Any or all of your pieces and pawns, except the king.

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A generic term used to refer to the value of chess pieces and pawn. The player whose remaining pieces and pawns are of greater value is said to have a material advantage. Material is one key quality in assessing a chess position. (Generally, Q=9, R=5, B=3, N=3, p=1; some consider B=3.5 and N=2.5) Category: Glossary 1 visitor(s) thought this was helpful. Do you

Your pieces and pawns (excluding the king). See "Force".

Any chess piece or pieces other than the king.

A term for the chess pieces.

The total value in points of a player's pieces on the Chessboard. A material advantage is when a player has more pieces on the board than his opponent or has pieces of greater value.

All of a player's pieces and pawns on the board. The player with pieces and pawns of greater value is said to have a "material advantage".

The substance or matter of which anything is made or may be made.

To form from matter; to materialize.

A particular substance or a category of substances. For example, the material "photoresist" is a category of materials which includes the material "SU-8".

Physical substance; corporal, as the "material body". Of or pertaining to the matter of reasoning rather than the form, i.e., consideration of the materials presented as facts.

The tangible substance (chemical, biological, or mixed) that goes into the makeup of a physical object. One of the basic resources used in a technological system.

A material is a matter with technically utilizable properties. There is a differentiation between various material groups, like e.g. iron and steel materials, non-ferrous metals, inorganic and finally organic materials.

Any substance entering into the construction of a bridge.

Forms of matter derived from 92 natural elements.

physical substance used in technology (e.g. wood, textiles, plastics, fabric)

Substances that make up the construction of a building.

the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"

derived from or composed of matter; "the material universe"

directly relevant to a matter especially a law case; "his support made a material difference"; "evidence material to the issue at hand"; "facts likely to influence the judgment are called material facts"; "a material witness"

having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett

having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare

Physical entities of any substance that serve as carriers of information, including but not limited to books, serials, graphics, audio recordings, videos, and computer data files. Materials form the basis of a library collection.

The material of the head determines the type of doll. The type of doll is determined solely by the material of the head, even though the body and limbs may be of different substance or material. Example: A doll with a head made of composition is called a composition doll, regardless of whether the body and limbs are made of composition, stuffed cloth, rubber, plastic, etc.

A substance or an object that can be classed as primary production, such as agricultural crops, fishing and mineral extraction.

The substance or substances out of which a thing is or can be made.

Having influence or effect; a representation relating to a matter that is so substantial as to influence an outcome or actions.

Any product or substance on, or in which, information is embodied.

a substance useful for structural purposes.

The term "material", when used to qualify a requirement for the furnishing of information as to any subject, limits the information required to those matters as to which an average prudent investor ought reasonably to be informed before buying or selling any security of the particular company.

matter out of which an artwork is formed or constructed. Materials may be used separately or together. Work involving more than one material is said to use `mixed materials' or `combined materials'.

The term "material" (when used as an adjective applied to evidence or facts) indicates evidence or facts which are relevant and go to the substantial matters in dispute or have legitimate and effective influence or bearing on the decision of the case.

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Property that may be incorporated into or attached to a deliverable end item or that may be consumed or expended in performing a contract or grant. It includes assemblies, components, parts, raw and processed materials, and small tools and supplies that may be consumed in normal use in performing a contract or grant.

Materials are physical substances used as inputs to production or manufacturing. Raw materials are first extracted or harvested from the earth and divided into a form that can be easily transported and stored, then processed to produce "semi-finished materials". These can be input into a new cycle of production and "finishing processes to create "finished materials", ready for distribution and consumption.

a manufactured nylon with a UV inhibitor for long lasting comfort

The product materials are imported from China.

the passive or objective aspect of something-that is, the aspect which is based on the experience subject has, or on the objects given in such an experience. (Cf. formal.)

A material represents how some object or polygon looks. In the most common case a material is just a texture. But a material can contain additional information like detail textures (textures that are blended on top of the base texture). In future materials will be able to do much more.

In rendering, a description of what an object looks like when it is rendered. Types of materials include: displacement material, surface material, volumetric material.

This tool allows you to change the material on object is made of, such as matte white, or combine shield effects.

The underlying surface properties of an object or faces on an object. A material is different than a color or a texture. Color is but one component of a material and can be applied to vertices as well, and textures can be applied over a material. Matte Matte surface