quorum
A select body of (usually eminent) justices of the peace, every member of which had to be present to constitute a deciding body; a member of this body. Later more generally: all justices collectively.
The minimum number of members required for a group to officially conduct business and to cast votes, often but not necessarily a majority or supermajority.
Distinguished or essential members of any body; a select company.
The minimum number of votes that a distributed transaction has to obtain in order to be allowed to perform an operation in a distributed system.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing