What is deformation? By Owais Khattak 8:13:00 PM The term deformation is, like several other structural geology terms, used in different ways by different people and under different circumstances. In most cases, particularly in the ï¬eld, the term refers to the distortion (strain) that is expressed in a (deformed) rock. This is also what the word literally means: a change in form or shape.
1. the principles of government set forth in The Prince by Machiavelli, in which political expediency is exalted above morality and the use of er aft and deceit to maintain authority or to effectuate policy is recommended. Also Machiavellism. 2. activity characterized by subtle cunning, duplicity, or bad faith.
Hi, thanks for the A2A. NiccolÃ² Machiavelli (1469â1527) is the author of several notable works, most notably the famous political treatise titled The Prince (written in 1513; published in 1532). However, he also wrote The Discourses on the First Ten Books of Titus Livy (written in 1517; published in 1531), and The Art of War (1519â1520).