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class (klas)
1. a taxonomic category subordinate to a phylum and superior to an order.
2. a subgroup of a population for which certain variables fall between specific limits.

class (kls)
n.
A taxonomic category ranking below a phylum or division and above an order.

class
1. a group of similar objects or values selected as a part of a classification.
2. a taxonomic category subordinate to a phylum and superior to an order.
3. a group of variables all of which show a value falling between certain limits.

class action
an exemplary court case fought on behalf of a number of litigants who can expect to be treated in the same way as the contesting litigant.
class limits
the highest and lowest values eligible to be included in a class when data are being classified or grouped.
class mark
the value selected to represent all of the values in a class. It may be the median or average value.
class midpoint
the average of the upper and lower limits of a class.
class switching
when a B lymphocyte changes over from producing one type of immunoglobulins to another.

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The argument in this paper that there are severe class limits to the reproduction of norms of reciprocity between working-class people, and to their practices of mutual aid, actually flies in the face of the neoliberal idea that working-class people under the onslaught of a neoliberal attack can 'bootstrap' themselves up through mutual aid--an idea which, as Petras (1997) says, is very dear to many NGOS and post-Marxists.
Over the weekend, I can monitor thousands of students' activities, add a section here, adjust class limits there, watch room utilization, and make sure everything works smoothly.
It's good to be rigorous aboutgrammar and punctuation, but using Wigginton's system in English class limits one's self--and one's students--to trivialities.
 
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