Potter Stewart standard
Potter Stewart standard is the alternative form of Potter Stewart test.
Meaning of Potter Stewart test
Proper noun
Potter Stewart test
- The informal test of identifying something based on whether one intuitively feels it belongs to a certain category.
- It may not be easy to give a precise, categorical, practical definition of "doing justice to the past," but the concept passes the Potter Stewart test on pornography — we recognize it when we see it or fail to see it, or at least are convinced that we do.2001 Bridges and Boundaries: Historians, Political Scientists, and the Study of International Relations
- Synonyms:
- Potter Stewart standard
Origin of Potter Stewart standard
After Potter Stewart, American jurist
Questions about Potter Stewart standard
- What is Potter Stewart standard the alternative form of?
- Potter Stewart standard is the alternative form of Potter Stewart test.
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