state

noun
/steɪt/

A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.

Other meanings

A complete description of a system, consisting of parameters that determine all properties of the system.
A mess; disorder; a bad condition or set of circumstances.

Example sentences

“No state has the right to exist.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Is chaos the natural state of existence?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“It was a state prosecution, not a federal one.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Latin "stātus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “state” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.