state

1. 1

   A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.countableuncountable

   • a state of being
   • a state of emergency
2. 2

   A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.; A complete description of a system, consisting of parameters that determine all properties of the system.countableuncountable

   • States in which the energy has definite values are called stationary states of a system; they are described by wave functions Ψₙ which are the eigenfunctions of the Hamiltonian operator, i.e. which satisfy the equation ĤΨₙ = EₙΨₙ, where Eₙ
3. 3

   A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.; A mess; disorder; a bad condition or set of circumstances.colloquialcountablesingular

   • absolute state
   • in a state
4. 4

   A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.; The stable condition of a processor during a particular clock cycle.countableuncountable

   • In the fetch state, the address of the next instruction is placed on the address bus.
5. 5

   A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.; The set of all parameters relevant to a computation.countableuncountable

   • The state here includes a set containing all names seen so far.
6. 6

   A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.; The values of all parameters at some point in a computation.countableuncountable

   • A debugger can show the state of a program at any breakpoint.
7. 7

   A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.; The physical property of matter as solid, liquid, gas or plasma.countableuncountable

8. 8

   A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.; Highest and stationary condition, as that of maturity between growth and decline, or as that of crisis between the increase and the abating of a disease; height; acme.countableobsoleteuncountable

9. 9

   High social standing or circumstance.; Pomp, ceremony, or dignity.countableuncountable

   • in state
   • The President's body will lie in state at the Capitol.
10. 10

    High social standing or circumstance.; Rank; condition; quality.countableuncountable

    • And leſned by that ſmall, God I beſeech him, / Thy honor, ſtate, and ſeate, is due to me.

syn. condition · position · scenario · set up · shape · situation · state · state of affairs · status

1. 1

   To declare to be a fact.transitive

   • He stated that he was willing to help.
2. 2

   To make known.transitive

   • State your intentions.

syn. communicate

1. 1

   Stately.obsolete

   • The ſhepheardes ſwayne you cannot well ken, / But it be by his pride, from other men: / They looken bigge as Bulles, that bene bate, / And bearen the cragge ſo ſtiffe and ſo ſtate, / As Cocke on his dunghill, crowing cranck.