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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiswesser%20line%20notation | Wiswesser line notation (WLN), invented by William J. Wiswesser in 1949, was the first line notation capable of precisely describing complex molecules. It was the basis of ICI Ltd's CROSSBOW database system developed in the late 1960s. WLN allowed for indexing the Chemical Structure Index (CSI) at the Institute for Sci... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockpit%20display%20system | The Cockpit display systems (or CDS) provides the visible (and audible) portion of the Human Machine Interface (HMI) by which aircrew manage the modern Glass cockpit and thus interface with the aircraft avionics.
History
Prior to the 1970s, cockpits did not typically use any electronic instruments or displays (see Gla... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CA/EZTEST | CA-EZTEST was a CICS interactive test/debug software package distributed by Computer Associates and originally called EZTEST/CICS, produced by Capex Corporation of Phoenix, Arizona with assistance from Ken Dakin from England.
The product provided source level test and debugging features for computer programs written ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capex%20Corporation | Capex Corporation was an American computer software company in existence from 1969 through 1982 and based in Phoenix, Arizona. It made a variety of software products, mostly system utilities for the IBM mainframe platform, and was known for its Optimizer add-on to the IBM COBOL compiler. Capex was acquired by Computer ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig%27s%20theorem | In mathematical logic, Craig's theorem (also known as Craig's trick) states that any recursively enumerable set of well-formed formulas of a first-order language is (primitively) recursively axiomatizable. This result is not related to the well-known Craig interpolation theorem, although both results are named after th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data%20deficient | A data deficient (DD) species is one which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as offering insufficient information for a proper assessment of conservation status to be made. This does not necessarily indicate that the species has not been extensively studied; but it does i... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abacus%20Harmonicus | Abacus Harmonicus, or Abacum Arithmetico-Harmonicum is a table and tabular method described in Athanasius Kircher's comprehensive 1650 work on music, the Musurgia Vniversalis. The purpose is to generate counterpoint combinations. Also mentioned in early editions of the Encyclopædia Britannica, it is best described by t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE%20Registration%20Authority | The IEEE Registration Authority is the administrative body that is responsible for registering and administering organizationally unique identifiers (OUI) and other types of identifiers which are used in the computer and electronics industries (Individual Address Blocks (IAB), Manufacturer IDs, Standard Group MAC Addre... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIFF%20%28Usenet%29 | BIFF, later sometimes B1FF, was a pseudonym on, and the prototypical newbie of, Usenet. BIFF was created as and taken up as a satire of a partly amusing, partly annoying, mostly unwelcome intrusion into a then fairly rarefied community. BIFF had a VIC-20 at first and a Commodore 64 later (as these were both computers ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon%20R430 | The Radeon R430 chip from ATI Technologies can be found in some models of the Radeon X800 GTO video card. The Radeon X800 "R430"-based 110 nanometer series was introduced at the end of 2004 along with ATI's new X850 cards. The X800 was designed to replace the position X700 XT failed to secure, with 12 pipelines and a 2... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-master%20bus | A multi-master bus is a computer bus in which there are multiple bus master nodes present on the bus.
This is used when multiple nodes on the bus must initiate transfer.
For example, direct memory access (DMA) is used to transfer data between peripherals and memory without the need to use the central processing unit (C... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dispersive%20partial%20differential%20equation | In mathematics, a dispersive partial differential equation or dispersive PDE is a partial differential equation that is dispersive. In this context, dispersion means that waves of different wavelength propagate at different phase velocities.
Examples
Linear equations
Euler–Bernoulli beam equation with time-dependent... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewardship%20cessation | Stewardship cessation is a concept useful in system engineering. Certain systems remain hazardous for a considerable period after their useful life, and will usually be managed to ensure that the public and the environment is not exposed to the hazard. It is incumbent on the systems designer to consider the outcome sho... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsternal%20line | The midsternal line is used to describe a part of the surface anatomy of the anterior thorax. The midsternal line runs vertical down the middle of the sternum.
It can be interpreted as a component of the median plane.
See also
Midclavicular line
References
External links
Anatomy |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elazar%20ben%20Tsedaka%20ben%20Yitzhaq | Elazar ben Tsedaka ben Yitzhaq (Samaritan Hebrew: ʾElā̊ʿzår ban Ṣīdqåʿ ban Yēṣʿā̊q; ; January 16, 1927 – February 3, 2010) was the Samaritan High Priest from 2004 until his death. He was born in Nablus. He succeeded his cousin Saloum Cohen in 2004. According to tradition he is the 131st holder of this post since Aaron... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO/IEC%209995 | ISO/IEC 9995 Information technology — Keyboard layouts for text and office systems is an ISO/IEC standard series defining layout principles for computer keyboards. It does not define specific layouts but provides the base for national and industry standards which define such layouts.
The project of this standard was a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video%20processing | In electronics engineering, video processing is a particular case of signal processing, in particular image processing, which often employs video filters and where the input and output signals are video files or video streams. Video processing techniques are used in television sets, VCRs, DVDs, video codecs, video play... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outernet%20%28network%29 | Outernet is a wireless community network based in Poland, in which everyone owns their own node's hardware configured in a mesh network managed by OLSR. Participants must permit routing of other node's data through their routers, which allows building a large maintenance-free and low-cost network infrastructure which i... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formose%20reaction | The formose reaction, discovered by Aleksandr Butlerov in 1861, and hence also known as the Butlerov reaction, involves the formation of sugars from formaldehyde. The term formose is a portmanteau of formaldehyde and aldose.
Reaction and mechanism
The reaction is catalyzed by a base and a divalent metal such as calci... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von%20Neumann%20neighborhood | In cellular automata, the von Neumann neighborhood (or 4-neighborhood) is classically defined on a two-dimensional square lattice and is composed of a central cell and its four adjacent cells. The neighborhood is named after John von Neumann, who used it to define the von Neumann cellular automaton and the von Neumann... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinitely%20near%20point | In algebraic geometry, an infinitely near point of an algebraic surface S is a point on a surface obtained from S by repeatedly blowing up points. Infinitely near points of algebraic surfaces were introduced by .
There are some other meanings of "infinitely near point". Infinitely near points can also be defined for h... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrimidine%20dimer | Pyrimidine dimers are molecular lesions formed from thymine or cytosine bases in DNA via photochemical reactions, commonly associated with direct DNA damage. Ultraviolet light (UV; particularly UVC) induces the formation of covalent linkages between consecutive bases along the nucleotide chain in the vicinity of their ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Region%20connection%20calculus | The region connection calculus (RCC) is intended to serve for qualitative spatial representation and reasoning. RCC abstractly describes regions (in Euclidean space, or in a topological space) by their possible relations to each other. RCC8 consists of 8 basic relations that are possible between two regions:
disconnec... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crosslinking%20of%20DNA | In genetics, crosslinking of DNA occurs when various exogenous or endogenous agents react with two nucleotides of DNA, forming a covalent linkage between them. This crosslink can occur within the same strand (intrastrand) or between opposite strands of double-stranded DNA (interstrand). These adducts interfere with cel... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alinea%20%28restaurant%29 | Alinea is a restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, United States. In 2010, Alinea was awarded three stars by the Michelin Guide. Since the closing on December 20, 2017 of Grace, Alinea remains the only Chicago restaurant with three Michelin stars.
History
The restaurant opened on May 4, 2005, and takes its name from th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davydov%20soliton | In quantum biology, the Davydov soliton (after the Soviet Ukrainian physicist Alexander Davydov) is a quasiparticle representing an excitation propagating along the self-trapped amide I groups within the α-helices of proteins. It is a solution of the Davydov Hamiltonian.
The Davydov model describes the interaction of... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip%20select | Chip select (CS) or slave select (SS) is the name of a control line in digital electronics used to select one (or a set) of integrated circuits (commonly called "chips") out of several connected to the same computer bus, usually utilizing the three-state logic.
One bus that uses the chip/slave select is the Serial Per... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General%20Perspective%20projection | The General Perspective projection is a map projection. When the Earth is photographed from space, the camera records the view as a perspective projection. When the camera is aimed toward the center of the Earth, the resulting projection is called Vertical Perspective. When aimed in other directions, the resulting proj... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De%20Morgan%20algebra |
In mathematics, a De Morgan algebra (named after Augustus De Morgan, a British mathematician and logician) is a structure A = (A, ∨, ∧, 0, 1, ¬) such that:
(A, ∨, ∧, 0, 1) is a bounded distributive lattice, and
¬ is a De Morgan involution: ¬(x ∧ y) = ¬x ∨ ¬y and ¬¬x = x. (i.e. an involution that additionally sati... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragment%20crystallizable%20region | The fragment crystallizable region (Fc region) is the tail region of an antibody that interacts with cell surface receptors called Fc receptors and some proteins of the complement system. This region allows antibodies to activate the immune system, for example, through binding to Fc receptors. In IgG, IgA and IgD antib... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MADS-box | The MADS box is a conserved sequence motif. The genes which contain this motif are called the MADS-box gene family. The MADS box encodes the DNA-binding MADS domain. The MADS domain binds to DNA sequences of high similarity to the motif CC[A/T]6GG termed the CArG-box. MADS-domain proteins are generally transcription fa... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-1%20Audio%20Layer%20I | MPEG-1 Audio Layer I, commonly abbreviated to MP1, is one of three audio formats included in the MPEG-1 standard. It is a deliberately simplified version of MPEG-1 Audio Layer II (MP2), created for applications where lower compression efficiency could be tolerated in return for a less complex algorithm that could be ex... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basement%20waterproofing | Basement waterproofing involves techniques and materials used to prevent water from penetrating the basement of a house or a building. Waterproofing a basement that is below ground level can require the application of sealant materials, the installation of drains and sump pumps, and more.
Purpose
Waterproofing is usua... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-matrix | The term R-matrix has several meanings, depending on the field of study.
The term R-matrix is used in connection with the Yang–Baxter equation. This is an equation which was first introduced in the field of statistical mechanics, taking its name from independent work of C. N. Yang and R. J. Baxter. The classical R-mat... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative%20probability | The probability of the outcome of an experiment is never negative, although a quasiprobability distribution allows a negative probability, or quasiprobability for some events. These distributions may apply to unobservable events or conditional probabilities.
Physics and mathematics
In 1942, Paul Dirac wrote a paper "T... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geologic%20preliminary%20investigation | A geologic preliminary investigation is a survey of the subsoil conducted by an engineering geologist in conjunction with a civil engineer. Typically, the footprint of the structure is established on the proposed building site and trenches up to fourteen feet deep are dug both outside, and more importantly, inside, th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Label%20dispenser | Label dispensers and label applicators are machines built to simplify the process of removing a label from its liner or backing tape. Some are bench-top for dispensing the labels while others include the application of the label to the item (such as a package). Unlike label printer applicators, they dispense preprinte... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software%20modernization | Legacy modernization, also known as software modernization or platform modernization, refers to the conversion, rewriting or porting of a legacy system to modern computer programming languages, architectures (e.g. microservices), software libraries, protocols or hardware platforms. Legacy transformation aims to retain... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog%20ear | An analog ear or analog cochlea is a model of the ear or of the cochlea (in the inner ear) based on an electrical, electronic or mechanical analog. An analog ear is commonly described as an interconnection of electrical elements such as resistors, capacitors, and inductors; sometimes transformers and active amplifiers... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-resolved%20photon%20emission | Time-resolved photon emission (TRPE) is used to measure timing waveforms on semiconductor devices. TRPE measurements are performed on the back side of the semiconductor device. The substrate of the device-under-test (DUT) must first be thinned mechanically. The device is mounted on a movable X-Y stage in an enclosure w... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical%20probe%20station | A mechanical probe station is used to physically acquire signals from the internal nodes of a semiconductor device. The probe station utilizes manipulators which allow the precise positioning of thin needles on the surface of a semiconductor device. If the device is being electrically stimulated, the signal is acquired... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard%20RAID%20levels | In computer storage, the standard RAID levels comprise a basic set of RAID ("redundant array of independent disks" or "redundant array of inexpensive disks") configurations that employ the techniques of striping, mirroring, or parity to create large reliable data stores from multiple general-purpose computer hard disk ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11%3A11%20%28numerology%29 | In numerology, 11:11 is considered to be a significant moment in time for an event to occur. It is seen as an example of synchronicity, as well as a favorable sign or a suggestion towards the presence of spiritual influence. It is additionally thought that the repetition of numbers in the sequence adds "intensity" to t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Range%20%28computer%20programming%29 | In computer science, the term range may refer to one of three things:
The possible values that may be stored in a variable.
The upper and lower bounds of an array.
An alternative to iterator.
Range of a variable
The range of a variable is given as the set of possible values that that variable can hold. In the case ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid%20Fidelity | Liquid Fidelity is a "microdisplay" technology applied in high-definition televisions. It incorporates Liquid Crystal on Silicon technology capable of producing true 1080p resolution with two million pixels on a single display chip.
Components of Liquid Fidelity technology were originally used in 720p HDTVs produced ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus-holder | A bus-holder (or Bus-keeper) is a weak latch circuit which holds last value on a tri-state bus.
The circuit is basically a delay element with the output connected back to the input through a relatively high impedance. This is usually achieved with two inverters connected in series, followed by a series resistor connec... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharyngeal%20artery | The pharyngeal artery is a branch of the ascending pharyngeal artery. The pharyngeal artery passes inferior-ward in between the superior margin of the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle, and the levator veli palatini muscle. It issues branches to the constrictor muscles of the pharynx, the stylopharyngeus muscle, t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SmartSlab | SmartSlab is an LED technology invented in 1999 by Tom Barker. The SmartSlab technology uses a hexagonal pixel in a structural composite honeycomb, so that it is possible for displays to be integrated into architecture.
SmartSlab Ltd. was a London-based company that developed and marketed SmartSlab-based solutions.
R... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable%20security | Renewable Security was a concept that evolved after the repeated hacks of analogue TV encryption systems in the late 1980s. Simply stated, rather than completely replacing a hacked TV encryption system, only part of it would have to be replaced to make it secure again.
Embedded secure processor
The decoders at that ti... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session%20ID | In computer science, a session identifier, session ID or session token is a piece of data that is used in network communications (often over HTTPS) to identify a session, a series of related message exchanges. Session identifiers become necessary in cases where the communications infrastructure uses a stateless protoco... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special%20ordered%20set | In discrete optimization, a special ordered set (SOS) is an ordered set of variables used as an additional way to specify integrality conditions in an optimization model. Special order sets are basically a device or tool used in branch and bound methods for branching on sets of variables, rather than individual variabl... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline%20of%20industrial%20machinery | The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to industrial machinery:
Essence of industrial machinery
Heavy equipment
Hardware
Industrial process
Machine
Machine tool
Tool
Industrial machines
Agricultural equipment
Assembly line
Industrial robot
Oil refinery
Packaging and labelin... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table%20of%20thermodynamic%20equations | Common thermodynamic equations and quantities in thermodynamics, using mathematical notation, are as follows:
Definitions
Many of the definitions below are also used in the thermodynamics of chemical reactions.
General basic quantities
General derived quantities
Thermal properties of matter
Thermal transfer
Equa... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical%20beam-induced%20current | Optical beam induced current (OBIC) is a semiconductor analysis technique performed using laser signal injection. The technique
uses a scanning laser beam to create electron–hole pairs in a semiconductor sample. This induces a current which may be analyzed to determine the sample's properties, especially defects or an... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison%20of%20spreadsheet%20software | Spreadsheet is a class of application software design to analyze tabular data called "worksheets". A collection of worksheets is called a "workbook". Online spreadsheets do not depend on a particular operating system but require a standards-compliant web browser instead. One of the incentives for the creation of online... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryology | Bryology (from Greek , a moss, a liverwort) is the branch of botany concerned with the scientific study of bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts). Bryologists are people who have an active interest in observing, recording, classifying or researching bryophytes. The field is often studied along with lichenology... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott%20803 | The Elliott 803 is a small, medium-speed transistor digital computer which was manufactured by the British company Elliott Brothers in the 1960s. About 211 were built.
History
The 800 series began with the 801, a one-off test machine built in 1957. The 802 was a production model but only seven were sold between 1958... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recovery%20testing | In software testing, recovery testing is the activity of testing how well an application is able to recover from crashes, hardware failures and other similar problems.
Recovery testing is the forced failure of the software in a variety of ways to verify that recovery is
properly performed. Recovery testing should not ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensible%20Forms%20Description%20Language | Extensible Forms Description Language (XFDL) is a high-level computer language that facilitates defining a form as a single, stand-alone object using elements and attributes from the Extensible Markup Language (XML). Technically, it is a class of XML originally specified in a World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Note. See ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog%20transmission | Analog transmission is a transmission method of conveying information using a continuous signal which varies in amplitude, phase, or some other property in proportion to that information. It could be the transfer of an analog signal, using an analog modulation method such as frequency modulation (FM) or amplitude modul... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woordeboek%20van%20die%20Afrikaanse%20Taal | Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal (Dictionary of the Afrikaans Language), generally known as the WAT, is the largest descriptive Afrikaans dictionary. As comprehensive descriptive dictionary, it strives to reflect the Afrikaans language in its entirety. Not only standard Afrikaans is portrayed, but also varieties like... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest%20Semesters%20in%20Mathematics | The Budapest Semesters in Mathematics program is a study abroad opportunity for North American undergraduate students in Budapest, Hungary. The coursework is primarily mathematical and conducted in English by Hungarian professors whose primary positions are at Eötvös Loránd University or the Alfréd Rényi Institute of ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AEP%20meter%20label%20format | The California Direct Access Standards setting process in 1997 identified the need to standardize the electric meter label identifier so as to create a unique identifier for every electric meter in the United States. The AEP meter label format is a recommended solution for this need.
Format
AEP meter label format foll... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative%20intensity%20noise | Relative intensity noise (RIN), describes the instability in the power level of a laser. The noise term is important to describe lasers used in fiber-optic communication and LIDAR remote sensing.
Relative intensity noise can be generated from cavity vibration, fluctuations in the laser gain medium or simply from trans... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submerged%20floating%20tunnel | A submerged floating tunnel (SFT), also known as submerged floating tube bridge (SFTB), suspended tunnel, or Archimedes bridge, is a proposed design for a tunnel that floats in water, supported by its buoyancy (specifically, by employing the hydrostatic thrust, or Archimedes' principle).
The tube would be placed under... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplicative%20distance | In algebraic geometry, is said to be a multiplicative distance function over a field if it satisfies
AB is congruent to A'B' iff
AB < A'B' iff
See also
Algebraic geometry
Hyperbolic geometry
Poincaré disc model
Hilbert's arithmetic of ends
References
Algebraic geometry |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallax%20SX | Parallax SX is a discontinued line of microcontrollers that was marketed by Parallax, from a design by Ubicom. Designed to be architecturally similar to the PIC microcontrollers used in the original versions of the BASIC Stamp, SX microcontrollers replaced the PIC in several subsequent versions of that product.
Produc... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilbert%20system | In mathematical physics, Hilbert system is an infrequently used term for a physical system described by a C*-algebra.
In logic, especially mathematical logic, a Hilbert system, sometimes called Hilbert calculus, Hilbert-style deductive system or Hilbert–Ackermann system, is a type of system of formal deduction attribu... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayesian%20regret | In stochastic game theory, Bayesian regret is the expected difference ("regret") between the utility of a Bayesian strategy and that of the optimal strategy (the one with the highest expected payoff).
The term Bayesian refers to Thomas Bayes (1702–1761), who proved a special case of what is now called Bayes' theorem, ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REVTeX | REVTeX is a collection of LaTeX macros which is maintained and
distributed by the American Physical Society with auxiliary files and a user support guide, as part of a "REVTeX toolbox." REVTeX is used to submit papers to journals published by the American Physical Society (APS), the American Institute of Physics (AIP... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Genetically%20Engineered%20Machine | The International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition is a worldwide synthetic biology competition that was initially aimed at undergraduate university students, but has since expanded to include divisions for high school students, entrepreneurs, and community laboratories, as well as 'overgraduates'.
Co... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favard%20constant | In mathematics, the Favard constant, also called the Akhiezer–Krein–Favard constant, of order r is defined as
This constant is named after the French mathematician Jean Favard, and after the Soviet mathematicians Naum Akhiezer and Mark Krein.
Particular values
Uses
This constant is used in solutions of several ex... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric%20Power%20Research%20Institute | EPRI, is an American independent, nonprofit organization that conducts research and development related to the generation, delivery, and use of electricity to help address challenges in the energy industry, including reliability, efficiency, affordability, health, safety, and the environment.
EPRI's principal offices ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automath | Automath ("automating mathematics") is a formal language, devised by Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn starting in 1967, for expressing complete mathematical theories in such a way that an included automated proof checker can verify their correctness.
Overview
The Automath system included many novel notions that were later ad... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coded%20mark%20inversion | In telecommunication, coded mark inversion (CMI) is a non-return-to-zero (NRZ) line code. It encodes zero bits as a half bit time of zero followed by a half bit time of one, and while one bits are encoded as a full bit time of a constant level. The level used for one bits alternates each time one is coded.
This is va... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mice%20problem | In mathematics, the mice problem is a continuous pursuit–evasion problem in which a number of mice (or insects, dogs, missiles, etc.) are considered to be placed at the corners of a regular polygon. In the classic setup, each then begins to move towards its immediate neighbour (clockwise or anticlockwise). The goal is ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slurry%20ice | Slurry ice is a phase changing refrigerant made up of millions of ice "micro-crystals" (typically 0.1 to 1 mm in diameter) formed and suspended within a solution of water and a freezing point depressant. Some compounds used in the field are salt, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, alcohols like isobutyl and ethanol, a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMware%20VMFS | VMware VMFS (Virtual Machine File System) is VMware, Inc.'s clustered file system used by the company's flagship server virtualization suite, vSphere. It was developed to store virtual machine disk images, including snapshots. Multiple servers can read/write the same filesystem simultaneously while individual virtual m... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puzzle%20Panic | Puzzle Panic, also known as Ken Uston's Puzzle Panic, is a video game created by blackjack strategist Ken Uston, Bob Polin (designer of Blue Max), and Ron Karr. It was published by Epyx in 1984 for the Atari 8-bit family and Commodore 64.
Gameplay
The player guides Benny, a light bulb, through a series of 11 puzzles... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interdigital%20transducer | An interdigital transducer (IDT) is a device that consists of two interlocking comb-shaped arrays of metallic electrodes (in the fashion of a zipper). These metallic electrodes are deposited on the surface of a piezoelectric substrate, such as quartz or lithium niobate, to form a periodic structure.
Function
IDTs prim... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clutching%20construction | In topology, a branch of mathematics, the clutching construction is a way of constructing fiber bundles, particularly vector bundles on spheres.
Definition
Consider the sphere as the union of the upper and lower hemispheres and along their intersection, the equator, an .
Given trivialized fiber bundles with fiber ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uno%20%28video%20game%29 | Uno is a video game based on the card game of the same name. It has been released for a number of platforms. The Xbox 360 version by Carbonated Games and Microsoft Game Studios was released on May 9, 2006, as a digital download via Xbox Live Arcade. A version for iPhone OS and iPod devices was released in 2008 by Gamel... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double%20exponential%20function | A double exponential function is a constant raised to the power of an exponential function. The general formula is (where a>1 and b>1), which grows much more quickly than an exponential function. For example, if a = b = 10:
f(x) = 1010x
f(0) = 10
f(1) = 1010
f(2) = 10100 = googol
f(3) = 101000
f(100) = 1010100 = goog... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fully%20differential%20amplifier | A fully differential amplifier (FDA) is a DC-coupled high-gain electronic voltage amplifier with differential inputs and differential outputs. In its ordinary usage, the output of the FDA is controlled by two feedback paths which, because of the amplifier's high gain, almost completely determine the output voltage for ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudonymization | Pseudonymization is a data management and de-identification procedure by which personally identifiable information fields within a data record are replaced by one or more artificial identifiers, or pseudonyms. A single pseudonym for each replaced field or collection of replaced fields makes the data record less identif... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DesktopTwo | Desktoptwo was a free Webtop (whose URL was desktoptwo.com and which is now a parked domain) developed by Sapotek (whose URL was sapotek.com, which also is now a parked domain). It's also been called a WebOS although Sapotek stated on its website that the term is premature and presumptuous. It mimics the look, feel and... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utmp | utmp, wtmp, btmp and variants such as utmpx, wtmpx and btmpx are files on Unix-like systems that keep track of all logins and logouts to the system.
Format
utmp, wtmp and btmp
utmp maintains a full accounting of the current status of the system, system boot time (used by uptime), recording user logins at which ter... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontal%20solver | A frontal solver is an approach to solving sparse linear systems which is used extensively in finite element analysis. Algorithms of this kind are variants of Gauss elimination that automatically avoids a large number of operations involving zero terms due to the fact that the matrix is only sparse. The development of ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreasonable%20ineffectiveness%20of%20mathematics | The unreasonable ineffectiveness of mathematics is a phrase that alludes to the article by physicist Eugene Wigner, "The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences". This phrase is meant to suggest that mathematical analysis has not proved as valuable in other fields as it has in physics.
Life s... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golomb%20sequence | In mathematics, the Golomb sequence, named after Solomon W. Golomb (but also called Silverman's sequence), is a monotonically increasing integer sequence where an is the number of times that n occurs in the sequence, starting with a1 = 1, and with the property that for n > 1 each an is the smallest unique integer which... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20web%20service%20frameworks | A list of web service frameworks:
See also
Comparison of web frameworks
List of web service specifications
List of web service protocols
Web service
Java view technologies and frameworks
List of application servers
Web services |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payment%20Card%20Industry%20Data%20Security%20Standard | The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is an information security standard used to handle credit cards from major card brands. The standard is administered by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council, and its use is mandated by the card brands. It was created to better control cardholder... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border%20Gateway%20Multicast%20Protocol | The Border Gateway Multicast Protocol (BGMP) was an IETF project which attempted to design a true inter-domain multicast routing protocol. BGMP was planned to be able to scale in order to operate in the global Internet.
References
External links
RFC 3913: Border Gateway Multicast Protocol] BGMP Protocol Specificatio... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological%20organisation | Biological organisation is the organisation of complex biological structures and systems that define life using a reductionistic approach. The traditional hierarchy, as detailed below, extends from atoms to biospheres. The higher levels of this scheme are often referred to as an ecological organisation concept, or as t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal%20oxidation | In microfabrication, thermal oxidation is a way to produce a thin layer of oxide (usually silicon dioxide) on the surface of a wafer. The technique forces an oxidizing agent to diffuse into the wafer at high temperature and react with it. The rate of oxide growth is often predicted by the Deal–Grove model. Thermal ox... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contraposition | In logic and mathematics, contraposition refers to the inference of going from a conditional statement into its logically equivalent contrapositive, and an associated proof method known as proof by contraposition. The contrapositive of a statement has its antecedent and consequent inverted and flipped.
Conditional sta... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallels%20Desktop%20for%20Mac | Parallels Desktop for Mac is software providing hardware virtualization for Macintosh computers with Intel processors, and since version 16.5 also for Apple silicon-based Macintosh computers. It is developed by Parallels, since 2018 a subsidiary of Corel.
History
Released on June 15, 2006, it was the first software pr... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deal%E2%80%93Grove%20model | The Deal–Grove model mathematically describes the growth of an oxide layer on the surface of a material. In particular, it is used to predict and interpret thermal oxidation of silicon in semiconductor device fabrication. The model was first published in 1965 by Bruce Deal and Andrew Grove of Fairchild Semiconductor, ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexible%20shaft | A flexible shaft, often referred to as a flex shaft, is a device for transmitting rotary motion between two objects which are not fixed relative to one another. It consists of a rotating wire rope or coil which is flexible but has some torsional stiffness. It may or may not have a covering, which also bends but does no... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic%20fraction | In algebra, an algebraic fraction is a fraction whose numerator and denominator are algebraic expressions. Two examples of algebraic fractions are and . Algebraic fractions are subject to the same laws as arithmetic fractions.
A rational fraction is an algebraic fraction whose numerator and denominator are both polyn... |
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