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Chemistry

the attractive force holding two atoms together in a molecule, arising when they share or transfer electrons.

The attractive force that holds two atoms together in a molecule, arising when they share or transfer electrons. In The Nature of the Chemical Bond (1931) Pauling brought quantum mechanics to bear on this force, working out how shared electron pairs form covalent bonds and how electronegativity differences shade them toward ionic character. The referent is a physical interaction between atomic nuclei and their electrons, and its unit is a single bond within a molecule. What sets this meaning apart is that the bond is a fact of nature, not an agreement or a relationship: it exists whether or not anyone measures it, and it is described by energies and lengths rather than by promises or feelings.[1]

Unit
A single attractive link between two atoms
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Bond energy, bond length, and bond order, derived from spectroscopy and quantum calculation

Criminology

a person's tie to conventional society, which restrains delinquency when strong and frees them for it when weak.

A person's tie to conventional society, which restrains them from delinquency when it is strong and frees them for it when it is weak. In Causes of Delinquency (1969) Hirschi built his control theory on four elements of this bond: attachment to others, commitment to conventional lines of action, involvement in ordinary activities, and belief in a shared moral order. The referent is an individual's relationship to family, school, and norms, and the unit is one person's degree of bonding. Unlike the finance meaning, this bond is not owned or traded; unlike the chemical meaning, it is a social attachment measured by survey, and its interest lies in what its absence permits.[2]

Unit
One person's tie to conventional society
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Self-report scales of attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief

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References

  1. Pauling, L. (1931). The nature of the chemical bond. Application of results obtained from the quantum mechanics and from a theory of paramagnetic susceptibility to the structure of molecules. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 53(4), 1367–1400. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01355a027
  2. Hirschi, T. (1969). Causes of delinquency. University of California Press.

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