English Dictionary
prudent
adj 1: careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent
manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation";
"more prudent to hide than to fight" [ant: {imprudent}]
2: showing wise self-restraint in speech and behavior
especially in preserving prudent silence; "maintained a
prudent silence"
English Computing Dictionary
STUDENT
D.G. Bobrow 1964. Early query system. Sammet 1969, p.664.