"rule of three" meaning in Anglais

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  "etymology_texts": [
    "Composé de rule (« règle »), of (« de ») et three (« trois »)."
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Locution nominale",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lexique en anglais des mathématiques",
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Règle de trois. Le calcul x = bc / a pour obtenir le x dans le ratio a : b = c : x, dont a, b et c sont connus et x est inconnu."
      ],
      "id": "fr-rule_of_three-en-noun-dn4w9KW4",
      "topics": [
        "mathematics"
      ]
    },
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          "name": "Exemples en anglais",
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          "kind": "other",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lexique en anglais de la littérature",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lexique en anglais du cinéma",
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Paul N. Luvera,The Art of Storytelling, Washington State Bar Association, 2004",
          "text": "One technique of storytelling involves the rule of three. Much has been written about this concept: that we tend to think and remember lists of three."
        },
        {
          "ref": "Katey Rich,Getting Away With Hit Girl: How Kick-Ass Lets You Root For An Adolescent Killer, 2010",
          "text": "As a movie Kick-Ass is exceptionally well paced, and Hit Girl’s development follows the rule of three over her three fight scenes."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Règle de la structure d’histoire disant qu’il est meilleur d’avoir trois répétitions que les autres nombres pour donner une impression forte, comme dans les Trois Petits Cochons et Cendrillon."
      ],
      "id": "fr-rule_of_three-en-noun-q165DkGc",
      "topics": [
        "film",
        "literature"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈɹul əv ˈθɹi\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "États-Unis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈɹuːl əv ˈθɹiː\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Royaume-Uni"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "cross-multiplication"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rule of three"
}

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    "Locutions nominales en anglais",
    "anglais"
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  "etymology_texts": [
    "Composé de rule (« règle »), of (« de ») et three (« trois »)."
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Locution nominale",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Lexique en anglais des mathématiques"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Règle de trois. Le calcul x = bc / a pour obtenir le x dans le ratio a : b = c : x, dont a, b et c sont connus et x est inconnu."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "mathematics"
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Paul N. Luvera,The Art of Storytelling, Washington State Bar Association, 2004",
          "text": "One technique of storytelling involves the rule of three. Much has been written about this concept: that we tend to think and remember lists of three."
        },
        {
          "ref": "Katey Rich,Getting Away With Hit Girl: How Kick-Ass Lets You Root For An Adolescent Killer, 2010",
          "text": "As a movie Kick-Ass is exceptionally well paced, and Hit Girl’s development follows the rule of three over her three fight scenes."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Règle de la structure d’histoire disant qu’il est meilleur d’avoir trois répétitions que les autres nombres pour donner une impression forte, comme dans les Trois Petits Cochons et Cendrillon."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "film",
        "literature"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈɹul əv ˈθɹi\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "États-Unis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈɹuːl əv ˈθɹiː\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Royaume-Uni"
      ]
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "cross-multiplication"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rule of three"
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