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This tag is for questions about expressions. Expressions are words or phrases used to convey an idea, or else a particular term used conventionally to express something. Consider phrase-requests and expression-requests if you are looking for an expression, phrase-meaning if you are unsure about the usage of a given phrase.
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What's a phrase for when: to do A, you first need to B, but to do B you first need to do C, ...
Infinite Regress is the Aristotelian phrase.
Turtles all the way down is a bit more fun.
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What's a phrase for when: to do A, you first need to B, but to do B you first need to do C, ...
Critical Path captures the shortest possible sequence of dependencies if parallel execution of tasks is allowed. A Gantt chart diagrams the dependencies and parallel execution paths.
Flow requirement …
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Advertise a House for RENT - how to describe it positively when its completely run-down
Still standing is a half-full glass truth.
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Phrase experimentation - Marching a trough
I think one would march a trough into the floor or across a room. While down and trough have some natural affinity, up and trough do not.