0 a bet (= an amount of money that you risk on the result of something, such as a horse race) in which the horses, etc. that come first and second must be picked in the right order
They redefined these components according to a more consistent and more logical system of classification, calling the triple long longa perfecta and the duple long longa imperfecta.
Any benefits pass to the buyer once the sale is "perfecta".
Imperfection was barred on any note that was followed directly by another of the same order "(similis ante similem perfecta)".
The word comes from the related betting term, perfecta.
