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How to pronounce “quorum”

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Pronunciation guide for quorum

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of quorum with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
Tal Danino: We can use bacteria to detect cancer (and maybe treat it) 4 minutes, 12 secondscalled quorum sensing,
Definition summary
(historical) A select body of (usually eminent) justices of the peace, every member of which had to be present to constitute a deciding body; a member of this body. Later more generally: all justices collectively. [from 1426]

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How to pronounce quorum

Tal Danino: We can use bacteria to detect cancer (and maybe treat it) 4 minutes, 12 seconds

called quorum sensing,

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “quorum”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (historical) A select body of (usually eminent) justices of the peace, every member of which had to be present to constitute a deciding body; a member of this body. Later more generally: all justices collectively. [from 1426]
  • The minimum number of members required for a group to officially conduct business and to cast votes, often but not necessarily a majority or supermajority. [from 1616]
  • (now rare) Distinguished or essential members of any body; a select company. [from 1596]
  • (computing, distributed systems) The minimum number of votes that a distributed transaction has to obtain in order to be allowed to perform an operation in a distributed system.

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