Design and Precedent

Design

Design noun - A method worked out in advance for achieving some objective.

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Precedent and design are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Precedent" instead a noun "Design".

Precedent noun - An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time.

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Design and precedent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Design" instead a noun "Precedent".

human	human design	human precedent
good	good design	good precedent
similar	similar design	similar precedent
original	original design	original precedent
Other adjectives: actual, entire, great, bad, new, early, general, possible, older, earlier.

Even with these design flaws and the Chernobyl accident as a precedent for catastrophic failure, there are still at least 12 reactors of the same design still operating in Russia and Lithuania.

Source: No OSHA Compliance
The mangaka admits that most of Manji's weapons are of his own design and have no historical precedent, but the grand prize goes to Giichi, who somehow manages to be one of the deadliest fighters in the series despite being armed with a guillotine-flail.

Source: Manga / Blade of the Immortal

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