Beat
-the basic time unit of a piece of music
-the smallest unit of dramatic action in a play
-a subject of coverage by a journalist
-the territory and time that a police officer patrols
-to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly.
-to produce (an attitude, idea, habit, etc.) by repeated efforts
-to overcome in a contest; defeat. to be superior to
Life
-is a characteristic that distinguishes objects that have signaling and self-sustaining processes (biology) from those that do not.
