Caning Caning Caning is a form of corporal punishment consisting of a number of hits (known as "strokes" or "cuts") with a single cane usually made of rattan, generally applied to the offender's bare or clothed buttocks (see spanking) or hand(s) (on the palm). Caning on the knuckles or shoulders is much less common. Caning can also be applied to the soles of the feet (foot whipping or bastinado). The size and flexibility of the cane and the mode of application, as well as the number of the strokes, vary greatly — from a couple of light strokes with a small
Of the form Of the form In mathematics, the phrase "of the form" indicates that a mathematical object, or (more frequently) a collection of objects, follows a certain pattern of expression. It is frequently used to reduce the formality of mathematical proofs. Here is a proof which should be appreciable with limited mathematical background: "Statement:" The product of any two even natural numbers is also even. "Proof:" Any even natural number is of the form "2n", where "n" is any natural number. Therefore, let us assume that we have two even numbers which we will denote by "2k" and "2l". Their product is