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(a) chicken-and-egg situation — a ˌchicken and ˈegg situation, problem, etc. idiom a situation in which it is difficult to tell which one of two things was the cause of the other Main entry: ↑chickenidiom … Useful english dictionary
chicken — n., adj., & v. n. (pl. same or chickens) 1 a young bird of a domestic fowl. 2 a a domestic fowl prepared as food. b its flesh. 3 a youthful person (usu.with neg. : is no chicken). 4 colloq. a children s pastime testing courage, usu. recklessly.… … Useful english dictionary
Chicken or the egg — Illustration from Tacuina sanitatis, Fourteenth century The chicken or the egg causality dilemma is commonly stated as which came first, the chicken or the egg? To ancient philosophers, the question about the first chicken or egg also evoked the … Wikipedia
chicken — chick|en1 S2 [ˈtʃıkın] n [: Old English; Origin: cicen young chicken ] 1.) a common farm bird that is kept for its meat and eggs →↑hen, cock ↑cock, rooster ↑rooster, chick ↑chick 2.) [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
chicken — 1 noun 1 BIRD (C) a common farm bird that is kept for its meat and eggs: He keeps chickens on his farm. see also: hen, cock 1 (1), rooster 2 MEAT (U) the meat from this bird eaten as food: roast chicken | fried chicken | chicken soup 3 SB WHO IS… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Egg (food) — Chicken egg redirects here. For the causality dilemma, see Chicken or the egg. On the left a chicken egg, the egg most commonly e … Wikipedia
Simultaneous localization and mapping — A robot built by Technische Universität Darmstadt maps a maze using a LIDAR … Wikipedia
List of Cow and Chicken episodes — This is a list of episodes of the animated television series Cow and Chicken, created by David Feiss, which ran from July 15, 1997 to July 24, 1999 on Cartoon Network. Contents 1 Episodes 1.1 Pilot: 1995 1.2 Season 1: 1997 … Wikipedia
Cow and Chicken — Achievements Preceded by Johnny Bravo Succeeded by I Am Weasel Cow and Chicken … Wikipedia
Circular cause and consequence — is a logical fallacy where the consequence of the phenomenon is claimed to be its root cause. It is exemplified in the question, Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Examples There are many real world examples of circular cause and effect,… … Wikipedia
