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pivot

/ˈpɪvət/

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noun

A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.

Examples :

"The bicycle's wheels turned smoothly on their pivots. "

machine technical part technology

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noun

(by extension) Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.

Examples :

"The new CEO is the pivot in the company's turnaround; their leadership is crucial to its success. "

situation business achievement value point

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noun

Act of turning on one foot.

Examples :

"The dancer's pivot was quick and precise, showcasing her skill. "

sport action body position

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The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place while the company or line moves around him in wheeling.

Examples :

"The pivot stood in the center of the parade, allowing the rest of the platoon to circle around him. "

military action position

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A player with responsibility for co-ordinating their team in a particular jam.

Examples :

""During the roller derby jam, the team relied heavily on their pivot to call the formations and direct their strategy." "

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An element of a set to be sorted that is chosen as a midpoint, so as to divide the other elements into two groups to be dealt with recursively.

Examples :

"The pivot in the sorting algorithm helped us quickly arrange the students' test scores from lowest to highest. "

computing math technical

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noun

A pivot table.

Examples :

"The teacher used a pivot table to quickly see which students needed extra help in math. "

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noun

Any of a row of captioned elements used to navigate to subpages, rather like tabs.

Examples :

"The website's main navigation used a pivot with options like "About," "Services," and "Contact" to help users find the information they needed. "

internet computing technology

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An element of a matrix that is used as a focus for row operations, such as dividing the row by the pivot, or adding multiples of the row to other rows making all other values in the pivot column 0.

Examples :

"To solve the system of equations, the pivot in the first row was used to eliminate the variable from the other rows. "

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noun

Examples :

"The pivot on the football team led the team to victory. "

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A shift during a general election in a political candidate's messaging to reflect plans and values more moderate than those advocated during the primary.

Examples :

"The candidate's pivot during the general election campaign involved a shift to more family-friendly policies, reflecting a more moderate stance than during the primary. "

politics government communication

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verb

To turn on an exact spot.

Examples :

"The dancer pivoted on her right foot, smoothly turning to face the audience. "

action position

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verb

To make a sudden or swift change in strategy, policy, etc.

Examples :

"The company pivoted from selling widgets to focusing on software development. "

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