What does "Nor" mean?

Question

If someone was saying to me, what is the probability of "not under 20 nor is female?" Does that mean not 16 and or female? Or does that mean if they are both not 20 and not female.

Answer 1

I would characterize the use of "nor" as a way of avoiding an awkward construction like "not . . . either."

For example, you could say that John did not go to the store and Jim did not [go to the store] either, or that John did not go to the store and neither did Jim. But it would be less awkward to say that neither John nor Jim went to the store.

Answer 2

Members of the group were neither under 20 nor female it means that none of the members were under 20 or female.

It means they are males over the age of 20

Either is used with or and neither with nor.

Answer 3

Or + Not = Nor

So you cannot be under 20 or female.

Answer 4

I read it as both are under 20 and both are non-female.

Answer 5

Not under 20 and not female.
Nor: likewise not; and not; or not

Can also be abbreviation for north, or in chemistry a parent compound or normal compound

Answer 6

It means 'and not', 'or not'. Ex: He has neither a new shirt nor shoes to wear. Has neither phoned nor written us. In your example substitute 'nor' with 'or not' - they are both not 20 or not female.

Answer 7

What a wonderful question. Religion is, of course, the form that one's worship takes. Thus there are thousands of forms. Religion includes a system of religious beliefs and practices. The object of the religion may be false gods or the true God. Hence, there is false religion and there is true. Religion can get very fancy or remain simple. In the former case, such as it is today. In the latter case, such as it was in the Garden of Eden. What then is worship to me? How do I worship? To worship means to obey. And to obey means to worship. The two are intimately connected; indeed, they are coterminous and cannot be separated. Specifically, to obey the Sovereign Lord God Jehovah of Armies is to worship Him. I do my imperfect best in this regard. I fall on my face and get back up to try and try again. In the Garden of Eden, so long as they obeyed Jehovah, Adam and Eve were worshiping him. No temple, no Mosaic Law, no meetings. Simply leave the tree of the knowledge of good and bad alone. Simple. The minute they disobeyed, they stopped worshiping Jehovah. Same with the nation of Israel. The minute they attempted to practice a syncretistic religion they stopped worshiping Jehovah. The minute they made the golden calf, they stopped. And on and on. To worship is to obey. To obey is to worship. Hannah J Paul

Answer 8

It's the form of "or" used with negatives.

"She is 16 or 17."
"She is neither 16 nor 17."

"Bring cookies or a casserole."
"Don't bring cookies or casseroles." (that uses OR... but double check)
"He brought neither cookies nor a casserole."

I think it's for "neither" sentences, but double check.

Answer 9

Nor is a fancy way to say "neither."

Answer 10

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/nor