pend-, pens, -pense, -pending, -pended

Witnesses are weighed, not numbered.

That is, in case of a conflict of evidence, the truth is to be sought by weighing the credibility of the respective witnesses, not by the mere numerical preponderance on one side or the other.

A similar maxim contains the following: Testibus deponentibus in pari numero, dignioribus est credendum ("Where the witnesses who testify are in equal number [on both sides], the more worthy are to be believed").

"Evidence is to be weighed, not enumerated."

An eye-witness is preferred to others.

A legal maxim about testimony.

The total energy requirements of a person over the course of an entire day, including rest and sleep as well as actual physical activity.

The total amount of tiny airborne particles or aerosols present in the atmosphere at a given time.

These can be produced by natural processes; such as, evaporation, forest fires, volcanic eruptions, or pollen dispersal, but TSP measurements usually refer to pollutants from human sources including fuel combustion, coal burning, municipal waste incineration, and so on.

All of the solid particles in wastewater, effluent, or a natural body of water that will not pass through a filter of a given size; components may include silt, decaying plant and animal matter, industrial wastes, and sewage.

A high TSS concentration can have a significant effect on an aquatic system resulting in slowing photosynthesis and reducing oxygen levels.

To disesteem; to slight; disparagement.

A two-electrode semiconductor device having a voltage-dependent nonlinear resistance.

Its resistance drops as the applied voltage is increased.