Tao
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- //daʊ//
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In Taoism, The Way, specifically the transcendental basis of nature and, and/or the ideal way to live one's life.
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In Taoism, The Way, specifically the transcendental basis of nature and, and/or the ideal way to live one's life.
Nor is progress exclusively a Western invention. Many interpret the Tao of ancient China as a guide for those who wish to progress as they make their way forward in the world—though its conception of progress is very different from what emerged in the West.
Etymology
From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 道 (Dào, literally “The Way”): Tao⁴.
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Variant of taoAlternative form of tao (“art or skill in harmony with essential nature”).
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A unisex given name from Mandarin.
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A surname from Mandarin.
When mathematicians face a question they cannot answer, they sometimes devise a less stringent question, in the hope that solving it will provide insights. This is the path that Tao took in 2004, in collaboration with Ben Green of Oxford.
Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 陶 (Táo).
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an Austronesian ethnic group native to Orchid Island (Lanyu) of Lanyu, Taitung County, Taiwan
Etymology
Borrowed from Yami Tao (“the Tao/Yami language”), from Yami tao (“human; person”), from Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau. Compare Ibatan tawo, Tagalog tao, Ilocano tao.
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historicala historical region of Georgia (country)
Etymology
Borrowed from Georgian ტაო (ṭao).
Forms
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- Taos
Tao · In Taoism, The Way, specifically the transcendental basis of nature and, and/or the ideal way to live one's life.
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