, a positive proportion of those primes will become composite.
Mathematicians Find a New Class of Digitally Delicate Primes | Steve Nadis | March 30, 2021 | Quanta Magazine
More than bawdy, though, The Ball adds a familiar unpretentiousness to trendy locales like Tao, Lavo, The Park, and Dream Hotel.
The Craziest Date Night for Single Jews, Where Mistletoe Is Ditched for Shots | Emily Shire | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey worked in a unit called Tailored Access Operations, or Tao.
We went to Professor Tao and asked for freer access, which was granted.
China Doesn't Want You to See the Internet Addiction Film 'Web Junkie' | Shosh Shlam and Hilla Medalia | August 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTProfessor Tao agreed to open his doors for us to film at his center.
China Doesn't Want You to See the Internet Addiction Film 'Web Junkie' | Shosh Shlam and Hilla Medalia | August 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne is on African primal religions, another on the Tao of T'ai Chi Ch'uan, another on the path to total rejuvenation.
The Stacks: The Neville Brothers Stake Their Claim as Bards of the Bayou | John Ed Bradley | April 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was the founder of Tao-tze, a kind of rationalism, which at present has millions of adherents in China.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordBut there was no danger to the Light Country from Tao, he thought with satisfaction.
The Fire People | Ray CummingsTao would await the results of his emissaries' work, of course.
The Fire People | Ray CummingsUnder no circumstances must they be allowed to reach Tao and tell him what had occurred.
The Fire People | Ray CummingsThat this was Tao's stronghold, and not the Lone City, now became evident.
The Fire People | Ray Cummings
British Dictionary definitions for Tao
/ (taʊ) /
that in virtue of which all things happen or exist
the rational basis of human conduct
the course of life and its relation to eternal truth
Origin of Tao
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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