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Transition path sampling (TPS) is a rare-event sampling method used in computer simulations of rare events: physical or chemical transitions of a system
Transition_path_sampling
rare event sampling techniques. Contemporary methods include transition-path sampling (TPS), replica exchange transition interface sampling (RETIS), repetitive
Rare_event_sampling
Computer graphics method
standard importance sampling, samples are generated independently, e.g. by sampling ray directions and points on area lights inside a path tracing function
Path_tracing
Topics referred to by the same term
usually in database management or digital currencies Transition path sampling, in rare event sampling Treatment planning system, in medical physics and radiation
TPS
English chemist
statistical mechanics. He did significant[clarification needed] work on transition path sampling as well as nonequilibrium statistical mechanics. He briefly left
Gavin_E._Crooks
(random sampling, evolutionary metadynamics, improved PSO, variable-cell NEB method and transition path sampling method for phase transition mechanisms)
Crystal_structure_prediction
American engineer and academic
In 2004, he co-authored a paper with T Schlick. The paper used transition path sampling to uncover the atomic and energetic details of the conformational
Ravi_Radhakrishnan
Pseudo-random number sampling Inverse transform sampling — general and straightforward method but computationally expensive Rejection sampling — sample from a simpler
List of numerical analysis topics
List_of_numerical_analysis_topics
Reversible transition in amorphous materials
The glass–liquid transition, or glass transition, is the gradual and reversible transition in amorphous materials (or in amorphous regions within semicrystalline
Glass_transition
Monte Carlo algorithm
In statistics, Gibbs sampling or a Gibbs sampler is a Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithm for sampling from a specified multivariate probability
Gibbs_sampling
Physical process of transition between basic states of matter
and Path Integrals, Berlin: Springer, ISBN 978-3-540-79356-4, retrieved 14 March 2013 M.R. Khoshbin-e-Khoshnazar, Ice Phase Transition as a sample of finite
Phase_transition
Abstract coordinate depicting chemical reaction progress
configurations, from reactants to products via the transition state. It is typically chosen to follow the path defined by potential energy gradient – shallowest
Reaction_coordinate
Image upscaling technology by Nvidia
Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) is a suite of real-time deep learning image enhancement and upscaling technologies developed by Nvidia that are available
Deep_Learning_Super_Sampling
Probabilistic problem-solving algorithm
use adaptive routines such as stratified sampling, recursive stratified sampling, adaptive umbrella sampling or the VEGAS algorithm. A similar approach
Monte_Carlo_method
Random process independent of past history
methods known as Markov chain Monte Carlo, which are used for simulating sampling from complex probability distributions, and have found application in areas
Markov_chain
Type of Monte Carlo algorithms for signal processing and statistical inference
is a sequential (i.e., recursive) version of importance sampling. As in importance sampling, the expectation of a function f can be approximated as a
Particle_filter
Sampler
"gritty," and attributed to SP-1200's low 26.04 kHz sampling rate, 12-bit sampling resolution, drop-sample pitch-shifting, and analog SSM2044 filter chips
E-mu_SP-1200
Conservative political initiative in the United States
Project 2025 (also known as the 2025 Presidential Transition Project) is a political initiative published in April 2023 by the Heritage Foundation with
Project_2025
Calculation of complex statistical distributions
component-wise updating idea, later known as Gibbs sampling. Simultaneously, the theoretical foundations for Gibbs sampling were being developed, such as the Hammersley–Clifford
Markov_chain_Monte_Carlo
Sampling algorithm
is met, the next MCMC sample, x n + 1 {\displaystyle \mathbf {x} _{n+1}} , is obtained by sampling uniformly the leap frog path traced out by the binary
Hamiltonian_Monte_Carlo
collected about Amy, no longer idolizing her. Val returns to Hudson to transition Briar Ridge to her son Jesse, who offers Amy a job. Val lets Jack know
List_of_Heartland_episodes
Range of spectroscopic analysis
chemistry for the quantitative determination of diverse analytes or sample, such as transition metal ions, highly conjugated organic compounds, and biological
Ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy
Ultraviolet–visible_spectroscopy
Mathematical tool
Main path analysis is a mathematical tool, first proposed by Hummon and Doreian in 1989, to identify the major paths in a citation network, which is one
Main_path_analysis
Collection of random variables
):T\rightarrow S,} is called a sample function, a realization, or, particularly when T {\displaystyle T} is interpreted as time, a sample path of the stochastic process
Stochastic_process
Mathematical model for sequential decision making under uncertainty
simulator can be used to model the MDP implicitly by providing samples from the transition distributions. One common form of implicit MDP model is an episodic
Markov_decision_process
Country in West Africa
their Gbe-speaking kinsmen (Adja, Fon, Phla/Phera and Ogun/Gun) and, in transition, settled at Tado in Togo, and Dogbo Nyigbo in Benin Republic, with Nortsie
Ghana
Internet routing system
meaning they are not visible in the BGP AS path. By having presence at an IXP, ASes shorten the transit path to other participating ASes, thereby reducing
Autonomous_system_(Internet)
3D computer graphics software
pixel, a process known as "sampling". This sampling number is set by the user and greatly affects the final image. Lower sampling often results in more noise
Blender_(software)
Oscilloscope display of a digital data signal
to opposite strong state (second transition of a 1-1-0 or 0-0-1 bit pattern) An emphasized signal will never transition from a weak state to the corresponding
Eye_pattern
American author (born 1948)
Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity. Los Angeles, CA: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Perigee. 1992. ISBN 0-87477-694-5. Floor Sample (Tarcher, 2006) ISBN 1-58542-494-3
Julia_Cameron
Chemical kinetics equation
Zimmermann, N. E. R.; Beckham, G. T.; Tester, J. W.; Trout, B. L. (2008). "Path Sampling Calculation of Methane Diffusivity in Natural Gas Hydrates from a Water-Vacancy
Eyring_equation
Branch of molecular spectroscopy
phase. Transitions involving changes in both vibrational and rotational states can be abbreviated as rovibrational (or ro-vibrational) transitions. When
Rotational–vibrational spectroscopy
Rotational–vibrational_spectroscopy
Presence/absence of symmetry or correlation in a many-particle system
several phase transitions into less ordered states. Examples for such an order-disorder transition are: the melting of ice: solid–liquid transition, loss of
Order_and_disorder
Form of distortion affecting communication reliability
current sampling time is at the center of the image and the previous and next sampling times are at the edges of the image. The various transitions from
Intersymbol_interference
Section of pathway that changes direction
2025-03-10. Kobryń, Andrzej (2017), "Sample Applications of Transition Curves in Vertical Alignment", Transition Curves for Highway Geometric Design,
Road_curve
Network protocol that builds a loop-free logical topology for Ethernet networks
those links that are not part of the spanning tree, leaving a single active path between any two network nodes. STP is based on an algorithm that was invented
Spanning_Tree_Protocol
Norwegian drummer
from the black metal scene because I was heading towards a very destructive path." In later interviews, Eithun has expressed remorse for his actions in the
Faust_(musician)
Method for converting signals between digital and analog
{\displaystyle f_{\mathrm {s} }} is the sampling frequency and 2 f 0 {\displaystyle 2f_{0}} is the Nyquist rate (the minimum sampling rate needed to avoid aliasing
Delta-sigma_modulation
Process forming a path from many random steps
In mathematics, a random walk is a stochastic process that describes a path that consists of a succession of random steps on some mathematical space. An
Random_walk
Baseband analog video signal format
converters, real-time composite-to-YUV sampled digital sampling has been possible since the 1980s, and raw waveform sampling and software decoding have been
Composite_video
(communication, transition management) Path B: Enduring Vulnerabilities (PTSD symptoms) to adaptive processes (communication, transition management) Path C: Enduring
Vulnerability-Stress-Adaptation Model
Vulnerability-Stress-Adaptation_Model
to clock transition. If flip-flops are designed in such a way that they are able to gate the clock with respect to their own internal data path, power dissipation
Low_power_flip-flop
Hybrid video game console
(handheld) of bandwidth. The Switch 2 supports Nvidia's Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) technology via Tensor cores and hardware-enabled ray tracing via
Nintendo_Switch_2
Non-verbal test
it was first published. This new test, developed with the aid of better sampling arrangements and developments in the procedures available to implement
Raven's_Progressive_Matrices
English language during the Middle Ages
(prevalent in Northern England and spoken in southeast Scotland). The transition from Late Old English to Early Middle English had taken place by the 1150s
Middle_English
City in Texas, United States
usefully navigable, is the major waterway through the city. I-35E parallels its path through Dallas along the Stemmons Corridor, then south alongside the western
Dallas
Machine learning algorithm
target node label of the transition. The cost of the path is defined as the sum of all transitions, with the cost of transition from node A to node B being
Structured_kNN
Public semiconductor company
The DDR4 compatible STT-MRAM devices, with a 1Gb density, began early sampling to customers in early August 2017. In June 2019, the 1Gb STT-MRAM entered
Everspin_Technologies
variations in the atomization efficiency from the sample matrix, and nonuniformity of concentration and path length of analyte atoms (in graphite furnace AA)
Graphite furnace atomic absorption
Graphite_furnace_atomic_absorption
Israeli military operation against Syria
"I say it clearly that the path the Israeli government insists on and obstinately maintains is, in fact, not a true path. Security cannot be achieved
Israeli invasion of Syria (2024–present)
Israeli_invasion_of_Syria_(2024–present)
Central question in evolutionary biology of birds
natural selection, almost immediately seized upon Archaeopteryx as a transitional fossil between birds and reptiles. Starting in 1868, and following earlier
Origin_of_birds
Superpower Related Administrative division Democracy indices Democratic transition Autocratization Democratisation Hybrid regimes Politics portal v t e
List_of_forms_of_government
Cast of American crime drama TV series
Tony's crew unlike fellow new member Patsy Parisi. Gigi made a final transition in the fall of 2000 when he was promoted to the position of capo over
List of The Sopranos characters
List_of_The_Sopranos_characters
Country in North America
reserve powers, the Balfour Declaration that year put Canada on a legal path to full sovereignty equal to Britain's, and the Statute of Westminster, 1931
Canada
2025 assassination in Orem, Utah, U.S.
Gamio, Lazaro; Lee, Junho; Saget, Bedel (September 12, 2025). "Retracing the Path of the Suspect in the Killing of Charlie Kirk". The New York Times. Archived
Assassination_of_Charlie_Kirk
Americans of Korean ancestry
twist—bulgogi (Korean BBQ) burgers. With the popularity of cooking and culinary sampling, chefs, housewives, food junkies and culinary aficionados have been bolder
Korean_Americans
2003 anime television series
review before the first episode broadcast in 2003, commending the skillful transition of the games' speed and style to animation, and expected the series to
Sonic_X
Islamic concept of marriage
marriage or divorce.[additional citation(s) needed] However, in the transitional age from non-Islamic to Islamic society, elite women could divorce and
Marriage_in_Islam
2025 song by Kanye West
24, 2024). "Kanye West Flexes Production Chops As He Cooks Up New Soul-Sampling Song". HipHopDX. Retrieved September 19, 2025. "Ye's Bully Album - Here's
Preacher Man (Kanye West song)
Preacher_Man_(Kanye_West_song)
Form of microscopy using an electron beam
inelastic scattering, which means that they lose energy and have their paths slightly and randomly deflected. The amount of energy loss can be measured
Electron energy loss spectroscopy
Electron_energy_loss_spectroscopy
US state criminal case against president
Colleagues were skeptical that the hush money would qualify as extortion. With no path to felony charges, Pomerantz abandoned the inquiry and subsequently resigned
Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York
Prosecution_of_Donald_Trump_in_New_York
Stochastic process modeling random walk with friction
differential equation which can be solved by a variety of techniques. The transition probability, also known as the Green's function, P ( x , t ∣ x 0 , t 0
Ornstein–Uhlenbeck_process
Country in Eastern Europe and North Asia
Government in 1917 established during the February Revolution, and during the transition of post-Soviet Russia into a flawed democracy during the presidency of
Russia
Scientific law describing absorption of light
attenuating species of uniform concentration to the optical path length through the sample and absorptivity of the species. This expression is: log 10
Beer–Lambert_law
Now. Retrieved July 4, 2018. Ralph, Eric (June 5, 2018). "SpaceX will transition all launches to Falcon 9 Block 5 rockets after next mission". Teslarati
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches (2010–2019)
List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches_(2010–2019)
Probabilistic optimization technique and metaheuristic
a stochastic sampling method. The method is an adaptation of the Metropolis–Hastings algorithm, a Monte Carlo method to generate sample states of a thermodynamic
Simulated_annealing
Technique of measuring electromagnetic spectra
varying the path length traversed by the probe pulse, the test signal is thereby measured as a function of time—the same principle as a sampling oscilloscope
Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy
Terahertz_time-domain_spectroscopy
hearing. Motivated to reclaim her professional identity, Angie decides to transition into a new career as a wedding planner. Meanwhile, the loss of Angie's
List_of_George_Lopez_episodes
Province of Canada
about 850 plant species and 280 vertebrate species. The mixed forest is a transition zone between the Canadian boreal forest and deciduous forest. This area
Quebec
American actor and director (born 1941)
Multiply Money". Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. "Peter Coyote's Path From Street Theater To the Big Screen to Zen". WNYC. April 23, 2015. Archived
Peter_Coyote
Method of media consumption
subject of sociologist Shinji Miyadai's fieldwork, are following a path of transition from narrative consumption to database consumption. He also points
Database_consumption
Cohort born from 1997 to 2012
values did not change, and they remained open to change, such as the transition towards hybrid school and remote work. On average, Generation Z is more
Generation_Z
Structures of the Earth's mantle
anomalies surrounding the Pacific LLSVP; then under the heat and the phase transition at the bottom of the core-mantle boundary, they would melt to form the
Large low-shear-velocity provinces
Large_low-shear-velocity_provinces
Statistical model
Because Sobel's test evaluates a given sample on the normal distribution, small sample sizes and skewness of the sampling distribution can be problematic (see
Mediation_(statistics)
Country in Central Asia
have grown rapidly as well. The Uzbek economy is undergoing a gradual transition to a market economy, with foreign trade policy being based on import substitution
Uzbekistan
Colombian singer-songwriter (born 1977)
million copies were sold worldwide. Laundry Service, the "crossover" transition process and its manifestations created a rift among Shakira's followers
Shakira
American artist (born 1963)
severed ties with her father, and renounced LaVeyan Satanism. Her religious path eventually led to teaching Tibetan Tantric Buddhism. Zeena was born in San
Zeena_Schreck
Municipal election in Ontario, Canada
Jennifer McKelvie and city staff to "ensure an orderly transition." "City of Toronto mayoral transition process". City of Toronto. February 15, 2023. Archived
2023 Toronto mayoral by-election
2023_Toronto_mayoral_by-election
their bodies into their ideal selves as part of Stan Edgar's plan to transition Vought away from Supes and back to their pharmaceutical and military-focused
List_of_The_Boys_characters
Most populous city in the United States
Manhattan from the St. George Terminal via the Staten Island Ferry. The PATH train links Midtown and Lower Manhattan with Hoboken Terminal and Newark
New_York_City
Sea; Taylor Swift makes Forbes most powerful women list; Bruce Jenner transitions into a woman; Adam Goodes' war dance; Indigenous incarceration; FIFA
List of The Weekly with Charlie Pickering episodes
List_of_The_Weekly_with_Charlie_Pickering_episodes
Mountain pass and archaeological site in Colorado, USA
until a substantial rock fall in Needle's Eye Tunnel in 1979 closed the path over the pass. In 1989, after several engineering studies and structural
Rollins_Pass
echinoids, Carboniferous crinoids and Cambrian trilobites using a birth–death-sampling model, indicating that long-lived ancestral species that gave rise to many
2026_in_paleontology
when he stands behind her in an ice cream line and criticizes her for sampling every single flavor. To smooth things over and not scuttle the admission
List of Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes
List_of_Curb_Your_Enthusiasm_episodes
Political party in the United States
democracy indices classifying the country as either having transitioned or being in a phase of transition from a liberal democracy to an illiberal democracy or
Republican Party (United States)
Republican_Party_(United_States)
Field of mathematics and science based on non-linear systems and initial conditions
T. Ivancevic (2008). Complex nonlinearity: chaos, phase transitions, topology change, and path integrals. Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-79356-4. Mosko M.S.
Chaos_theory
2026 video game
360p in handheld mode and 540p in docked mode with Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) upscaling and anti-aliasing to a respective 720p and 1080p output
Resident_Evil_Requiem
Superconducting qubit implementation
Algorithmic cooling Amplitude amplification Bernstein–Vazirani BHT Boson sampling Deutsch–Jozsa Grover's HHL Hidden subgroup Magic state distillation Quantum
Transmon
Elementary particle involved with rest mass
at significance 3.2 sigma (1 chance in 1000 of being wrong). This decay path is important because it facilitates measuring the on- and off-shell mass
Higgs_boson
American clinical laboratory company
1969, the company's name changed to MetPath, Inc. with headquarters in Teaneck, New Jersey. By 1982, MetPath was acquired by what was then known as Corning
Quest_Diagnostics
Industrial synthesis of chemical substance
approach and attains the corrin ring closure between rings A and D. The paths of the two syntheses met in a common corrinoid intermediate. The final steps
Vitamin_B12_total_synthesis
Country in Southwestern Europe
Carnation Revolution overthrew the Estado Novo regime, initiating the transition to democracy and also the dissolution of the Portuguese empire, from the
Portugal
attended by Cal. Bruce Jenner is now known as Caitlyn Jenner due to gender transition in 2015. The original airing of The Midnight Coterie of Sinister Intruders
List of Saturday Night Live commercial parodies
List_of_Saturday_Night_Live_commercial_parodies
Frequency change of a wave for observer relative to its source
the path of the object, the transition from high to low frequency is very abrupt. When the observer is far from the path of the object, the transition from
Doppler_effect
UK parliamentary by-election
Labour Party, with some Labour figures calling for an orderly leadership transition. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage expressed disappointment with the result
2026_Makerfield_by-election
User interface design tool by Microsoft
Photoshop file support, added pixel shader effects, path layout, transition effects, ListBox item transitions, model–view–viewmodel (MVVM) pattern support,
Microsoft_Blend
Spectroscopic technique
chemical states within the sampling volume of the sample. Peak shapes depend on instrument parameters, experimental parameters and sample characteristics. Instrument
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
X-ray_photoelectron_spectroscopy
2025 Marvel Studios film
decided to pull back on that aspect. They also planned to show the full transition from Red Hulk back to Ross, but Onah felt it broke the "peacefulness"
Captain America: Brave New World
Captain_America:_Brave_New_World
American generation born from 1981 to 1996
definition of what it means to be an adult also impact a debate about delayed transitions into adulthood and the emergence of a new life stage, Emerging Adulthood
Millennials in the United States
Millennials_in_the_United_States
Physical or logical connection used for transmission of information
terminating communication endpoints of a telecommunication circuit. A single path provided by a transmission medium via either physical separation, such as
Communication_channel
TRANSITION PATH-SAMPLING
TRANSITION PATH-SAMPLING
Female
English
English short form of French Catherine, CATH means "pure."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Correct path, Straight path
Male
Irish
Short form of Irish Gaelic Parthalán, possibly PARTH means "son of Talmai."
Female
Hebrew
(בַּת-ש×ֶבַע) Hebrew name BATH-SHEBA means "daughter of the oath." In the bible, this is the name of a wife of Uriah then later King David, and mother of Solomon. Also spelled Bat-Sheva, Bathsheba, and Bathsheva.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from the personal name Pat(t), Pate, a short form of Patrick.English and Scottish : nickname for a man with a bald head, from Middle English pate ‘head’, ‘skull’.French (Paté) : from Old French pat(t)é ‘with paws’, ‘pawed’ (from pat(t)e ‘paw’), a nickname, applied presumably to a man with large and clumsy hands and feet.German : nickname for a trustworthy man, from Middle High German pate, Middle Low German pade ‘godfather’, ‘male relative’ (see Paeth), or alternatively from a personal name Bado, probably meaning ‘battle’, ‘fight’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the city of Bath in western England, which is the site of sumptuous, but in the Middle Ages ruined, Roman baths. The place is named with the dative plural of Old English bæð ‘bath’. In some cases the surname may have originated as a metonymic occupational name for an attendant at a public bath house.Scottish : reduced and altered form of McBeth.German : variant of Bathe.Indian (Panjab) : Sikh name based on the name of a Jat clan.
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English
Way
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Correct path Straight path
Surname or Lastname
English (Bath)
English (Bath) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Devon)
English (mainly Devon) : variant of Pate 1.
Surname or Lastname
English (Bristol and Bath)
English (Bristol and Bath) : unexplained.
Female
Hebrew
(בַּתש×וּעַ) Variant spelling of Hebrew Bath-Shuwa, BATH-SHUA means "daughter of wealth."Â
Female
English
Short form of English Katherine, KATH means "pure."
Boy/Male
Arabic, Modern
Road; The Way
Female
Hebrew
(בַּתש×וּעַ) Hebrew name BATH-SHUWA means "daughter of wealth." In the bible, this is another name Bath-Sheba is known by.
Female
Hebrew
(×Ö¸×¡Ö°× Ö·×ª) Hebrew name of Egyptian origin, ACÄ”NATH means "belonging to the goddess Neith." In the bible, this is the name of Joseph's Egyptian wife.
Male
English
English unisex short form of English Patrick and Latin Patricia, PAT means "patrician; of noble birth."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Transition
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Correct Path; Straight Path
Boy/Male
Hindu
Transition
TRANSITION PATH-SAMPLING
TRANSITION PATH-SAMPLING
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Joy
Boy/Male
Russian
Rich protector.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Seal 4.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu
Lord of Fragrance
Girl/Female
Indian, Marathi, Tamil
Brave
Girl/Female
Greek American
Good news, bringer of good news. Famous bearer: American poet Longfellow's poem 'Evangeline';...
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Finnish
Christian
Girl/Female
Hebrew Finnish
Grace.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian, Modern
Victorious of Sea
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian
Fairy; Star
TRANSITION PATH-SAMPLING
TRANSITION PATH-SAMPLING
TRANSITION PATH-SAMPLING
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TRANSITION PATH-SAMPLING
n.
The act of translating, removing, or transferring; removal; also, the state of being translated or removed; as, the translation of Enoch; the translation of a bishop.
n.
The act of exposing the body, or part of the body, for purposes of cleanliness, comfort, health, etc., to water, vapor, hot air, or the like; as, a cold or a hot bath; a medicated bath; a steam bath; a hip bath.
a.
Of or pertaining to transition; involving or denoting transition; as, transitional changes; transitional stage.
v. t.
To transmit by way of tradition; to hand down.
v. t.
To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like; as, to patch a coat.
a.
Passing over to an object; expressing an action which is not limited to the agent or subject, but which requires an object to complete the sense; as, a transitive verb, for example, he holds the book.
n.
That which is obtained by translating something a version; as, a translation of the Scriptures.
v. t.
To adorn, as the face, with a patch or patches.
n.
A small piece of anything used to repair a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc.
n.
The act of rendering into another language; interpretation; as, the translation of idioms is difficult.
n.
A small mass, as of butter, shaped by pats.
n.
Transition.
adv.
In a pat manner.
n.
Passage from one place or state to another; charge; as, the transition of the weather from hot to cold.
n.
A way, course, or track, in which anything moves or has moved; route; passage; an established way; as, the path of a meteor, of a caravan, of a storm, of a pestilence. Also used figuratively, of a course of life or action.
v. t.
To make a path in, or on (something), or for (some one).
v. t.
To mend with pieces; to repair with pieces festened on; to repair clumsily; as, to patch the roof of a house.
pl.
of Path