Elementary
adjective
Very basic and important, like things you learn in the very first levels of school.
She is learning elementary English skills.
Often appears as...
- elementary school
- elementary math
adjective
Simple, straightforward, and easy to understand or deal with.
This is an elementary problem that can be easily solved.
Often appears as...
- elementary solution
- elementary explanation
adjective
Relating to the most primary level of study in a field of knowledge.
He is studying elementary physics.
Often appears as...
- elementary level
- elementary physics
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Academic
adjective
Very basic and important, like things you learn in the very first levels of school.
She is learning elementary English skills.
Often appears as...
- elementary school
- elementary math
adjective
Simple, straightforward, and easy to understand or deal with.
This is an elementary problem that can be easily solved.
Often appears as...
- elementary solution
- elementary explanation
adjective
Relating to the most primary level of study in a field of knowledge.
He is studying elementary physics.
Often appears as...
- elementary level
- elementary physics
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Very Basic Level
Elementary refers to knowledge that a beginner would possess or need to know first.
Understanding nouns and verbs is part of elementary grammar.
Pro Tip 2/3Foundational Understanding
Elementary concepts form the foundation for more advanced study or skills.
Learning to add and subtract is elementary arithmetic.
Pro Tip 3/3Educational Stage
'Elementary' often refers to the first years of school where basic subjects are taught.
She teaches music at an elementary school.
Pro Tip 1/3Very Basic Level
Elementary refers to knowledge that a beginner would possess or need to know first.
Understanding nouns and verbs is part of elementary grammar.
Pro Tip 2/3Foundational Understanding
Elementary concepts form the foundation for more advanced study or skills.
Learning to add and subtract is elementary arithmetic.
Pro Tip 3/3Educational Stage
'Elementary' often refers to the first years of school where basic subjects are taught.
She teaches music at an elementary school.
Pro Tip 1/3Very Basic Level
Elementary refers to knowledge that a beginner would possess or need to know first.
Understanding nouns and verbs is part of elementary grammar.
Pro Tip 2/3Foundational Understanding
Elementary concepts form the foundation for more advanced study or skills.
Learning to add and subtract is elementary arithmetic.
Pro Tip 3/3Educational Stage
'Elementary' often refers to the first years of school where basic subjects are taught.
She teaches music at an elementary school.
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Teach every child about...
Ten percent of what we spend on health care, as I said earlier, is on obesity, and it's going to double. We're not teaching our kids. There's no statutory right to teach kids about food, elementary or secondary school, OK? We don't teach kids about food, right? And this is a little clip from an elementary school,
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Lessons from death row...
death penalty supporters or death penalty opponents -- say was a bad result. Now, during each of these five when his mother was pregnant with him; in his early childhood years; when he was in elementary school; when he was in middle school and then high school; and when he was in the juvenile justice system --
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Watch the Total Solar...
people didn't really believe at first people thought that gravity was a force like there's a physical force that an attractive force that's pulling and we sometimes talk about it that way in a Newtonian sense in order to understand it a more kind of elementary level but the truth is as I'm xym posited gravity
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Why neutrinos matter -...
Trillions of them are flying through you right this second, but you can't feel them. These ghost particles are called neutrinos and if we can catch them, they can tell us about the furthest reaches and most extreme environments of the universe. Neutrinos are elementary particles,
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Why the universe seems...
It's just elementary probability theory. The number of molecules per glassful is hugely greater than the number of glassfuls, or bladdersful, in the world. And of course, there's nothing special about Cromwell or bladders -- you have just breathed in a nitrogen atom
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The Demise of Guys PIPE...
elementary schools primary schools now have only one male for every nine teachers we know boys brains develop differently more slowly schools are no longer fit places for boys to made' overage support online porn the high-speed Internet has changes
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Can you really tell if a...
One, children only come to tell lies after entering elementary school. Two, children are poor liars. We adults can easily detect their lies. And three, if children lie at a very young age, there must be some character flaws with them,
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The family I lost in...
And I barely finished elementary school. And I remember I fought in school more than once a day. Textbooks and the library were not my playground. My father tried very hard to motivate me into studying, but it didn't work.
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Your kids might live on...
Children who are now in elementary school are going to choose to live there. Remember when we landed humans on the Moon? When that happened, people looked at each other and said, "If we can do this, we can do anything."
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How to detect a...
the elementary particles that are known for rarely interacting with anything. Starting from the center of the star, the exploding matter takes tens of minutes, or even hours,
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Teach every child about...
Ten percent of what we spend on health care, as I said earlier, is on obesity, and it's going to double. We're not teaching our kids. There's no statutory right to teach kids about food, elementary or secondary school, OK? We don't teach kids about food, right? And this is a little clip from an elementary school,
Video examples
Lessons from death row...
death penalty supporters or death penalty opponents -- say was a bad result. Now, during each of these five when his mother was pregnant with him; in his early childhood years; when he was in elementary school; when he was in middle school and then high school; and when he was in the juvenile justice system --
Video examples
Watch the Total Solar...
people didn't really believe at first people thought that gravity was a force like there's a physical force that an attractive force that's pulling and we sometimes talk about it that way in a Newtonian sense in order to understand it a more kind of elementary level but the truth is as I'm xym posited gravity
Video examples
Why neutrinos matter -...
Trillions of them are flying through you right this second, but you can't feel them. These ghost particles are called neutrinos and if we can catch them, they can tell us about the furthest reaches and most extreme environments of the universe. Neutrinos are elementary particles,
Video examples
Why the universe seems...
It's just elementary probability theory. The number of molecules per glassful is hugely greater than the number of glassfuls, or bladdersful, in the world. And of course, there's nothing special about Cromwell or bladders -- you have just breathed in a nitrogen atom
Video examples
The Demise of Guys PIPE...
elementary schools primary schools now have only one male for every nine teachers we know boys brains develop differently more slowly schools are no longer fit places for boys to made' overage support online porn the high-speed Internet has changes
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Can you really tell if a...
One, children only come to tell lies after entering elementary school. Two, children are poor liars. We adults can easily detect their lies. And three, if children lie at a very young age, there must be some character flaws with them,
Video examples
The family I lost in...
And I barely finished elementary school. And I remember I fought in school more than once a day. Textbooks and the library were not my playground. My father tried very hard to motivate me into studying, but it didn't work.
Video examples
Your kids might live on...
Children who are now in elementary school are going to choose to live there. Remember when we landed humans on the Moon? When that happened, people looked at each other and said, "If we can do this, we can do anything."
Video examples
How to detect a...
the elementary particles that are known for rarely interacting with anything. Starting from the center of the star, the exploding matter takes tens of minutes, or even hours,
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Quote examples
Yuan T. Lee
Chinese Scientist
Through the continued accumulation of detailed and reliable knowledge about elementary reactions, we will be in a better position to understand, predict and control many time-dependent macroscopic chemical processes which are important in nature or to human society.
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Niccolo Paganini
Italian Musician
When I attained my seventh year, my father, whose ear was unmusical but who was nevertheless passionately fond of music, gave me my elementary lessons on the violin; in a very few months, I was able to play all manner of compositions at sight.
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Jane Velez-Mitchell
American Journalist
In elementary school, we should teach nonviolent conflict resolution and healthy communication skills, which will help children cope with issues like rejection and sexuality later in life.
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Kim Young-ha
South Korean Writer
The constant movement of a military life can be tough on children. My father was an officer in the army, and I was forced to change elementary schools six times.
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Katie Cassidy
American Actress
I loved being on stage. I was in elementary school when I started, so I couldn't say that it was about the building of characters.
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Kevin Richardson
American Musician
I sang in church choir all my life, through elementary school, junior high and high school.
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Albert Schweitzer
German Theologian
By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive.
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Jesmyn Ward
American Novelist
My mother helped to integrate the local elementary school in the nineteen-sixties.
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Emily Hampshire
Canadian Actress
In elementary school, I think all my report cards said, 'Emily plays well alone.
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Allyson Felix
American Athlete
I majored in elementary education, and I have a passion for kids.
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Yuan T. Lee
Chinese Scientist
Through the continued accumulation of detailed and reliable knowledge about elementary reactions, we will be in a better position to understand, predict and control many time-dependent macroscopic chemical processes which are important in nature or to human society.
Quote examples
Niccolo Paganini
Italian Musician
When I attained my seventh year, my father, whose ear was unmusical but who was nevertheless passionately fond of music, gave me my elementary lessons on the violin; in a very few months, I was able to play all manner of compositions at sight.
Quote examples
Jane Velez-Mitchell
American Journalist
In elementary school, we should teach nonviolent conflict resolution and healthy communication skills, which will help children cope with issues like rejection and sexuality later in life.
Quote examples
Kim Young-ha
South Korean Writer
The constant movement of a military life can be tough on children. My father was an officer in the army, and I was forced to change elementary schools six times.
Quote examples
Katie Cassidy
American Actress
I loved being on stage. I was in elementary school when I started, so I couldn't say that it was about the building of characters.
Quote examples
Kevin Richardson
American Musician
I sang in church choir all my life, through elementary school, junior high and high school.
Quote examples
Albert Schweitzer
German Theologian
By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive.
Quote examples
Jesmyn Ward
American Novelist
My mother helped to integrate the local elementary school in the nineteen-sixties.
Quote examples
Emily Hampshire
Canadian Actress
In elementary school, I think all my report cards said, 'Emily plays well alone.
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Allyson Felix
American Athlete
I majored in elementary education, and I have a passion for kids.
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