Meaning of special case | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A specialized instance of a more general phenomenon, category, etc.
2. A class of phenomena that is a subset of a more general class.
3. A theorem or other statement that follows directly from a more general statement.

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Examples

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:special case.”

“Habermas, e.g., put forward that the legal discourse should not be understood as a special case of the moral discourse because in law next to moral reasons there are also ethical and pragmatic reasons to play a legitimate part (J. Habermas, Between Facts and Norms, 230 ff.).”

“This is a special case of equation 4.9.10 with h(x)#61;K#95;v(#92;betax).”

“Clearly, the Pythagorean theorem is a special case of the more general theorem, arrived at by letting r = 1.”

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