Proper noun
(mathematics education) A rule stating that, if two ratios are equal, then the denominator of the second equals its numerator times the reciprocal of the first ratio: if
a
b
=
c
d
{\displaystyle {\frac {a}{b}}={\frac {c}{d}}}
then
d
=
b
c
a
{\displaystyle d={\frac {bc}{a}}}
.
(medicine) A rule for clinical trials used for determining the rate of adverse side effects when no such side effects present during the course of the trial.
(writing, rhetoric) A rule which states that things which come in groups of three are inherently funnier or more effective than things which come in groups of other sizes.
(writing, rhetoric) Specifically, the technique of having a setup in advance, a reminder to keep it fresh in the audience's memory, and then a payoff.
(religion, Wicca) A religious tenet stating that the energy a person puts out into the world, positive or negative, will be returned to that person threefold.
(programming) A rule of thumb in the C++ programming language, stating that any class that defines a destructor, a copy constructor, or a copy assignment operator should define all three of them.
the Rule of Three
(religion, Wicca) A religious tenet held by some Wiccans, stating that whatever energy, positive or negative, a person puts into the world will be returned threefold.
Omok * Omok is played the same as Standard Gomoku; however, it is played on a 19×19 board and does not include the rule of three and three. Source: Internet
Other similar games Optional ("house") rules * The rule of three and three bans a move that simultaneously forms two open rows of three stones (rows not blocked by an opponent's stone at either end). Source: Internet