what is a state?

Answer 1

a self governed division of a country

Answer 2

State can mean a number of things from one of the 50 states that make up the United States or it can be a country. See the definitions below:

Answer 3

Many Definitions of State:

-the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax"

-the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south"

-a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"

-the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"

-Department of State: the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"

-express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

-country: the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"
a state of depression or agitation; "he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him"

-submit: put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"
state of matter: (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container); "the solid state of water is called ice"

-express: indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.; "Can you express this distance in kilometers?"

Answer 4

One of the 50 places that put together the USA

Answer 5

generally, on the "world stage"...a state is another word for country. Not sure why...it seems to cause confusion, --oh..that must be why. :)

Answer 6

insanity

Answer 7

are you serious ?

Answer 8

the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax"
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south"
a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"
the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
Department of State: the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"
express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
country: the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"
a state of depression or agitation; "he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him"
submit: put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"
state of matter: (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container); "the solid state of water is called ice"
express: indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.; "Can you express this distance in kilometers?"
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A state is an organized political community occupying a definite territory, having an organized government, and possessing internal and external sovereignty. Recognition of the state's claim to independence by other states, enabling it to enter into international agreements, is often important to the establishment of its statehood, although some theories do not make this a requirement - for instance, the Montevideo Convention. ...
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India is subdivided into 28 states, 6 union territories and a National Capital Territory.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_(India)

Germany is a federation of 16 states called Länder (singular Land, which may be translated as "country") or unofficially Bundesländer (singular Bundesland, German federal state). Each Land is represented at the federal level in the Bundesrat.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_(Germany)

In physics,the term state is used in several related senses,each of which expresses something about the way a physical system is.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_(physics)

In control theory, states are what characterize a system. With linear systems states are not unique, but can be transformed into equivalent states using certain linear transformations.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_(controls)

In some federations, a province (subnational entity) is called a state. * In Australia, see Australian States and Territories.* In Austria (Bundesland), see States of Austria.* In Brazil, see States of Brazil.* In Germany (Bundesland), see States of Germany.* In India, see States and territories of India.* In Mexico, see States of Mexico.* In the Swiss Confederation (Canton), see under Switzerland.* In the United States of America, see U.S. state.* In the Venezuela, see States of Venezuela.
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State (often State Street) station of the MBTA is the transfer point between the Orange Line and the Blue Line. Above ground, the exits are located between Government Center and the Financial District. This section of the subway was built on two levels to accommodate narrow Washington Street, and formerly each entrance to the station was given a separate name, State and Milk.
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In information processing, a state is the complete set of properties (for example, its energy level, etc. see state (physics)) transmitted by an object to an observer via one or more channels. Any change in the nature or quantity of such properties in a state is detected by an observer and thus a transmission of information occurs.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_(computer_science)

In functional analysis, a state on a C*-algebra is a positive linear functional of norm 1. The set of states on a C*-algebra A with identity is a compact convex set in the weak*-topology.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_(functional_analysis)

means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or any other territory or possession of the United States.
www.aphis.usda.gov/ac/cfr/9cfr1.html

Variations within an edition, which are made prior to publication; can include: • alterations due to stop-press insertions, damaged type, etc. • the addition of errata leaves, advertisements. • textual changes affecting page lay-out. • some special-paper copies. This term applies only in connection with the printed pages, and not variations in bindings. ...
www.ioba.org/terms.html

A state of a print includes all the impressions pulled without any change being made to the matrix. A first state print is one of the first group of impressions pulled. Different states of a print can reflect intentional or accidental changes to the matrix. States of a print should be distinguished from editions of a print. There can be several editions of a print which are the same state, and there can be several states of a print in the same edition.
www.donaldheald.com/glossary/glossary_01.php

includes a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document

means each of the several States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.
www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/homeless/library/esg/esgdeskguide/glossary.cfm

A lighting term, referring to the lanterns (qv) and their dimmer (qv) settings, used in a particular cue. We talk of a "full-up state" when all lanterns are used at full brightenss, or a "red state", when only lanterns with red filters are on. During the plotting of the lighting, the operator may be told to "go back to a state of 2", which means to set the dimmers as they were in cue 2.
www.schoolshows.demon.co.uk/resources/technical/gloss6.htm

Closely allied to the definition of "issue". State generally refers to a change other than a correction of a misprint.
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From international law, defined as groups of people who have acquired international recognition as an independent country and which have four characteristics: a permanent and large population with a common language; a defined and distinct territory; a sovereign government with effective control; and a capacity to enter into relations with other states. States are the primary subjects of international law. The United Nations is comprised of all the states of the world. ...
www.leanlegal.com/dictionary/s.asp

a government that exercises sovereignty.
campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/Glossary/Glossary.index.html

Any agency or instrumentality of a state government of any of the United States or its territories.
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A proof that shows a print in a particular stage of development. top
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includes the ACT and the Northern Territory.
scaleplus.law.gov.au/html/pasteact/2/3037/0/PA000080.htm

The two-letter abbreviations (see GPO Style Manual) for States and Provinces.
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A state, territory or possession of the United States. Source: Rhode Island General Laws
www.faststart.state.ri.us/bfs_glossary.html

The state in which the student lived in at the time of application for admission. Students not from one of the 50 United States are grouped by 3 additional general categories including International, US Territories, and US Citizens Abroad.
www.uwsa.edu/opar/ssb/define.htm

The value assumed at a given instant by the variable used by the control software to represent the condition of a system, subsystem, or component. Normally it is a finer specification within a given mode.
www.mma.nrao.edu/development/computing/docs/joint/draft/Glossary.htm

means New York State
www.highered.nysed.gov/ocue/accreditation/handbook/definitions.htm

In the classification, "state" refers to the level of government that has the authority for the delivery of services and is distinguished from "local."
www.ncjj.org/stateprofiles/asp/glossary.asp

refers to one of the following:
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A description of the current situation in terms of the work processes, HSE-information and MIS performance.
www.hsewebdepot.org/imstool/GEMI.nsf/WEBDocs/Glossary

Maine Dept of Transportation Mississippi State Department of Health New York State Banking Department Royal Ontario Museum State of Delaware, Office of the Budget State of Kansas State of Maryland
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The numbers that are required to be stored in order to implement the iterative procedure used in a random number generator. These are the values that must be stored at the end of each run of the program in order for a subsequent run to start at the same point in the sequence of random numbers.
nhse.cs.rice.edu/NHSEreview/RNG/node21.html

the government of a territory; a politically independent country or region; in some countries (such as the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Germany), a self-governing component of a federal nation
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a stratified society more complex than a chiefdom, including political power sanctioned by legitimate force and social integration through concepts of nationality, ideology, or religion; usually defined by territorial boundaries. States societies are typically highly stratified by class and have hierarchies of settlement types.
darkwing.uoregon.edu/~mmoss/GLOSSARY.HTM

includes the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territories to which this title is made applicable by an Act of Congress.
www.webster.edu/ietl/fairuse/fairuseglossary.htm