Definition of revisions Revisions

/ɹivɪˈʒʌnz/ - [reevishunz] -

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Noun Plural: revisions
revision - the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion"
		alteration
		transformation, translation the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface"
		distraction, misdirection the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection"
		modulation the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect)
		qualification the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea; "his new position involves a qualification of his party's platform"
		reorganization an extensive alteration of the structure of a corporation or government; "after the takeover there was a thorough reorganization"; "the reorganization was prescribed by federal bankruptcy laws"
revision - the act of rewriting something
		revisal, revise, rescript
		revising, rewriting editing that involves writing something again
revision - something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much better"
		rewrite, rescript
		piece of writing, written material, writing the activity of putting something in written form; "she did the thinking while he did the writing"

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revision (Noun)
The process of revising.
revision (Noun)
The action or process of reviewing, editing and amending.
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2002, James D. Lester, James D. Lester, Jr, Writing Research Papers, page 195.
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Revision can turn a passable paper into an excellent one and change an excellent one into a radiant one.
revision (Noun)
2004, Mara Kalnins editor, Note on the Text, Joseph Conrad, Victory: An Island Tale, page xxxix.
revision (Noun)
The full history of its composition, revision, transmission, and publication is a complex and intricate one beyond the necessarily limited scope of this Note,.
revision (Noun)
2010, Dov M. Gabbay , Franz Guenthner editors, Handbook of Philosophical Logic, Volume 16, page 37.
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Many formalisms for belief revision use extraneous mechanisms for deciding what beliefs to keep and this makes it harder to iterate the process.
revision (Noun)
The action or process of reviewing something previously learned, especially one′s notes in preparation for a test or examination.
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All that last minute revision really paid off in the exam! I got top marks!
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2008, Philip A. Kalra editor, Essential Revision Notes in Medicine for Students, Volume 1.
revision (Noun)
A changed edition, or new version; a modification.
revision (Noun)
A story corrected or expanded by a writer commissioned by the original author.

revision (n.)
The act of revising; reexamination for correction; review; as, the revision of a book or writing, or of a proof sheet; a revision of statutes.
revision (n.)
That which is made by revising.

revision
A re-examination for correction. Where an officer, who orders a court-martial, does not approve their proceedings, he may, by the custom of war, return them to the court for revision, and no additional evidence can be taken on such revision.--Hough.