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semicoercive

adj

Etymology

From semi- + coercive.

Definitions

  1. Continuous and symmetric but with a nonzero kernel.

    • As a model example we consider a unilateral semicoercive contact problem with nonmonotone friction and provide numerical results for benchmark tests..

  2. Somewhat coercive

    Somewhat coercive; allowing only minimal free action.

    • It may either compel agreement by force — the application of coercive or semicoercive techniques — or it may win agreement from them by free consent.
    • But nearly all the increase was attributable to bonds of state units, which were often placed in a semicoercive manner.
    • They have also taken a number of initiatives which are coercive, or semicoercive, measures as far as denying ration books for more than a certain number of children.

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