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inheritance

/ɪnˈhɛɹətəns/

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noun

Erbschaft, Vererbung

The passing of title to an estate upon death.

Examples :

"Upon her grandfather's death, she received a house as inheritance. "

Nach dem Tod ihres Großvaters erhielt sie ein Haus als Erbschaft.

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noun

Erbschaft, Vermächtnis

That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament.

Examples :

"After her grandmother's death, Sarah received a large inheritance, which helped her pay for college. "

Nach dem Tod ihrer Großmutter erhielt Sarah eine große Erbschaft, die ihr half, das College zu bezahlen.

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noun

Erbschaft, Vererbung

The act or mechanism of inheriting; the state of having inherited

Examples :

"The Indo-European languages share various similarities as a result of their inheritance from a common ancestor."

Die indogermanischen Sprachen weisen aufgrund ihrer Erbschaft von einem gemeinsamen Vorfahren verschiedene Gemeinsamkeiten auf.

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noun

Vererbung

(genetic algorithms) The biological attributes passed hereditarily from ancestors to their offspring.

Examples :

"My son inherited his love of music from his grandfather. "

Mein Sohn hat seine Liebe zur Musik von seinem Großvater geerbt.

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noun

Vererbung

The mechanism whereby parts of a superclass are available to instances of its subclass.

Examples :

"The student's knowledge of geometry benefited from the inheritance of theorems from the earlier math class. "

Das Wissen des Schülers über Geometrie profitierte von der Vererbung von Theoremen aus dem vorherigen Mathe-Kurs.

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