present participle of force out

present participle of brute force

present participle of brute-force

plural of radiative forcing

(set theory) The original form of forcing, starting with a model M of set theory in which the axiom of constructibility, V = L, holds, and then building up a larger model M[G] of Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory by adding a generic subset G of a partially ordered set to M, imitating Kurt Gödel's constructible hierarchy.

(bridge) A bidding system in which the responder does not support a partner's bid suit without 4 card support or 3 cards plus a Queen or higher, never passes an opening 1 bid while holding one and a half honor tricks or more, always responds with an indication of hand strength, and in which a 2 opener or jump bid is considered forcing to game. No Trump is used as a negative response when forced to bid.

(business) The supply of goods or services only on condition that the purchaser acquires other goods or services from a particular third party.

(business) An anticompetitive practice in which the supplier of goods or services requires the purchaser to take on additional types of goods or services from the same supplier, and possibly to agree not to purchase from competitors.

In everyday understanding, the effect that tends to move an object away from the center of a circle it is rotating about (a consequence of inertia).

A branch of the military mainly devoted to air warfare, as opposed to (land) army and navy. / A unit in the U.S. Air Force larger than a division but smaller than a command.