doctoral thesis vs predication

doctoral thesis

noun
  • A research paper that a student writes in order to complete the requirements for a doctorate; a dissertation. 

predication

noun
  • The act of making something the subject or predicate of a proposition. 

  • The parallel execution of all possible outcomes of a branch instruction, all except one of which are discarded after the branch condition has been evaluated. 

  • A proclamation, announcement or preaching. 

  • An assertion or affirmation. 

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