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noun

• a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat

verb

• control the temperature with a thermostat

31%14 Moral philosophy emphasizing the greatest good for the greatest number
noun

• doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number

31%15 Doctrine that promotes actions that bring about the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people
noun

• doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number

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