Theory of retrospective return; when one purchases a good from an auction, online or not, in the view that should the person ever require that item in the future, he quite possibly purchased it at a price well below market or retail price. Therefore making a retrospective return.
James buys 65 fun size garden gnomes because they were only $15 in an online auction. Several weeks later, James is held hostage and his captors demand 65 fun size garden gnomes. Fun size garden gnomes retail for $2 each. The Theory of retrospective return demonstrates that James made a return of $115.
by benjamin g October 15, 2008
Get the Theory of retrospective returnmug. The Adnani linguistic theory deals with the definition of words. It is based on the premise that dictionaries should move away from the function of an abridged encyclopedia and start constructing discrete formulas that can be used to decode all words.
One quick example that comes to mind is to define a word by a sequence of three words, the first of which identifies the discrete object and the second two help us locate it in the cognitive map.
Examples:
Boy = Male at youth
Youth = Stage of development
Development = Growing with intention
Intention = Action with deliberation
Music = Sound with intention
Sound = Information with loudness
Information = Clues about reality
The interesting, and even fun part about working on these algorithms is that they are actually more metaphysical and metaphorical than the standard suggestive, encyclopedic methodology.
For example:
Color = Variation invoking emotion
Blue = Color of God
Notice that a color can be any "variation", so a change in speech, or perhaps a musical movement, or even the mood of a given setting.
The most important change that one would see with the implementation of such a system of definition is that meaning would cease to be an aloof idea that everyone should hope to randomly stumble upon and would start to be the social foundation that we all desire it to be.
One quick example that comes to mind is to define a word by a sequence of three words, the first of which identifies the discrete object and the second two help us locate it in the cognitive map.
Examples:
Boy = Male at youth
Youth = Stage of development
Development = Growing with intention
Intention = Action with deliberation
Music = Sound with intention
Sound = Information with loudness
Information = Clues about reality
The interesting, and even fun part about working on these algorithms is that they are actually more metaphysical and metaphorical than the standard suggestive, encyclopedic methodology.
For example:
Color = Variation invoking emotion
Blue = Color of God
Notice that a color can be any "variation", so a change in speech, or perhaps a musical movement, or even the mood of a given setting.
The most important change that one would see with the implementation of such a system of definition is that meaning would cease to be an aloof idea that everyone should hope to randomly stumble upon and would start to be the social foundation that we all desire it to be.
The creator of the Adnani Linguistic Theory believes that a more formulaic method of definition will lead to an increased base of common and useful meaning in the world.
by Doctor Adhan November 12, 2010
Get the Adnani Linguistic Theorymug. when a man is hitting on multiple women in hopes of at least landing one, similar to a spray and pray with a machine gun, since during a spray and pray there is always a high chance that at least one bullet will hit its mark.
by PapoTruco00976 April 24, 2018
Get the machine gun theorymug. AKA Theorybait; is a type of video game (usually in the indie horror genre) with a ton of overcomplicated and contrived lore that doesn't need to be there, these games are usually made only to get attention from big YouTubers like Game Theory or Markiplier.
game theory bait includes games like fnaf, batm, hn
these games become especially clear with tweets from devs like
I believe @MatpatGT is really going to enjoy this 👀
these games become especially clear with tweets from devs like
I believe @MatpatGT is really going to enjoy this 👀
by mealon March 31, 2023
Get the Game Theory Baitmug. Logic shows that the meaning of life is to live, and that the answer to life is to die. Thus the universe doesn't not work.
by adam April 21, 2005
Get the Shafe-zip theorymug. The name of an orgy containing more than 10 people, it was the best thing in the world hence the nerds adapted the name for creation of the universe(what they thought to be the best)
by YO MY HO February 24, 2003
Get the big bang theorymug. The theory that rich people will spend their money on either useless crap, or hire people for their personal or corporate businesses - either way, other people further down the food-chain will get paid. Because as we all know, poor people can't pay other poor people. You want a job that pays actual money? The Trickle Down Theory means that the rich guy will be the one to sign the check. The Trickle Down Theory works for other non-rich folk too. They get paid, they go to the store to buy stuff - which means the money goes towards helping the economy, and helps pay the salary of other poor folk. Ok so the rich idiot diva daughters get $200,000 cars, but the guys that build and paint and ship and sell those cars get paid for it. They in turn can pay others who do other jobs and spend money at other stores and services. See how that works? That's the Trickle Down Theory.
Poor Guy: "This blows! I need a job so I can pay my rent."
Other Poor Guy: "Sorry dude, I can't afford to hire you since I'm poor too."
Some Rich Guy: "Hey, I'll give you a job and pay you some of my rich-guy money to do it! You make money, I get a job done, it's win-win!"
Poor Guy: "Yay! The Trickle Down Theory works!"
Other Poor Guy: "Sorry dude, I can't afford to hire you since I'm poor too."
Some Rich Guy: "Hey, I'll give you a job and pay you some of my rich-guy money to do it! You make money, I get a job done, it's win-win!"
Poor Guy: "Yay! The Trickle Down Theory works!"
by Voice Of Reason April 15, 2013
Get the trickle down theorymug.