tableau

IPA: tʌbɫˈoʊ

noun

  • A striking and vivid representation; a picture.
  • A vivid graphic scene of a group of people arranged as in a painting or bas relief sculpture.
  • (UK, dated) Hence, an arrangement of actors in static positions on stage, having the effect of pointing up a particular moment in the drama, conventionally revealed by opening tableau curtains (known as "tabs").
  • (mathematics) A two-dimensional array or table of data, usually numbers, of various specific kinds.
  • (linguistics, optimality theory) A table that shows constraint violations of a list of candidates given an input and a constraint ranking.
  • (card games) Mostly in solitaire card games, but also in other card and board games, the main area, where random cards can be arranged.
  • (logic) A semantic tableau.
  • (theater) unit of a play, an opera or a ballet with change of stage setting.

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