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  • adjective Not restricted to a small region; not done in isolation.

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Examples

  • But Jack pointed out that there was nothing special about the number ten, except for creatures who have ten tentacles or fingers, so to be nonprovincial about it they used 9.8696, pi squared, as the divisor.

    Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2003

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