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As a verb, to do; to produce; to make; to bring to pass; to execute; enforce; accomplish. As a noun, that which is produced by an agent or cause; result; outcome; consequence. The result that an instrument between parties will produce in their relative rights, or which a statute will produce upon the existing law, as discovered from the language used, the forms employed, or other materials for construing it. The operation of a law, of an agreement, or an act. The phrases take effect, be in force, and go into operation, are used interchangeably. In the plural, a person's effects are the real and Personal Property of someone who has died or who makes a will. EFFECT. The operation of a law, of an agreement, or an act, is called its
effect.
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There are a variety of myths or misassumptions about gifted
students (Colangelo, 1985) that have an additive effect on
educators' misunderstanding of twice-exceptional students. This confirmed that
the combined additive effect of the xenoestrogens leads to an
enhancement of the estrogenic potency, even when each single agent might
be present at low effect concentrations. When
designing intervention programs for children with behavioral problems,
it is important to remember the additive effect of parents on their
child's behavior, as well as the unique contribution a residential
father (whether a biological father or a stepfather) has on his child. |
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