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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal%20equation | The term personal equation, in 19th- and early 20th-century science, referred to the idea that different observers have different reaction times, which can introduce bias when it comes to measurements and observations.
Astronomy
The term originated in astronomy, when it was discovered that numerous observers making ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIESTA%20%28computer%20program%29 | SIESTA (Spanish Initiative for Electronic Simulations with Thousands of Atoms) is an original method and its computer program implementation, to efficiently perform electronic structure calculations and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations of molecules and solids. SIESTA uses strictly localized basis sets and the i... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20S.%20Rodwell | John S. Rodwell (1946 – present) is an ecologist who was based at the University of Lancaster, noted for his role in the development of the British National Vegetation Classification and as editor of the five volumes of British Plant Communities.
Education
Rodwell graduated in Botany from the University of Leeds in 19... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork%20and%20beans | Pork and beans is a culinary dish that uses pork and beans as its main ingredients. Numerous variations exist, usually with more specific names, such as Fabada Asturiana, Olla podrida, or American canned pork and beans.
American canned pork and beans
Although the time and place of the first appearance of American can... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel%20GMA | The Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) is a series of integrated graphics processors introduced in 2004 by Intel, replacing the earlier Intel Extreme Graphics series and being succeeded by the Intel HD and Iris Graphics series.
This series targets the market of low-cost graphics solutions. The products in this ser... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succubous | Succubous is a manner in which the leaves of a liverwort overlap. If one were to look down from above (dorsal side) on a plant where the leaf attachment is succubous, the upper edge of each leaf would be covered by the next leaf along the stem. The lower edge of each leaf is visible from above, but the edge of the leaf... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equipotential | In mathematics and physics, an equipotential or isopotential refers to a region in space where every point is at the same potential. This usually refers to a scalar potential (in that case it is a level set of the potential), although it can also be applied to vector potentials. An equipotential of a scalar potential ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incubous | The term incubous describes the way in which the leaves of a liverwort are attached to the stem. If one were to look down from above (dorsal side) on a plant where the leaf attachment is incubous, the upper edge of each leaf would overlap the next higher leaf along the stem. Because of this, the upper edge of each le... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular%20Biology%20%28journal%29 | Molecular Biology is a scientific journal which covers a wide scope of problems related to molecular, cell, and computational biology including genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, molecular virology and immunology, molecular development biology, and molecular evolution. Molecular Biology publishes reviews, mini-revie... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uhthoff%27s%20phenomenon | Uhthoff's phenomenon (also known as Uhthoff's syndrome, Uhthoff's sign, and Uhthoff's symptom) is the worsening of neurologic symptoms in multiple sclerosis (MS) and other demyelinating diseases when the body is overheated. This may occur due to hot weather, exercise, fever, saunas, hot tubs, hot baths, and hot food an... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1%20protein | The M1 protein is a matrix protein of the influenza virus. It forms a coat inside the viral envelope. This is a bifunctional membrane/RNA-binding protein that mediates the encapsidation of nucleoprotein cores into the membrane envelope. It is therefore required that M1 binds both membrane and RNA simultaneously.
The M... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calculator%20watch | A calculator watch is a digital watch with a built-in calculator, usually including buttons on the watch face. Calculator watches were first introduced in the 1970s and continue to be produced, despite falling from their peak popularity during the 1980s. The most dominant brands were the Casio Databank series and Timex... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral%20matrix%20protein | Viral matrix proteins are structural proteins linking the viral envelope with the virus core. They play a crucial role in virus assembly, and interact with the RNP complex as well as with the viral membrane. They are found in many enveloped viruses including paramyxoviruses, orthomyxoviruses, herpesviruses, retroviruse... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/237%20%28number%29 | 237 (two hundred [and] thirty-seven) is the natural number following 236 and preceding 238.
237 is a lucky number, and one of the numbers in Aronson's sequence.
The 237th square pyramidal number, 4465475, is also a sum of two smaller square pyramidal numbers. There are only four smaller numbers (55, 70, 147, and 226)... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posadis | In computing, Posadis is a GPL-licensed DNS server for Microsoft Windows and Unix that uses a zone file format that is compatible with BIND zone files. Posadis is part of a suite which includes graphical configuration and zone file management programs.
Posadis has IPv6 support.
See also
Comparison of DNS server soft... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNOPT | SNOPT, for Sparse Nonlinear OPTimizer, is a software package for solving large-scale nonlinear optimization problems written by Philip Gill, Walter Murray and Michael Saunders. SNOPT is mainly written in Fortran, but interfaces to C, C++, Python and MATLAB are available.
It employs a sparse sequential quadratic progr... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic%20Doppler%20current%20profiler | An acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP) is a hydroacoustic current meter similar to a sonar, used to measure water current velocities over a depth range using the Doppler effect of sound waves scattered back from particles within the water column. The term ADCP is a generic term for all acoustic current profilers, ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20planar%20symmetry%20groups | This article summarizes the classes of discrete symmetry groups of the Euclidean plane. The symmetry groups are named here by three naming schemes: International notation, orbifold notation, and Coxeter notation.
There are three kinds of symmetry groups of the plane:
2 families of rosette groups – 2D point groups
7 fri... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexagonal%20lattice | The hexagonal lattice (sometimes called triangular lattice) is one of the five two-dimensional Bravais lattice types. The symmetry category of the lattice is wallpaper group p6m. The primitive translation vectors of the hexagonal lattice form an angle of 120° and are of equal lengths,
The reciprocal lattice of the ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoliy%20Skorokhod | Anatoliy Volodymyrovych Skorokhod (; September 10, 1930January 3, 2011) was a Soviet and Ukrainian mathematician.
Skorokhod is well-known for a comprehensive treatise on the theory of stochastic processes, co-authored with Gikhman.
Career
Skorokhod worked at Kyiv University from 1956 to 1964. He was subsequently at ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atovaquone | Atovaquone, sold under the brand name Mepron, is an antimicrobial medication for the prevention and treatment of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP).
Atovaquone is a chemical compound that belongs to the class of naphthoquinones. Atovaquone is a hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, an analog of both ubiquinone and lawsone.
... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ILIOS | ILIOS is an acronym of InterLink Internet Operating System. It is an attempt to create a router-only operating system; one specifically oriented towards computer networking purposes, especially routing. It supports IPv4 routing and is a good educational OS, though it is single tasking and does everything via interrupts... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M32R | The M32R is a 32-bit RISC instruction set architecture (ISA) developed by Mitsubishi Electric for embedded microprocessors and microcontrollers. The ISA is now owned by Renesas Electronics Corporation, and the company designs and fabricates M32R implementations. M32R processors are used in embedded systems such as Engi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporary%20variable | In computer programming, a temporary variable is a variable with short lifetime, usually to hold data that will soon be discarded, or before it can be placed at a more permanent memory location. Because it is short-lived, it is usually declared as a local variable, i.e., a variable with local scope. There is no formal ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wandering%20set | In dynamical systems and ergodic theory, the concept of a wandering set formalizes a certain idea of movement and mixing. When a dynamical system has a wandering set of non-zero measure, then the system is a dissipative system. This is the opposite of a conservative system, to which the Poincaré recurrence theorem appl... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell%27s%20spaceship%20paradox | Bell's spaceship paradox is a thought experiment in special relativity. It was first described by E. Dewan and M. Beran in 1959 but became more widely known after John Stewart Bell elaborated the idea further in 1976. A delicate thread hangs between two spaceships headed in the same direction. They start accelerating s... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensor%E2%80%93vector%E2%80%93scalar%20gravity | Tensor–vector–scalar gravity (TeVeS), developed by Jacob Bekenstein in 2004, is a relativistic generalization of Mordehai Milgrom's Modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND) paradigm.
The main features of TeVeS can be summarized as follows:
As it is derived from the action principle, TeVeS respects conservation laws;
In th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiral%20auxiliary | In stereochemistry, a chiral auxiliary is a stereogenic group or unit that is temporarily incorporated into an organic compound in order to control the stereochemical outcome of the synthesis. The chirality present in the auxiliary can bias the stereoselectivity of one or more subsequent reactions. The auxiliary can th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rossiter%E2%80%93McLaughlin%20effect | The Rossiter–McLaughlin effect is a spectroscopic phenomenon observed when an object moves across the face of a star.
Description
The Rossiter–McLaughlin effect is a spectroscopic phenomenon observed when either an eclipsing binary's secondary star or an extrasolar planet is seen to transit across the face of the pri... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millefleur | Millefleur, millefleurs or mille-fleur (French mille-fleurs, literally "thousand flowers") refers to a background style of many different small flowers and plants, usually shown on a green ground, as though growing in grass. It is essentially restricted to European tapestry during the late Middle Ages and early Renaiss... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocycle | In mathematics a cocycle is a closed cochain. Cocycles are used in algebraic topology to express obstructions (for example, to integrating a differential equation on a closed manifold). They are likewise used in group cohomology. In autonomous dynamical systems, cocycles are used to describe particular kinds of map,... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil%20flag | A civil flag is a version of the national flag that is flown by civilians on nongovernmental installations or craft. The use of civil flags was more common in the past to denote buildings or ships not crewed by the military.
In some countries, the civil flag is the same as the state flag but without the coat of arms, ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20spherical%20symmetry%20groups | Finite spherical symmetry groups are also called point groups in three dimensions. There are five fundamental symmetry classes which have triangular fundamental domains: dihedral, cyclic, tetrahedral, octahedral, and icosahedral symmetry.
This article lists the groups by Schoenflies notation, Coxeter notation, orbifol... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information%20Hyperlinked%20over%20Proteins | Information Hyperlinked over Proteins (or iHOP) is an online text mining service that provides a gene-guided network to access PubMed abstracts. The service was established by Robert Hoffmann and Alfonso Valencia in 2004.
The concept underlying iHOP is that by using genes and proteins as hyperlinks between sentences a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XLink%20Kai | XLink Kai is a program developed by Team XLink allowing for online play of video games with support for LAN multiplayer modes. It enables players on the GameCube, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita / PlayStation TV, Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One to play g... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pohlmeyer%20charge | In theoretical physics Pohlmeyer charge, named for Klaus Pohlmeyer, is a conserved charge invariant under the Virasoro algebra or its generalization. It can be obtained by expanding the holonomies (generating functions)
with respect to the constant matrices T. The gauge field is defined as a combination of and its c... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal%20ribosome%20entry%20site | An internal ribosome entry site, abbreviated IRES, is an RNA element that allows for translation initiation in a cap-independent manner, as part of the greater process of protein synthesis. In eukaryotic translation, initiation typically occurs at the 5' end of mRNA molecules, since 5' cap recognition is required for t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird%27s-eye%20view | A bird's-eye view is an elevated view of an object or location from a very steep viewing angle, creating a perspective as if the observer were a bird in flight looking downwards. Bird's-eye views can be an aerial photograph, but also a drawing, and are often used in the making of blueprints, floor plans and maps.
Bef... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinnacle%20Foods | Pinnacle Foods, Inc., is a packaged foods company headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, that specializes in shelf-stable and frozen foods. The company became a subsidiary of Conagra Brands on October 26, 2018.
History
The company was founded in 1998 as "Vlasic Foods International", acquiring the Swanson TV dinners,... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theomatics | Theomatics is a numerological study of the Hebrew/Aramaic and Greek text of the Christian Bible (see also Biblical numerology), based upon gematria and isopsephia, by which its proponents claim to show the direct intervention of God in the writing of Christian scripture.
Etymology
The term "theomatics" was coined by ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottery%20mathematics | Lottery mathematics is used to calculate probabilities of winning or losing a lottery game. It is based primarily on combinatorics, particularly the twelvefold way and combinations without replacement.
Choosing 6 from 49
In a typical 6/49 game, each player chooses six distinct numbers from a range of 1-49. If the six... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interleave%20sequence | In mathematics, an interleave sequence is obtained by merging two sequences via an in shuffle.
Let be a set, and let and , be two sequences in The interleave sequence is defined to be the sequence . Formally, it is the sequence given by
Properties
The interleave sequence is convergent if and only if the se... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type%20generalization | Type generalization is a technique commonly used in refactoring. The idea is to draw on the benefits of object-orientation and make more-generalized types, thus enabling more code sharing, leading to better maintainability as there is less code to write. Too-general code can, however, become completely useless, leading... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolz%E2%80%93Ces%C3%A0ro%20theorem | In mathematics, the Stolz–Cesàro theorem is a criterion for proving the convergence of a sequence. The theorem is named after mathematicians Otto Stolz and Ernesto Cesàro, who stated and proved it for the first time.
The Stolz–Cesàro theorem can be viewed as a generalization of the Cesàro mean, but also as a l'Hôpita... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square%20lattice | In mathematics, the square lattice is a type of lattice in a two-dimensional Euclidean space. It is the two-dimensional version of the integer lattice, denoted as . It is one of the five types of two-dimensional lattices as classified by their symmetry groups; its symmetry group in IUC notation as , Coxeter notation as... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard%20algorithms | In elementary arithmetic, a standard algorithm or method is a specific method of computation which is conventionally taught for solving particular mathematical problems. These methods vary somewhat by nation and time, but generally include exchanging, regrouping, long division, and long multiplication using a standard ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet%20transit | Internet transit is the service of allowing network traffic to cross or "transit" a computer network, usually used to connect a smaller Internet service provider (ISP) to the larger Internet. Technically, it consists of two bundled services:
The advertisement of customer routes to other ISPs, thereby soliciting inboun... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%20criteria | The McDonald criteria are diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis (MS). These criteria are named after neurologist W. Ian McDonald who directed an international panel in association with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) of America and recommended revised diagnostic criteria for MS in April 2001. These ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy%E2%80%93momentum%20relation | In physics, the energy–momentum relation, or relativistic dispersion relation, is the relativistic equation relating total energy (which is also called relativistic energy) to invariant mass (which is also called rest mass) and momentum. It is the extension of mass–energy equivalence for bodies or systems with non-zero... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimum%20programming | In the history of computing, optimum programming, or optimum coding is the practice of arranging a computer program's instructions in memory so as to minimize the time the machine spends waiting for instructions. It is of historical interest mainly due to the design of many early digital computers.
Most early computer... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isomalt | Isomalt is a sugar substitute, a mixture of the two disaccharide alcohols 1,6-GPS and 1,1-GPM. It is used primarily for its sugar-like physical properties. It has little to no impact on blood sugar levels, and does not stimulate the release of insulin. It also does not promote tooth decay and is considered to be tooth-... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatial%20variability | Spatial variability occurs when a quantity that is measured at different spatial locations exhibits values that differ across the locations. Spatial variability can be assessed using spatial descriptive statistics such as the range.
Let us suppose that the Rev' z(x) is perfectly known at any point x within the field ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressor%20map | A compressor map is a chart which shows the performance of a turbomachinery compressor. This type of compressor is used in gas turbine engines, for supercharging reciprocating engines and for industrial processes, where it is known as a dynamic compressor. A map is created from compressor rig test results or predicted ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heath%E2%80%93Jarrow%E2%80%93Morton%20framework | The Heath–Jarrow–Morton (HJM) framework is a general framework to model the evolution of interest rate curves – instantaneous forward rate curves in particular (as opposed to simple forward rates). When the volatility and drift of the instantaneous forward rate are assumed to be deterministic, this is known as the Gaus... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart%20Parkin | Stuart Stephen Papworth Parkin (born 9 December 1955) is an experimental physicist, director at the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics in Halle and an Alexander von Humboldt Professor at the Institute of Physics of the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg.
He is a pioneer in the science and applicatio... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperateness%20%28virology%29 | In virology, temperate refers to the ability of some bacteriophages (notably coliphage λ) to display a lysogenic life cycle. Many (but not all) temperate phages can integrate their genomes into their host bacterium's chromosome, together becoming a lysogen as the phage genome becomes a prophage. A temperate phage is al... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front%20end%20of%20line | The front-end-of-line (FEOL) is the first portion of IC fabrication where the individual components (transistors, capacitors, resistors, etc.) are patterned in the semiconductor.
FEOL generally covers everything up to (but not including) the deposition of metal interconnect layers.
For the CMOS process, FEOL contains... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back%20end%20of%20line | The back end of line (BEOL) is the second portion of IC fabrication where the individual devices (transistors, capacitors, resistors, etc.) get interconnected with wiring on the wafer, the metalization layer. Common metals are copper and aluminum.
BEOL generally begins when the first layer of metal is deposited on the... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icosahedral%20symmetry | In mathematics, and especially in geometry, an object has icosahedral symmetry if it has the same symmetries as a regular icosahedron. Examples of other polyhedra with icosahedral symmetry include the regular dodecahedron (the dual of the icosahedron) and the rhombic triacontahedron.
Every polyhedron with icosahedral ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department%20of%20Aerospace%20Science%20and%20Technology | The Brazilian Department of Science and Aerospace Technology (; DCTA) is the national military research center for aviation and space flight. It is subordinated to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB).
It coordinates all technical and scientific activities related to the aerospace sector in which there are interests by the M... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longitudinal%20mode | A longitudinal mode of a resonant cavity is a particular standing wave pattern formed by waves confined in the cavity. The longitudinal modes correspond to the wavelengths of the wave which are reinforced by constructive interference after many reflections from the cavity's reflecting surfaces. All other wavelengths ar... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developable%20surface | In mathematics, a developable surface (or torse: archaic) is a smooth surface with zero Gaussian curvature. That is, it is a surface that can be flattened onto a plane without distortion (i.e. it can be bent without stretching or compression). Conversely, it is a surface which can be made by transforming a plane (i.e... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsinki%20Institute%20of%20Physics | The Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP, , ) is a physics research institute operated jointly by University of Helsinki, Aalto University, University of Jyväskylä, Lappeenranta University of Technology and Tampere University of Technology. The operations of the institute began on September 1, 1996. The foundation of the... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical%20computing | Optical computing or photonic computing uses light waves produced by lasers or incoherent sources for data processing, data storage or data communication for computing. For decades, photons have shown promise to enable a higher bandwidth than the electrons used in conventional computers (see optical fibers).
Most rese... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHMOS | CHMOS refers to one of a series of Intel CMOS processes developed from their HMOS process. CHMOS stands for "complementary high-performance metal-oxide-silicon. It was first developed in 1981.
CHMOS was used in the Intel 80C51BH, a new version of their standard MCS-51 microcontroller. The chip was also used in later... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Japanese%20map%20symbols | This is a list of symbols appearing on Japanese maps. These symbols are called in the Japanese language.
Partial list of symbols for users with visual impairment
Official symbols according to the conventions of the Geographical Survey Institute of Japan appear with a circle below.
See also
(GSI)
External lin... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20probability%20distributions | Many probability distributions that are important in theory or applications have been given specific names.
Discrete distributions
With finite support
The Bernoulli distribution, which takes value 1 with probability p and value 0 with probability q = 1 − p.
The Rademacher distribution, which takes value 1 with probab... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium%20channel | Sodium channels are integral membrane proteins that form ion channels, conducting sodium ions (Na+) through a cell's membrane. They belong to the superfamily of cation channels.
Classification
They are classified into 2 types:
Function
In excitable cells such as neurons, myocytes, and certain types of glia, sodium ch... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedtime%20story | A bedtime story is a traditional form of storytelling, where a story is told to a child at bedtime to prepare the child for sleep. The bedtime story has long been considered "a definite institution in many families".
The term "bedtime story" was coined by Louise Chandler Moulton in her 1873 book, Bed-time Stories. T... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicotyl | An epicotyl is important for the beginning stages of a plant's life. It is the region of a seedling stem above the stalks of the seed leaves of an embryo plant. It grows rapidly, showing hypogeal germination, and extends the stem above the soil surface. A common misconception is that the epicotyl, being closer to the a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotropic%20coordinates | In the theory of Lorentzian manifolds, spherically symmetric spacetimes admit a family of nested round spheres. There are several different types of coordinate chart which are adapted to this family of nested spheres; the best known is the Schwarzschild chart, but the isotropic chart is also often useful.
The defining... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blastema | A blastema (Greek βλάστημα, "offspring") is a mass of cells capable of growth and regeneration into organs or body parts. The changing definition of the word "blastema" has been reviewed by Holland (2021). A broad survey of how blastema has been used over time brings to light a somewhat involved history. The word enter... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-Time%20Messaging%20Protocol | Real-Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) is a communication protocol for streaming audio, video, and data over the Internet. Originally developed as a proprietary protocol by Macromedia for streaming between Flash Player and the Flash Communication Server, Adobe (which acquired Macromedia) has released an incomplete version... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static%20spherically%20symmetric%20perfect%20fluid | In metric theories of gravitation, particularly general relativity, a static spherically symmetric perfect fluid solution (a term which is often abbreviated as ssspf) is a spacetime equipped with suitable tensor fields which models a static round ball of a fluid with isotropic pressure.
Such solutions are often used a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronosophy | Chronosophy is the neologistic designation given by scholar Julius Thomas (J.T.) Fraser to "the interdisciplinary and normative study of time sui generis."
Overview
Etymology
Fraser derived the term from the Ancient Greek: χρόνος, chronos, "time" and σοφία, sophia, "wisdom". Chronosophia is thus defined as the "spec... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glomalin | Glomalin is a hypothetical glycoprotein produced abundantly on hyphae and spores of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in soil and in roots. Glomalin was proposed in 1996 by Sara F. Wright, a scientist at the USDA Agricultural Research Service, but it was not isolated and described yet. The name comes from Glomerales,... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian%20460%20metre%20radio%20mast | The Russian 460 metres radio masts are among the most secret supertall structures ever built. Three such masts, which were developed by Stako, were erected in mid-1980s near Inta, Dudinka and Taymylyr as masts for the North Siberian Chayka Chain for transmitting navigation signals on 100 kHz with 1200 kW.
All these ma... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CEBus | CEBus(r), short for Consumer Electronics Bus, also known as EIA-600, is a set of electrical standards and communication protocols for electronic devices to transmit commands and data. It is suitable for devices in households and offices to use, and might be useful for utility interface and light industrial application... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6nig%27s%20theorem%20%28kinetics%29 | In kinetics, König's theorem or König's decomposition is a mathematical relation derived by Johann Samuel König that assists with the calculations of angular momentum and kinetic energy of bodies and systems of particles.
For a system of particles
The theorem is divided in two parts.
First part of König's theorem
... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freshers%27%20flu | Freshers' flu is a name commonly given to a battery of illnesses contracted by new students (freshers) during the first few weeks at a university, and colleges of further education in some form; common symptoms include fever, sore throat, severe headache, coughing and general discomfort. The illnesses may or may not in... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parameter%20space | The parameter space is the space of possible parameter values that define a particular mathematical model, often a subset of finite-dimensional Euclidean space. Often the parameters are inputs of a function, in which case the technical term for the parameter space is domain of a function. The ranges of values of the pa... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly%20Clock | The Beverly Clock is a clock in the 3rd-floor lift foyer of the Department of Physics at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. The clock is still running despite never having been manually wound since its construction in 1864 by Arthur Beverly.
Operation
The clock's mechanism is driven by variations in daily ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Load-link/store-conditional | In computer science, load-linked/store-conditional (LL/SC), sometimes known as load-reserved/store-conditional (LR/SC), are a pair of instructions used in multithreading to achieve synchronization. Load-link returns the current value of a memory location, while a subsequent store-conditional to the same memory location... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FR-V%20%28microprocessor%29 | The Fujitsu FR-V (Fujitsu RISC-VLIW) is one of the very few processors ever able to process both a very long instruction word (VLIW) and vector processor instructions at the same time, increasing throughput with high parallel computing while increasing performance per watt and hardware efficiency. The family was prese... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parametric%20model | In statistics, a parametric model or parametric family or finite-dimensional model is a particular class of statistical models. Specifically, a parametric model is a family of probability distributions that has a finite number of parameters.
Definition
A statistical model is a collection of probability distributio... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super%20Hydlide | Super Hydlide is an action role-playing game for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. It was originally released in 1987 in Japan only under the title for the MSX, MSX2, and PC-8801mkII SR. It's the third game in the Hydlide series. Ports were also released for the X1, Famicom, X68000, and Microsoft Windows. The game was deve... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium%20metabisulfite | Potassium metabisulfite, K2S2O5, also known as potassium pyrosulfite, is a white crystalline powder with a pungent odour. It is mainly used as an antioxidant or chemical sterilant. As a disulfite, it is chemically very similar to sodium metabisulfite, with which it is sometimes used interchangeably. Potassium metabis... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HERA-B | The HERA-B detector was a particle physics experiment at the HERA accelerator at the German national laboratory DESY that collected data from 1993 to 2003. It measured 8 m × 20 m × 9 m and weighed 1000 tons. The HERA-B collaboration consisted of some 250 scientists from 32 institutes in 13 countries.
Its primary aim w... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Internet%20Pilot%20to%20Physics | TIPTOP (fully known as The Internet Pilot to Physics) was a web site operated in collaboration between Kenneth Bodin-Holmlund at Umeå University, Mikko Karttunen at McGill University and Guenther Nowotny at the Technical University of Vienna during 1994–1998, and it was originally derived from Physics Around the World ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detached%20eddy%20simulation | Detached eddy simulation (DES) is a modification of a Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations (RANS) model in which the model switches to a subgrid scale formulation in regions fine enough for large eddy simulation (LES) calculations.
Details
Regions near solid boundaries and where the turbulent length scale is les... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UDP%20Helper%20Address | A UDP Helper Address is a special router configuration used to forward broadcast network traffic from a client machine on one subnet to a server in another subnet.
Usage example
The Internet Protocol requires every network interface controller to be assigned at least one unique IP address. Groups of machines with sim... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusion%20barrier | A diffusion barrier is a thin layer (usually micrometres thick) of metal usually placed between two other metals. It is done to act as a barrier to protect either one of the metals from corrupting the other.
Adhesion of a plated metal layer to its substrate requires a physical interlocking, inter-diffusion of the depo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated%20reasoning | In computer science, in particular in knowledge representation and reasoning and metalogic, the area of automated reasoning is dedicated to understanding different aspects of reasoning. The study of automated reasoning helps produce computer programs that allow computers to reason completely, or nearly completely, auto... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imaginary%20time | Imaginary time is a mathematical representation of time which appears in some approaches to special relativity and quantum mechanics. It finds uses in connecting quantum mechanics with statistical mechanics and in certain cosmological theories.
Mathematically, imaginary time is real time which has undergone a Wick rot... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery%20charger | A battery charger, recharger, or simply charger, is a device that stores energy in a battery by running an electric current through it. The charging protocol (how much voltage or current for how long, and what to do when charging is complete) depends on the size and type of the battery being charged. Some battery types... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadratrix | In geometry, a quadratrix () is a curve having ordinates which are a measure of the area (or quadrature) of another curve. The two most famous curves of this class are those of Dinostratus and E. W. Tschirnhaus, which are both related to the circle.
Quadratrix of Dinostratus
The quadratrix of Dinostratus (also called... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active%20record%20pattern | In software engineering, the active record pattern is an architectural pattern. It is found in software that stores in-memory object data in relational databases. It was named by Martin Fowler in his 2003 book Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture. The interface of an object conforming to this pattern would i... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/159%20%28number%29 | 159 (one hundred [and] fifty-nine) is a natural number following 158 and preceding 160.
In mathematics
159 is:
the sum of 3 consecutive prime numbers: 47 + 53 + 59.
a Woodall number.
equal to the sum of the squares of the digits of its own square in base 15.
Only 5 numbers (greater than 1) have this property in base ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venix | Venix is a discontinued version of the Unix operating system for low-end computers, developed by VenturCom, a "company that specialises in the skinniest implementations of Unix".
Overview
A working version of Venix/86 for the IBM PC XT was demoed at COMDEX in May 1983. It was based on Version 7 Unix with some enhancem... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/195%20%28number%29 | 195 (one hundred [and] ninety-five) is the natural number following 194 and preceding 196.
In mathematics
195 is:
the sum of eleven consecutive primes: 3 + 5 + 7 + 11 + 13 + 17 + 19 + 23 + 29 + 31 + 37
the smallest number expressed as a sum of distinct squares in 16 different ways
a centered tetrahedral number
in... |
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