consensus vs stipulation

consensus

noun
  • General agreement among the members of a given group or community, each of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action. 

  • A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members. 

  • Average projected value. 

  • An agreement on some data value that is needed during computation. 

verb
  • To seek consensus; to hold discussions with the aim of reaching mutual agreement. 

stipulation

noun
  • Something that is stated or stipulated as a condition of an agreement. 

  • The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules. 

  • The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement. 

  • A goal to be achieved in a chess problem; for example, to checkmate Black within a specified number of moves. 

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