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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch%20panel
A patch panel is a device or unit featuring a number of jacks, usually of the same or similar type, for the use of connecting and routing circuits for monitoring, interconnecting, and testing circuits in a convenient, flexible manner. Patch panels are commonly used in computer networking, recording studios, and radio a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agitator%20%28device%29
An agitator is a device or mechanism to put something into motion by shaking or stirring. There are several types of agitation machines, including washing machine agitators (which rotate back and forth) and magnetic agitators (which contain a magnetic bar rotating in a magnetic field). Agitators can come in many sizes ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthometric%20height
The orthometric height is the vertical distance H along the plumb line from a point of interest to a reference surface known as the geoid, the vertical datum that approximates mean sea level. Orthometric height is one of the scientific formalizations of a laypersons' "height above sea level", along with other types of ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/363%20%28number%29
363 (three hundred [and] sixty-three) is the natural number following 362 and preceding 364. In mathematics It is an odd, composite, positive, real integer, composed of a prime (3) and a prime squared (112). 363 is a deficient number and a perfect totient number. 363 is a palindromic number in bases 3, 10, 11 and 3...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliptic%20surface
In mathematics, an elliptic surface is a surface that has an elliptic fibration, in other words a proper morphism with connected fibers to an algebraic curve such that almost all fibers are smooth curves of genus 1. (Over an algebraically closed field such as the complex numbers, these fibers are elliptic curves, perha...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why%27s%20%28poignant%29%20Guide%20to%20Ruby
why's (poignant) Guide to Ruby, sometimes called w(p)GtR or just "the poignant guide", is an introductory book to the Ruby programming language, written by why the lucky stiff. The book is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license. The book is unusual among programming books in that it incl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push%20Proxy%20Gateway
A Push Proxy Gateway is a component of WAP Gateways that pushes URL notifications to mobile handsets. Notifications typically include MMS, email, IM, ringtone downloads, and new device firmware notifications. Most notifications will have an audible alert to the user of the device. The notification will typically be a ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partial%20order%20reduction
In computer science, partial order reduction is a technique for reducing the size of the state-space to be searched by a model checking or automated planning and scheduling algorithm. It exploits the commutativity of concurrently executed transitions that result in the same state when executed in different orders. In ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital%20plane
The orbital plane of a revolving body is the geometric plane in which its orbit lies. Three non-collinear points in space suffice to determine an orbital plane. A common example would be the positions of the centers of a massive body (host) and of an orbiting celestial body at two different times/points of its orbit. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOS%20Technology%208568
The MOS Technology 8568 Video Display Controller (VDC) was the graphics processor responsible for the 80 column or RGBI display on the Commodore 128DCR personal computer. In the Commodore 128 service manual, this part was referred to as the "80 column CRT controller." The 8568 embodied many of the features of the old...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instruction%20set%20simulator
An instruction set simulator (ISS) is a simulation model, usually coded in a high-level programming language, which mimics the behavior of a mainframe or microprocessor by "reading" instructions and maintaining internal variables which represent the processor's registers. Instruction simulation is a methodology employ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine%20epsilon
Machine epsilon or machine precision is an upper bound on the relative approximation error due to rounding in floating point arithmetic. This value characterizes computer arithmetic in the field of numerical analysis, and by extension in the subject of computational science. The quantity is also called macheps and it h...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purlin
A purlin (or historically purline, purloyne, purling, perling) is a longitudinal, horizontal, structural member in a roof. In traditional timber framing there are three basic types of purlin: purlin plate, principal purlin, and common purlin. Purlins also appear in steel frame construction. Steel purlins may be paint...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal%20Slug%203
is a run and gun video game developed by SNK. It was originally released in 2000 for the Neo-Geo MVS arcade platform as the sequel to Metal Slug 2/Metal Slug X. The music of the game was developed by Noise Factory. The game was ported to the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android, Wii, PlayStation Portab...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenchel%27s%20duality%20theorem
In mathematics, Fenchel's duality theorem is a result in the theory of convex functions named after Werner Fenchel. Let ƒ be a proper convex function on Rn and let g be a proper concave function on Rn. Then, if regularity conditions are satisfied, where ƒ * is the convex conjugate of ƒ (also referred to as the Fenche...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss%20%28cryptanalysis%29
In cryptanalysis, a kiss is a pair of identical messages sent using different ciphers, one of which has been broken. The term was used at Bletchley Park during World War II. A deciphered message in the breakable system provided a "crib" (piece of known plaintext) which could then be used to read the unbroken messages. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio%20teleswitch
A radio teleswitch is a device used in the United Kingdom primarily to allow electricity suppliers to switch large numbers of electricity meters between different tariff rates, by broadcasting an embedded signal in broadcast radio signals. Radio teleswitches are also used to switch on/off consumer appliances to make us...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multidrop%20bus
A multidrop bus (MDB) is a computer bus in which all components are connected to the electrical circuit. A process of arbitration determines which device sends information at any point. The other devices listen for the data they are intended to receive. Multidrop buses have the advantage of simplicity and extensibilit...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carothers%20equation
In step-growth polymerization, the Carothers equation (or Carothers' equation) gives the degree of polymerization, , for a given fractional monomer conversion, . There are several versions of this equation, proposed by Wallace Carothers, who invented nylon in 1935. Linear polymers: two monomers in equimolar quantiti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilario%20Fern%C3%A1ndez%20Long
Hilario Fernández Long (12 September 1918 – 23 December 2002) was an Argentine structural engineer and educator. He was born in Bahía Blanca and was of Spanish and Volga German descent. He graduated as a Civil Engineer from the University of Buenos Aires in 1941 and his professional life was centered on structural eng...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-level%20design
High-level design (HLD) explains the architecture that would be used to develop a system. The architecture diagram provides an overview of an entire system, identifying the main components that would be developed for the product and their interfaces. The HLD can use non-technical to mildly technical terms which should ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Processing%20medium
In industrial engineering, a processing medium is a gaseous, vaporous, fluid or shapeless solid material that plays an active role in manufacturing processes - comparable to that of a tool. Examples A processing medium for washing is a soap solution, a processing medium for steel melting is a plasma, and a processing ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%E2%80%93n%20junction%20isolation
p–n junction isolation is a method used to electrically isolate electronic components, such as transistors, on an integrated circuit (IC) by surrounding the components with reverse biased p–n junctions. Introduction By surrounding a transistor, resistor, capacitor or other component on an IC with semiconductor materia...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origination%20of%20Organismal%20Form
Origination of Organismal Form: Beyond the Gene in Developmental and Evolutionary Biology is an anthology published in 2003 edited by Gerd B. Müller and Stuart A. Newman. The book is the outcome of the 4th Altenberg Workshop in Theoretical Biology on "Origins of Organismal Form: Beyond the Gene Paradigm", hosted in 199...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon%20Mechanical%20Turk
Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) is a crowdsourcing website with which businesses can hire remotely located "crowdworkers" to perform discrete on-demand tasks that computers are currently unable to do as economically. It is operated under Amazon Web Services, and is owned by Amazon. Employers (known as requesters) post j...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMOS
A VMOS () (vertical metal oxide semiconductor or V-groove MOS) transistor is a type of metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET). VMOS is also used to describe the V-groove shape vertically cut into the substrate material. The "V" shape of the MOSFET's gate allows the device to deliver a higher amount...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software%20assurance
Software assurance (SwA) is a critical process in software development that ensures the reliability, safety, and security of software products. It involves a variety of activities, including requirements analysis, design reviews, code inspections, testing, and formal verification. One crucial component of software assu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear%20network%20coding
In computer networking, linear network coding is a program in which intermediate nodes transmit data from source nodes to sink nodes by means of linear combinations. Linear network coding may be used to improve a network's throughput, efficiency, and scalability, as well as reducing attacks and eavesdropping. The nod...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party%20wall
A party wall (occasionally parti-wall or parting wall, shared wall, also known as common wall or as a demising wall) is a wall shared by two adjoining properties. Typically, the builder lays the wall along a property line dividing two terraced houses, so that one half of the wall's thickness lies on each side. This typ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-differentiability
In calculus, a branch of mathematics, the notions of one-sided differentiability and semi-differentiability of a real-valued function f of a real variable are weaker than differentiability. Specifically, the function f is said to be right differentiable at a point a if, roughly speaking, a derivative can be defined as ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric%20bicycle%20laws
Many countries have enacted electric vehicle laws to regulate the use of electric bicycles, also termed e-bikes. Some jurisdictions have regulations governing safety requirements and standards of manufacture. The members of the European Union and other regions have wider-ranging legislation covering use and safety. La...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpamBayes
SpamBayes is a Bayesian spam filter written in Python which uses techniques laid out by Paul Graham in his essay "A Plan for Spam". It has subsequently been improved by Gary Robinson and Tim Peters, among others. The most notable difference between a conventional Bayesian filter and the filter used by SpamBayes is tha...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage%20Mutant%20Ninja%20Turtles%20%28NES%20video%20game%29
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, known as in Japan and Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles in Europe, is a 1989 side-scrolling action-platform game for the Nintendo Entertainment System released by Konami. In North America it was published under Konami's Ultra Games imprint in the US and the equivalent PALCOM brand in Europe an...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serre%20spectral%20sequence
In mathematics, the Serre spectral sequence (sometimes Leray–Serre spectral sequence to acknowledge earlier work of Jean Leray in the Leray spectral sequence) is an important tool in algebraic topology. It expresses, in the language of homological algebra, the singular (co)homology of the total space X of a (Serre) fib...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibbs%20measure
In mathematics, the Gibbs measure, named after Josiah Willard Gibbs, is a probability measure frequently seen in many problems of probability theory and statistical mechanics. It is a generalization of the canonical ensemble to infinite systems. The canonical ensemble gives the probability of the system X being in sta...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAM%20parity
RAM parity checking is the storing of a redundant parity bit representing the parity (odd or even) of a small amount of computer data (typically one byte) stored in random-access memory, and the subsequent comparison of the stored and the computed parity to detect whether a data error has occurred. The parity bit was ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burr%E2%80%93Erd%C5%91s%20conjecture
In mathematics, the Burr–Erdős conjecture was a problem concerning the Ramsey number of sparse graphs. The conjecture is named after Stefan Burr and Paul Erdős, and is one of many conjectures named after Erdős; it states that the Ramsey number of graphs in any sparse family of graphs should grow linearly in the number ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seshadri%20constant
In algebraic geometry, a Seshadri constant is an invariant of an ample line bundle L at a point P on an algebraic variety. It was introduced by Demailly to measure a certain rate of growth, of the tensor powers of L, in terms of the jets of the sections of the Lk. The object was the study of the Fujita conjecture. The...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujita%20conjecture
In mathematics, Fujita's conjecture is a problem in the theories of algebraic geometry and complex manifolds, unsolved . It is named after Takao Fujita, who formulated it in 1985. Statement In complex geometry, the conjecture states that for a positive holomorphic line bundle L on a compact complex manifold M, the li...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computation%20in%20the%20limit
In computability theory, a function is called limit computable if it is the limit of a uniformly computable sequence of functions. The terms computable in the limit, limit recursive and recursively approximable are also used. One can think of limit computable functions as those admitting an eventually correct computa...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrmecochory
Myrmecochory ( (sometimes myrmechory); from ("ant") and khoreíā ("circular dance") is seed dispersal by ants, an ecologically significant ant–plant interaction with worldwide distribution. Most myrmecochorous plants produce seeds with elaiosomes, a term encompassing various external appendages or "food bodies" rich i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inquiline
In zoology, an inquiline (from Latin inquilinus, "lodger" or "tenant") is an animal that lives commensally in the nest, burrow, or dwelling place of an animal of another species. For example, some organisms such as insects may live in the homes of gophers or the garages of humans and feed on debris, fungi, roots, etc. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph%20P.%20Boas%20Jr.
Ralph Philip Boas Jr. (August 8, 1912 – July 25, 1992) was a mathematician, teacher, and journal editor. He wrote over 200 papers, mainly in the fields of real and complex analysis. Biography He was born in Walla Walla, Washington, the son of an English professor at Whitman College, but moved frequently as a child; ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profinet
Profinet (usually styled as PROFINET, as a portmanteau for Process Field Network) is an industry technical standard for data communication over Industrial Ethernet, designed for collecting data from, and controlling equipment in industrial systems, with a particular strength in delivering data under tight time constrai...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20complex%20and%20algebraic%20surfaces
This is a list of named algebraic surfaces, compact complex surfaces, and families thereof, sorted according to their Kodaira dimension following Enriques–Kodaira classification. Kodaira dimension −∞ Rational surfaces Projective plane Quadric surfaces Cone (geometry) Cylinder Ellipsoid Hyperboloid Paraboloid Spher...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit%20cell
A bit cell is the length of tape, the area of disc surface, or the part of an integrated circuit in which a single bit is recorded. The smaller the bit cells are, the greater the storage density of the medium is. In magnetic storage, the magnetic flux or magnetization doesn't necessarily change at the boundaries of bi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation%20CHAOS
Operation CHAOS or Operation MHCHAOS was a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) domestic espionage project targeting American citizens operating from 1967 to 1974, established by President Lyndon B. Johnson and expanded under President Richard Nixon, whose mission was to uncover possible foreign influence on domestic race...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interlock%20%28engineering%29
An interlock is a feature that makes the state of two mechanisms or functions mutually dependent. It may consist of any electrical, or mechanical devices or systems. In most applications, an interlock is used to help prevent any damage to the machine or to the operator handling the machine. For example, elevators are e...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacUpdate
MacUpdate is a Mac software download website founded in 1996. History In the Inc. 5000 list of private American companies with the fastest revenue growth, MacUpdate was listed 319th in 2008, 114th in 2009, and 233rd in 2010. MacUpdate has offered several "bundles" offering Mac software at a discounted price. The com...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project%20MERRIMAC
Project MERRIMAC was a domestic espionage operation coordinated under the Office of Security of the CIA. It involved information gathering procedures via infiltration and surveillance on Washington-based anti-war groups that might pose potential threats to the CIA. However, the type of data gathered also included gener...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubble
Rubble is broken stone, of irregular size, shape and texture; undressed especially as a filling-in. Rubble naturally found in the soil is known also as 'brash' (compare cornbrash). Where present, it becomes more noticeable when the land is ploughed or worked. Building "Rubble-work" is a name applied to several types ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio%20over%20IP
Radio over Internet Protocol, or RoIP, is similar to Voice over IP (VoIP), but augments two-way radio communications rather than telephone calls. From the system point of view, it is essentially VoIP with push-to-talk. To the user it can be implemented like any other radio network. With RoIP, at least one node of a ne...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pad%C3%A9%20approximant
In mathematics, a Padé approximant is the "best" approximation of a function near a specific point by a rational function of given order. Under this technique, the approximant's power series agrees with the power series of the function it is approximating. The technique was developed around 1890 by Henri Padé, but goes...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proofs%20of%20quadratic%20reciprocity
In number theory, the law of quadratic reciprocity, like the Pythagorean theorem, has lent itself to an unusually large number of proofs. Several hundred proofs of the law of quadratic reciprocity have been published. Proof synopsis Of the elementary combinatorial proofs, there are two which apply types of double cou...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glan%E2%80%93Taylor%20prism
A Glan–Taylor prism is a type of prism which is used as a polarizer or polarizing beam splitter. It is one of the most common types of modern polarizing prism. It was first described by Archard and Taylor in 1948. The prism is made of two right-angled prisms of calcite (or sometimes other birefringent materials) separ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regenerative%20Satellite%20Mesh%20%E2%80%93%20A
Regenerative Satellite Mesh – A (RSM-A) is an internationally standardized satellite communications protocol by Telecommunications Industry Association and European Telecommunications Standards Institute. It is based upon the Spaceway Ka-band communications system developed by Hughes Network Systems. It is expected to...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycler
A cycler is a potential spacecraft on a closed transfer orbit that would pass close to two celestial bodies at regular intervals. Cyclers could be used for carrying heavy supplies, life support and radiation shielding. Free return trajectory A free-return trajectory is a symmetrical orbit past the Moon and Earth that ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SGI%20Prism
The Silicon Graphics Prism is a series of visualization computer systems developed and manufactured by Silicon Graphics (SGI). Released in April 2005, the Prism's basic system architecture is based on the Altix 3000 servers, but with graphics hardware. The Prism uses the Linux operating system and the OpenGL software l...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical%20equality
Logical equality is a logical operator that corresponds to equality in Boolean algebra and to the logical biconditional in propositional calculus. It gives the functional value true if both functional arguments have the same logical value, and false if they are different. It is customary practice in various applicati...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit%20slicing
Bit slicing is a technique for constructing a processor from modules of processors of smaller bit width, for the purpose of increasing the word length; in theory to make an arbitrary n-bit central processing unit (CPU). Each of these component modules processes one bit field or "slice" of an operand. The grouped proces...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolores%20Project
The Dolores Project, located in the Dolores and San Juan River basins in southwestern Colorado, uses water from the Dolores River for irrigation, municipal and industrial use, recreation, fish and wildlife, and production of hydroelectric power. It also provides flood control and aids in economic redevelopment. The pri...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancelot%20Hogben
Lancelot Thomas Hogben FRS FRSE (9 December 1895 – 22 August 1975) was a British experimental zoologist and medical statistician. He developed the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) as a model organism for biological research in his early career, attacked the eugenics movement in the middle of his career, and wrote p...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degree%20of%20a%20continuous%20mapping
In topology, the degree of a continuous mapping between two compact oriented manifolds of the same dimension is a number that represents the number of times that the domain manifold wraps around the range manifold under the mapping. The degree is always an integer, but may be positive or negative depending on the orie...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castelnuovo%E2%80%93de%20Franchis%20theorem
In mathematics, the Castelnuovo–de Franchis theorem is a classical result on complex algebraic surfaces. Let X be such a surface, projective and non-singular, and let ω1 and ω2 be two differentials of the first kind on X which are linearly independent but with wedge product 0. Then this data can be represented as a pul...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De%20Franchis%20theorem
In mathematics, the de Franchis theorem is one of a number of closely related statements applying to compact Riemann surfaces, or, more generally, algebraic curves, X and Y, in the case of genus g > 1. The simplest is that the automorphism group of X is finite (see though Hurwitz's automorphisms theorem). More generall...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tate%20twist
In number theory and algebraic geometry, the Tate twist, named after John Tate, is an operation on Galois modules. For example, if K is a field, GK is its absolute Galois group, and ρ : GK → AutQp(V) is a representation of GK on a finite-dimensional vector space V over the field Qp of p-adic numbers, then the Tate tw...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiality%20and%20rhombicity
In physics and mathematics, axiality and rhombicity are two characteristics of a symmetric second-rank tensor in three-dimensional Euclidean space, describing its directional asymmetry. Let A denote a second-rank tensor in R3, which can be represented by a 3-by-3 matrix. We assume that A is symmetric. This implies tha...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fano%20variety
In algebraic geometry, a Fano variety, introduced by Gino Fano in , is a complete variety X whose anticanonical bundle KX* is ample. In this definition, one could assume that X is smooth over a field, but the minimal model program has also led to the study of Fano varieties with various types of singularities, such as...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Number%20Devil
The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure () is a book for children and young adults that explores mathematics. It was originally written in 1997 in German by Hans Magnus Enzensberger and illustrated by Rotraut Susanne Berner. The book follows a young boy named Robert, who is taught mathematics by a sly "number devil"...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20large%20cardinal%20properties
This page includes a list of cardinals with large cardinal properties. It is arranged roughly in order of the consistency strength of the axiom asserting the existence of cardinals with the given property. Existence of a cardinal number κ of a given type implies the existence of cardinals of most of the types listed ab...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphotropism
Amphotropism or amphotropic indicates that a pathogen like a virus or a bacterium has a wide host range and can infect more than one species or cell culture line. See also Tropism, a list of tropisms Ecotropism, indicating a narrow host range Ecology terminology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data%20Interchange%20Format
Data Interchange Format (.dif) is a text file format used to import/export single spreadsheets between spreadsheet programs. Applications that still support the DIF format are Collabora Online, Excel, Gnumeric, and LibreOffice Calc. Historical applications that used to support it until they became end of life or no lo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runtime%20verification
Runtime verification is a computing system analysis and execution approach based on extracting information from a running system and using it to detect and possibly react to observed behaviors satisfying or violating certain properties. Some very particular properties, such as datarace and deadlock freedom, are typica...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala%20school%20of%20astronomy%20and%20mathematics
The Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics or the Kerala school was a school of mathematics and astronomy founded by Madhava of Sangamagrama in Tirur, Malappuram, Kerala, India, which included among its members: Parameshvara, Neelakanta Somayaji, Jyeshtadeva, Achyuta Pisharati, Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri and Ac...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super%20I/O
Super I/O is a class of I/O controller integrated circuits that began to be used on personal computer motherboards in the late 1980s, originally as add-in cards, later embedded on the motherboards. A super I/O chip combines interfaces for a variety of low-bandwidth devices. Now it is mostly merged with EC. The functio...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonality%20of%20an%20algebraic%20curve
In mathematics, the gonality of an algebraic curve C is defined as the lowest degree of a nonconstant rational map from C to the projective line. In more algebraic terms, if C is defined over the field K and K(C) denotes the function field of C, then the gonality is the minimum value taken by the degrees of field exten...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6the%20conjecture
In mathematics, the Köthe conjecture is a problem in ring theory, open . It is formulated in various ways. Suppose that R is a ring. One way to state the conjecture is that if R has no nil ideal, other than {0}, then it has no nil one-sided ideal, other than {0}. This question was posed in 1930 by Gottfried Köthe (190...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Fibre%20Channel%20switches
Major manufacturers of Fibre Channel switches are: Brocade (Broadcom): Switches: G630, G620, G610, 6520, 6510, 6505, 5300, 5100, VA-40FC, 5000, 4900, 2400, 2800, 3800, 3900, 4100, 300, 200E Directors: DCX X6-8, DCX X6-4, DCX 8510-8, DCX 8510-4, DCX, DCX-4S, 48000, 24000, 12000 More complete list in Brocade Communic...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locally%20nilpotent
In the mathematical field of commutative algebra, an ideal I in a commutative ring A is locally nilpotent at a prime ideal p if Ip, the localization of I at p, is a nilpotent ideal in Ap. In non-commutative algebra and group theory, an algebra or group is locally nilpotent if and only if every finitely generated subal...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandin%20Image%20Processor
The Sandin Image Processor is a video synthesizer, usually introduced as invented by Dan Sandin and designed between 1971 and 1974. Some called it the "video equivalent of a Moog audio synthesizer." It accepted basic video signals and mixed and modified them in a fashion similar to what a Moog synthesizer did with aud...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian%20G.%20Macdonald
Ian Grant Macdonald (11 October 1928 – 8 August 2023) was a British mathematician known for his contributions to symmetric functions, special functions, Lie algebra theory and other aspects of algebra, algebraic combinatorics, and combinatorics. Early life and education Born in London, he was educated at Winchester C...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ore%20condition
In mathematics, especially in the area of algebra known as ring theory, the Ore condition is a condition introduced by Øystein Ore, in connection with the question of extending beyond commutative rings the construction of a field of fractions, or more generally localization of a ring. The right Ore condition for a mult...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ore%27s%20theorem
Ore's theorem is a result in graph theory proved in 1960 by Norwegian mathematician Øystein Ore. It gives a sufficient condition for a graph to be Hamiltonian, essentially stating that a graph with sufficiently many edges must contain a Hamilton cycle. Specifically, the theorem considers the sum of the degrees of pairs...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20medical%20journals
Medical journals are published regularly to communicate new research to clinicians, medical scientists, and other healthcare workers. This article lists academic journals that focus on the practice of medicine or any medical specialty. Journals are listed alphabetically by journal name, and also grouped by the subfield...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code%3A%3ABlocks
Code::Blocks is a free, open-source cross-platform IDE that supports multiple compilers including GCC, Clang and Visual C++. It is developed in C++ using wxWidgets as the GUI toolkit. Using a plugin architecture, its capabilities and features are defined by the provided plugins. Currently, Code::Blocks is oriented towa...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stationary%20ergodic%20process
In probability theory, a stationary ergodic process is a stochastic process which exhibits both stationarity and ergodicity. In essence this implies that the random process will not change its statistical properties with time and that its statistical properties (such as the theoretical mean and variance of the process)...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storage%20service%20provider
A Storage service provider (SSP) is any company that provides computer storage space and related management services. SSPs may also offer periodic backup and archiving. Advantages of managed storage are that more space can be ordered as required. Depending upon your SSP, backups may also be managed. Faster data access...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomson%20problem
The objective of the Thomson problem is to determine the minimum electrostatic potential energy configuration of electrons constrained to the surface of a unit sphere that repel each other with a force given by Coulomb's law. The physicist J. J. Thomson posed the problem in 1904 after proposing an atomic model, later ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary%20of%20architecture
This page is a glossary of architecture. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z See also Outline of architecture List of classical architecture terms Classical order List of architectural vaults List of structural elements Glossary of engineering Notes References Page has s...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk%20pack
Disk packs and disk cartridges were early forms of removable media for computer data storage, introduced in the 1960s. Disk pack A disk pack is a layered grouping of hard disk platters (circular, rigid discs coated with a magnetic data storage surface). A disk pack is the core component of a hard disk drive. In moder...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoning%20home
In computing, phoning home is a term often used to refer to the behavior of security systems that report network location, username, or other such data to another computer. Phoning home may be useful for the proprietor in tracking a missing or stolen computer. In this way, it is frequently performed by mobile computer...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporal%20mean
The temporal mean is the arithmetic mean of a series of values over a time period. Assuming equidistant measuring or sampling times, it can be computed as the sum of the values over a period divided by the number of values. A simple moving average can be considered to be a sequence of temporal means over periods of e...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iconoscope
The iconoscope (from the Greek: εἰκών "image" and σκοπεῖν "to look, to see") was the first practical video camera tube to be used in early television cameras. The iconoscope produced a much stronger signal than earlier mechanical designs, and could be used under any well-lit conditions. This was the first fully electro...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piezochromism
Piezochromism, from the Greek piezô "to squeeze, to press" and chromos "color", describes the tendency of certain materials to change color with the application of pressure. This effect is closely related to the electronic band gap change, which can be found in plastics, semiconductors (e.g. hybrid perovskites) and hyd...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confounding
In causal inference, a confounder (also confounding variable, confounding factor, extraneous determinant or lurking variable) is a variable that influences both the dependent variable and independent variable, causing a spurious association. Confounding is a causal concept, and as such, cannot be described in terms of...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rankine%20vortex
The Rankine vortex is a simple mathematical model of a vortex in a viscous fluid. It is named after its discoverer, William John Macquorn Rankine. The vortices observed in nature are usually modelled with an irrotational (potential or free) vortex. However, in potential vortex, the velocity becomes infinite at the vor...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RE%20%28complexity%29
In computability theory and computational complexity theory, RE (recursively enumerable) is the class of decision problems for which a 'yes' answer can be verified by a Turing machine in a finite amount of time. Informally, it means that if the answer to a problem instance is 'yes', then there is some procedure that ta...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%20%28complexity%29
In computational complexity theory, R is the class of decision problems solvable by a Turing machine, which is the set of all recursive languages (also called decidable languages). Equivalent formulations R is equivalent to the set of all total computable functions in the sense that: a decision problem is in R if and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-Market
Gmarket is an e-commerce website based in South Korea. The company was founded in 2000 as a subsidiary of Interpark, and was acquired by eBay in 2009, who subsequently sold it to Shinsegae at 3.4 trillion Korean Won. History and Incidents The predecessor of Gmarket was founded in 1999 by Young Bae Ku. At the time, it ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klee%27s%20measure%20problem
In computational geometry, Klee's measure problem is the problem of determining how efficiently the measure of a union of (multidimensional) rectangular ranges can be computed. Here, a d-dimensional rectangular range is defined to be a Cartesian product of d intervals of real numbers, which is a subset of Rd. The prob...