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inheritance

/ɪnˈhɛɹətəns/

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noun

Herencia

The passing of title to an estate upon death.

Examples :

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

Tras la muerte de su abuelo, recibió una casa como herencia.

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noun

Herencia

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. "

Después de la muerte de su abuela, Sarah recibió una gran herencia, lo que la ayudó a pagar la universidad.

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noun

Herencia

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."

Las lenguas indoeuropeas comparten varias similitudes como resultado de su herencia de un ancestro común.

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noun

Herencia

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

Examples :

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

Mi hijo heredó su amor por la música de su abuelo.

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noun

Herencia

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. "

El conocimiento de geometría del estudiante se benefició de la herencia de teoremas de la clase de matemáticas anterior.

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