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:b : an act or instance of strictness, severity, or [[cruelty]]

:b : an act or instance of strictness, severity, or [[cruelty]]

*2: a tremor caused by a chill

*2: a tremor caused by a chill

*3: a condition that makes life difficult, [[challenging]], or uncomfortable; especially : [[extremity]] of [[cold]]

*3: a condition that makes life difficult, [[challenging]], or uncomfortable; especially : extremity of [[cold]]

*4: strict [[precision]] : exactness <[[logical]] rigor>

*4: strict [[precision]] : exactness <[[logical]] rigor>

*5a obsolete : rigidity, stiffness  

*5a obsolete : rigidity, stiffness  

'''Rigor''' has a number of [[meanings]] in relation to [[intellectual]] life and [[discourse]]. These are separate from [[public]] and [[political]] applications with their suggestion of [[laws]] enforced to the letter, or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_absolutism political absolutism]. A [[religion]], too, may be worn lightly, or applied with rigour.

'''Rigor''' has a number of [[meanings]] in relation to [[intellectual]] life and [[discourse]]. These are separate from [[public]] and [[political]] applications with their suggestion of [[laws]] enforced to the letter, or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_absolutism political absolutism]. A [[religion]], too, may be worn lightly, or applied with rigour.

An attempted short [[definition]] of [[intellectual]] rigour might be that no [[suspicion]] of double [[standard]] be allowed: [[uniform]] [[principles]] should be applied. This is a test of [[consistency]], over cases, and to [[individuals]] or [[institutions]] (including the speaker, the speaker's country and so on). [[Consistency]] can be at odds here with a [[forgiving]] [[attitude]], [[adaptability]], and the need to take precedent with a pinch of salt. If a [[topic]] or case is dealt with in a rigorous way, it means that it is dealt with in a [[comprehensive]], thorough and complete way, leaving no room for inconsistencies.

An attempted short [[definition]] of [[intellectual]] rigour might be that no [[suspicion]] of double [[standard]] be allowed: [[uniform]] [[principles]] should be applied. This is a test of [[consistency]], over cases, and to [[individuals]] or [[institutions]] (including the speaker, the speaker's country and so on). [[Consistency]] can be at odds here with a [[forgiving]] [[attitude]], [[adaptability]], and the need to take precedent with a pinch of salt. If a [[topic]] or case is dealt with in a rigorous way, it means that it is dealt with in a comprehensive, thorough and complete way, leaving no room for inconsistencies.

"The rigour of the [[game]]" is a quotation from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lamb_(writer) Charles Lamb] about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whist whist]. It implies that the demands of [[thinking]] accurately and to the [[point]] over a card [[game]] can serve also as [[entertainment]] or [[leisure]]. Intellectual rigour can therefore be sometimes seen as the [[exercise]] of a [[skill]]. It can also [[degenerate]] into [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedant pedantry], which is intellectual rigour applied to no particular end, except perhaps [[self]]-importance.

"The rigour of the [[game]]" is a quotation from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lamb_(writer) Charles Lamb] about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whist whist]. It implies that the demands of [[thinking]] accurately and to the [[point]] over a card [[game]] can serve also as [[entertainment]] or [[leisure]]. Intellectual rigour can therefore be sometimes seen as the [[exercise]] of a [[skill]]. It can also [[degenerate]] into [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedant pedantry], which is intellectual rigour applied to no particular end, except perhaps [[self]]-importance.