property

Everyday

1. A property is a thing or things that belong to someone: «this pen is my property». tree →
2. A property is a house, building or piece of land. tree →
3. A property is a quality something has, like being hard, soft, shiny or magnetic. tree →
4. In maths, a property is a rule that is always true, like 2 + 3 = 3 + 2. tree →

In the lessons

a rule of numbers (the order of adding does not change the sum) or land and houses owned; in science: the properties of materials (hard, bendy, waterproof, transparent); in maths: properties of shapes (number of sides, right angles); in everyday life: respect other people's property; phrases: «lost property», «private property», «properties of materials»

Examples

• Use the property of adding to check 8 + 5 = 5 + 8. tree →
• The property has 3 houses. tree →
• The farm property is 40 acres. tree →
• Which property shows 3 × 4 = 4 × 3? tree →
• A property of glass is that it is transparent. tree →
• Check the lost property box for your jumper. tree →
• The sign says «Private property, keep out». tree →
• One property of a square is that all four sides are equal. tree →
• Metal has the property of letting electricity pass through. tree →
• I appoint the tiger as guard over my property. tree →

Note

As a rule it names a law of numbers; as land it is a story word. Adding and multiplying can be done in any order; taking away and dividing cannot (8 − 5 is not 5 − 8). Plural: properties (y → ies).

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah the "properties" of the Seven or the ten Sefirot are their powers or qualities. Commentators treat them as the basic forces through which God made the world. In the primary lessons: a rule of numbers (the order of adding does not change the sum) or land and houses owned; in science: the properties of materials (hard, bendy, waterproof, transparent); in maths: properties of shapes (number of sides, right angles); in everyday life: respect other people's property; phrases: «lost property», «private property», «properties of materials»

Examples

• This is the special chapter of the Heptad, the powers and properties of the Seven. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• I base it off an interpretation of the SY’s internal structure, the semantic properties of the root ספ״ר SPR, and the SY’s general grammatical inventiveness. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• In this interpretation, they are ten elemental entities or properties which bind or restrain primordial תֹּהוּ tohu, 'chaos, void, waste(land)' [Genesis 1:2], allowing structure and order to exist in creation. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →

Note

As a rule it names a law of numbers; as land it is a story word. Adding and multiplying can be done in any order; taking away and dividing cannot (8 − 5 is not 5 − 8). Plural: properties (y → ies).