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Hit by pitch
of the Chicago White Sox being hit by a pitch]] In baseball, hit by pitch (HBP) is an event in which a batter or his clothing or equipment (other than his bat) is struck directly by a pitch from the pitcher; the batter is called a hit batsman (HB). A hit batsman is awarded first base, provided that (in the plate umpire...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hit_by_pitch
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Hit (baseball)
250px|upright|thumb|right|A batter starts his run to reach first base after successfully hitting the ball. upright|thumb|right|Pete Rose is the all-time leader in Major League Baseball hits, recording 4,256. upright|thumb|right|Ichiro Suzuki has recorded the most career hits across top tier professional leagues, 4,367,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hit_(baseball)
2025-04-05T18:26:34.930714
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On-base percentage
In baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP) measures how frequently a batter reaches base. An official Major League Baseball (MLB) statistic since 1984, it is sometimes referred to as on-base average (OBA), as it is rarely presented as a true percentage. Generally defined as "how frequently a batter reaches base ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On-base_percentage
2025-04-05T18:26:34.945481
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Sacrifice fly
In baseball, a sacrifice fly (sometimes abbreviated to sac fly) is defined by Rule 9.08(d): "Score a sacrifice fly when, before two are out, the batter hits a ball in flight handled by an outfielder or an infielder running in the outfield in fair or foul territory that is caught, and a run scores after the catch, or ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacrifice_fly
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On-base plus slugging
On-base plus slugging (OPS) is a sabermetric baseball statistic calculated as the sum of a player's on-base percentage and slugging percentage. The ability of a player both to get on base and to hit for power, two important offensive skills, are represented. An OPS of .800 or higher in Major League Baseball puts the pl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On-base_plus_slugging
2025-04-05T18:26:34.981240
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Stolen base
thumb|The all-time stolen base leader, Rickey Henderson, steals third base in 1988. In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a runner advances to a base unaided by other actions and the official scorer rules that the advance should be credited to the action of the runner. The umpires determine whether the runner is safe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolen_base
2025-04-05T18:26:35.007916
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Plate appearance
thumb|right|200px|Jimmy Rollins holds the single season record for most plate appearances, at 778 In baseball, a player is credited with a plate appearance (denoted by PA) each time he completes a turn batting. Under Rule 5.04(c) of the Official Baseball Rules, a player completes a turn batting when he is put out or b...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate_appearance
2025-04-05T18:26:35.013961
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Games played
Games played (GP) is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity); the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested. Association football In association football, a game played is counted if a play...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Games_played
2025-04-05T18:26:35.016813
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Boogie Down Productions
}} | associated_acts = Stop the Violence Movement, Heather B., Ms. Melodie | website | past_members * KRS-One *Ms. Melodie <small>(deceased) </small> * Willie Dee (deceased) * DJ Kenny Parker * Mad Lion * Moe * D-Nice * Scott La Rock <small>(deceased)</small> }} Boogie Down Productions (BDP) was an American hip hop...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boogie_Down_Productions
2025-04-05T18:26:35.023582
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Binary-coded decimal
<!-- parked anchor for redirects --> might use LEDs to express binary values. In this clock, each column of LEDs shows a binary-coded decimal numeral of the traditional sexagesimal time.]] In computing and electronic systems, binary-coded decimal (BCD) is a class of binary encodings of decimal numbers where each digi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary-coded_decimal
2025-04-05T18:26:35.172558
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BCD
BCD may refer to: Computing Binary-coded decimal, a representation of decimal digits in binary BCD (character encoding), a 6-bit superset of binary-coded decimal derived from the binary encoding of the same name Boot Configuration Data, the configuration data required to boot Microsoft Windows Vista and later Bipo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BCD
2025-04-05T18:26:35.177318
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Binary
Binary may refer to: Science and technology Mathematics Binary number, a representation of numbers using only two values (0 and 1) for each digit Binary function, a function that takes two arguments Binary operation, a mathematical operation that takes two arguments Binary relation, a relation involving two el...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary
2025-04-05T18:26:35.181034
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Bumin Qaghan
Bumin Qaghan (, also known as Illig Qaghan (Chinese: 伊利可汗, Pinyin: Yīlì Kèhán, Wade–Giles: i-li k'o-han) or Yamï Qaghan (, died 552 AD) was the founder of the Turkic Khaganate. He was the eldest son of Ashina Tuwu (吐務 / 吐务). He was the chieftain of the Turks under the sovereignty of Rouran Khaganate. He is also mention...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumin_Qaghan
2025-04-05T18:26:35.194318
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Bilge Qaghan
|death_place= Otukan |full name|fatherIlterish Khagan |mother= El Bilga Khatun |spouse= El Etmish Bilge Khatun |issue=Yollıg Tigin<br/>Tengri Tigin<br/>Two unnamed sons |reign= February 717 – 25 November 734 |coronation|othertitles |succession = Qaghan of the Second Turkic Khaganate |predecessor=Inel Qaghan |regent=Ton...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilge_Qaghan
2025-04-05T18:26:35.200676
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Bauhaus
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus
2025-04-05T18:26:35.229587
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Beowulf
<!--The film is already listed on the disambiguation page--> | image = File:Beowulf Cotton MS Vitellius A XV f. 132r.jpg | caption = First page of Beowulf in Cotton Vitellius A. xv.<br/>Beginning: (translation: How much we of Spear-Da/nes, in days gone by, of kings / the glory have heard...) | author(s) = Unknown | la...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beowulf
2025-04-05T18:26:35.307020
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Barb Wire (character)
Barb Wire}} Barb Wire is a fictional character appearing in Comics Greatest World, an imprint of Dark Horse Comics. Created by Chris Warner and Team CGW, the character first appeared in ''Comics' Greatest World: Steel Harbor in 1993. The original Barb Wire series published nine issues between 1994 and 1995 and was fol...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barb_Wire_(character)
2025-04-05T18:26:35.314038
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Blazing Saddles
| story = Andrew Bergman | producer = Michael Hertzberg | starring = | cinematography = Joseph Biroc | editing = | music = John Morris | studio = Crossbow Productions | distributor = Warner Bros. | released = | runtime 93 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = $2.6 million | gross $119.6 m...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blazing_Saddles
2025-04-05T18:26:35.348382
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Bruce Sterling
| birth_place = Brownsville, Texas, U.S. | death_date | death_place | occupation = | spouse = | period = 1970s–present | genre = Science fiction | subject = Cyberpunk | movement = Cyberpunk/postcyberpunk | signature = Bruce Sterling signature.jpg | website = | education = University of Texas at Austin (BA) }} Mich...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Sterling
2025-04-05T18:26:35.361272
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Brain abscess
Brain abscess (or cerebral abscess) is an abscess within the brain tissue caused by inflammation and collection of infected material coming from local (ear infection, dental abscess, infection of paranasal sinuses, infection of the mastoid air cells of the temporal bone, epidural abscess) or remote (lung, heart, kidney...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_abscess
2025-04-05T18:26:35.372149
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Brigitte Bardot
MV Brigitte Bardot}} |birth_place = Paris, France |occupation = | party = National Rally | otherparty = Union for the New Republic (1958–1967) |works = |years_active = 1952–1973 (entertainer)<br>1973–present (activist) |spouse = * * * }} |partner (1975–1979)<br> (1980–1985) |children = 1 |relatives = Mijanou Bar...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigitte_Bardot
2025-04-05T18:26:35.428860
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Banjo
}} The banjo is a stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity to form a resonator. The membrane is typically circular, and in modern forms is usually made of plastic, where early membranes were made of animal skin. Early forms of the instrument were fashioned by African Americans and ha...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banjo
2025-04-05T18:26:35.481235
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Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play beginning when a player on the fielding team, called the pitcher, throws a ball that a player on the batting team, called the batter, tries ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball
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Baseball positions
right|frameless In the sport of baseball, each of the nine players on a team is assigned a particular fielding position when it is their turn to play defense. Each position conventionally has an associated number, for use in scorekeeping by the official scorer: 1 (pitcher), 2 (catcher), 3 (first baseman), 4 (second ba...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_positions
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History of baseball in the United States
The history of baseball in the United States dates to the 19th century, when boys and amateur enthusiasts played a baseball-like game by their own informal rules using homemade equipment. The popularity of the sport grew and amateur men's ball clubs were formed in the 1830–1850s. Semi-professional baseball clubs follow...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_baseball_in_the_United_States
2025-04-05T18:26:35.640238
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Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
The Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) award given to one outstanding player in the American League and one in the National League. The award has been presented by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) since 1931. History Since 1931, the Baseb...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award
2025-04-05T18:26:35.739323
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Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award
In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to two outstanding rookie players, one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL), as voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). The award was established in 1940 by the Chicago chapter of the BBWAA, which se...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award
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National League Championship Series
standing with the NLCS logo at Dodger Stadium in 2016]] The National League Championship Series (NLCS) is a best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) postseason. It is contested by the winners of the two National League (NL) Divisio...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_League_Championship_Series
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American League Championship Series
designated hitter David Ortiz jumps onto home plate after winning Game 4 of the 2004 American League Championship Series at Fenway Park]] The American League Championship Series (ALCS) is a best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_League_Championship_Series
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American League Division Series
In Major League Baseball, the American League Division Series (ALDS) determines which two teams from the American League will advance to the American League Championship Series. The Division Series consists of two best-of-five series, featuring each of the two division winners with the best records and the winners of t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_League_Division_Series
2025-04-05T18:26:37.169033
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National League Division Series
In Major League Baseball, the National League Division Series (NLDS) determines which two teams from the National League will advance to the National League Championship Series. The Division Series consists of two best-of-five series, featuring each of the two division winners with the best records and the winners of t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_League_Division_Series
2025-04-05T18:26:37.247705
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2001 World Series
, GA: 2 | runnerup = New York Yankees (3) | runnerup_manager = Joe Torre | runnerup_games = 95–65, , GA: | date = October 27 – November 4 | venue = Bank One Ballpark (Arizona)<br />Yankee Stadium (New York) | MVP = Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling (Arizona) | television = Fox (United States)<br />MLB International (In...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_World_Series
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1903 World Series
, GA: | runnerup = Pittsburgh Pirates (3) | runnerup_manager = Fred Clarke (player/manager) | runnerup_games = 91–49, , GA: | date = October 1–13 | venue = Huntington Avenue Grounds (Boston)<br />Exposition Park (Pittsburgh) | MVP = <!-- none --> | television = <!-- none --> | announcers = <!-- none --> | radio_netwo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1903_World_Series
2025-04-05T18:26:37.322171
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Bluetongue disease
thumb|Electron micrograph of Bluetongue virus, scale bar = 50 nm Bluetongue (BT) disease is a noncontagious, arthropod-borne viral disease affecting ruminants, primarily sheep and other domestic or wild ruminants, including cattle, yaks, goats, buffalo, deer, dromedaries, and antelope. It is caused by Bluetongue virus...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetongue_disease
2025-04-05T18:26:37.381399
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Bruce Perens
) is an American computer programmer and advocate in the free software movement. He created The Open Source Definition and published the first formal announcement and manifesto of open source. He co-founded the Open Source Initiative (OSI) with Eric S. Raymond. In 2005, Perens represented Open Source at the United Nat...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Perens
2025-04-05T18:26:37.395299
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Bundle theory
Bundle theory, originated by the 18th century Scottish philosopher David Hume, is the ontological theory about objecthood in which an object consists only of a collection (bundle) of properties, relations or tropes. According to bundle theory, an object consists of its properties and nothing more; thus, there cannot b...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundle_theory
2025-04-05T18:26:37.406348
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Bernard Montgomery
| image = General Sir Bernard Montgomery in England, 1943.jpg | image_size | alt | caption = Montgomery in 1943 | nickname = | birth_date | birth_place = Kennington, Surrey<!-- Do not change to London, Kennington was part of Surrey in 1887-->, England | death_date | death_place = Alton, Hampshire, England | placeof...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Montgomery
2025-04-05T18:26:37.487332
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Herman Boerhaave
|birth_place = Voorhout, Dutch Republic |death_date |death_place = Leiden, Dutch Republic |nationality = Dutch |field = Medicine |work_institutions = University of Leiden |education = University of Leiden (M.A., 1690)<br>University of Harderwijk (M.D., 1693) |doctoral_advisor |academic_advisors Burchard de Volder |doc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Boerhaave
2025-04-05T18:26:37.500931
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Benjamin Disraeli
| image = Benjamin Disraeli by Cornelius Jabez Hughes, 1878.jpg | caption = 1878 portrait | alt = Disraeli in old age, wearing a double-breasted suit, bow tie and hat | office1 = Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | term_start1 = 20 February 1874 | term_end1 = 21 April 1880 | monarch1 = Victoria | predecessor1 = Will...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Disraeli
2025-04-05T18:26:37.583924
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Binomial distribution
<!-- EDITORS! Please see Wikipedia:WikiProject Probability#Standards for a discussion of standards used for probability distribution articles such as this one. --> {{Probability distribution | name = Binomial distribution | type = mass | pdf_image | cdf_image | notation = <math>B(n,p)</math> | parameters <math>n ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binomial_distribution
2025-04-05T18:26:37.626197
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Biostatistics
Biostatistics (also known as biometry) is a branch of statistics that applies statistical methods to a wide range of topics in biology. It encompasses the design of biological experiments, the collection and analysis of data from those experiments and the interpretation of the results. History Biostatistics and geneti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biostatistics
2025-04-05T18:26:37.678217
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List of major biblical figures
The Bible is a collection of canonical sacred texts of Judaism and Christianity. Different religious groups include different books within their canons, in different orders, and sometimes divide or combine books, or incorporate additional material into canonical books. Christian Bibles range from the sixty-six books of...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_major_biblical_figures
2025-04-05T18:26:37.689333
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British &amp; Irish Lions
Rugby Football Union<br /> Irish Rugby Football Union<br /> Scottish Rugby Union<br /> Welsh Rugby Union | coach = Andy Farrell (2025) | captain = Alun Wyn Jones (2021) | caps = Willie John McBride (17) | top scorer Gavin Hastings (69)}} | most tries Tony O'Reilly (6) For the 2005 tour to New Zealand, the Lions managem...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_&amp;_Irish_Lions
2025-04-05T18:26:37.751624
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Bass guitar
Bass Guitar (magazine)}} The bass guitar, electric bass () is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an electric but with a longer neck and scale length. The electric bass guitar most commonly has four strings, though five- and six-stringed models are also built...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_guitar
2025-04-05T18:26:37.766484
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Basketball
. Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. | registered | region Worldwide | contact = Limited | team = 5 per side:<br>point guard<br>shooting guard<br>small forward<br>power forward<br>center | mgender = Yes, separate competitions | type = Indoor/Outdoor | category = Team sport, ball sport | venue = Indoor court (mainly) or o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball
2025-04-05T18:26:37.809461
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Blowfish (disambiguation)
Blowfish are species of fish in the family Tetraodontidae. Blowfish may also refer to: Porcupinefish, belonging to the family Diodontidae Blowfish (cipher), an encryption algorithm Blowfish (company), an American erotic goods supplier The Blowfish, a satirical newspaper at Brandeis University Lexington County Bl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowfish_(disambiguation)
2025-04-05T18:26:37.817522
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Ball
A ball is a round object (usually spherical, but can sometimes be ovoid) with several uses. It is used in ball games, where the play of the game follows the state of the ball as it is hit, kicked or thrown by players. Balls can also be used for simpler activities, such as catch or juggling. Balls made from hard-wearing...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball
2025-04-05T18:26:37.867556
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Binary relation
In mathematics, a binary relation associates elements of one set called the domain with elements of another set called the codomain. Precisely, a binary relation over sets <math>X</math> and <math>Y</math> is a set of ordered pairs <math>(x, y)</math> where <math>x</math> is in <math>X</math> and <math>y</math> is in <...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_relation
2025-04-05T18:26:37.914127
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Braille
| type = Alphabet | typedesc = (nonlinear) | time = 1824–present | languages = 133 languages | fam1 = Night writing | fam2 = Early braille | sisters = New York Point | children = See :Category:French-ordered braille alphabets | creator = Louis Braille | sample = Reading Braille.jpg | alt = finger tip touching page with...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braille
2025-04-05T18:26:37.947839
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Bastille Day
)<br />The Fourteenth of July<br />() | significance Commemorates the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, and commonly, as () in French, though la fête nationale is also used in the press. French National Day is the anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, a major event of the French Revoluti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastille_Day
2025-04-05T18:26:37.997518
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Blowfish (cipher)
<!-- This article is the top result for "blowfish" on Google, so we need a link to the disambiguation page. --> | publish date 1993 | derived from | derived to Twofish | key size = 32–448 bits | block size = 64 bits | structure = Feistel network | rounds = 16 | cryptanalysis Four rounds of Blowfish are susceptible to ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowfish_(cipher)
2025-04-05T18:26:38.007386
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Bijection
In mathematics, a bijection, bijective function, or one-to-one correspondence is a function between two sets such that each element of the second set (the codomain) is the image of exactly one element of the first set (the domain). Equivalently, a bijection is a relation between two sets such that each element of eithe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bijection
2025-04-05T18:26:38.022655
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Binary function
In mathematics, a binary function (also called bivariate function, or function of two variables) is a function that takes two inputs. Precisely stated, a function f is binary if there exists sets X, Y, Z such that \,f \colon X \times Y \rightarrow Z where X \times Y is the Cartesian product of X and Y. Alternative de...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_function
2025-04-05T18:26:38.031381
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Blue Velvet (film)
| music = Angelo Badalamenti | cinematography = Frederick Elmes | editing = Duwayne Dunham | distributor = De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | released = | runtime 120 minutes | country = United States | budget $6 million | gross $8.6 million (North America) }} Blue Velvet is a 1986 American neo-noir mystery thriller...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Velvet_(film)
2025-04-05T18:26:38.063981
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Binary operation
thumb|A binary operation \circ is a rule for combining the arguments x and y to produce x\circ y In mathematics, a binary operation or dyadic operation is a rule for combining two elements (called operands) to produce another element. More formally, a binary operation is an operation of arity two. More specifically, a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_operation
2025-04-05T18:26:38.078227
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Bagpipes
Bagpipes are a woodwind instrument using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. The Great Highland bagpipes are well known, but people have played bagpipes for centuries throughout large parts of Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia, around the Persian Gulf and northern parts of Sout...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagpipes
2025-04-05T18:26:38.120716
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Bedrock Records
Bedrock Records is an English record label for trance, progressive house and techno started by John Digweed. Its name comes from a long running and successful club night held in Hastings and also at Heaven nightclub, London – both also called Bedrock. Bedrock Records has released many singles from artists such as Astro...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedrock_Records
2025-04-05T18:26:38.124386
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Biochemistry
Biochemistry (journal)|and|Biological Chemistry (journal)Biological Chemistry (journal)}} Biochemistry (book)}} Biochemistry, or biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three field...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemistry
2025-04-05T18:26:38.155108
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Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players per side). Badminton is often played as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton
2025-04-05T18:26:38.200630
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Baroque
| caption = Top: Venus and Adonis by Peter Paul Rubens (1635–1640); centre: Ecstasy of Saint Teresa by Bernini (1651); bottom: the Palace of Versailles in France ( 1660–1715) | yearsactive = 17th–18th centuries |countries = Europe and the Americas }} The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western style of architecture, music, dance,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroque
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Boolean algebra (structure)
In abstract algebra, a Boolean algebra or Boolean lattice is a complemented distributive lattice. This type of algebraic structure captures essential properties of both set operations and logic operations. A Boolean algebra can be seen as a generalization of a power set algebra or a field of sets, or its elements can b...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boolean_algebra_(structure)
2025-04-05T18:26:38.450173
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Bank of Italy
| president = Fabio Panetta | leader_title = Governor | bank_of = Italy | website = | succeeded = European Central Bank (1999, 2014)<sup>1</sup> | footnotes = <sup>1</sup> The Bank of Italy still exists but the ECB took over monetary policy in 1999 and European banking supervision in 2014. | reserves €225 billion (202...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_Italy
2025-04-05T18:26:38.463427
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British
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture British English, the English language as spoken and written in United Kin...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British
2025-04-05T18:26:38.467068
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Beachcomber (pen name)
Beachcomber is a nom de plume that has been used by several journalists writing a long-running humorous column in the Daily Express. It was originated in 1917 by Major John Bernard Arbuthnot MVO as his signature on the column, titled 'By the Way'. The name Beachcomber was then passed to D. B. Wyndham Lewis in 1919 and,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beachcomber_(pen_name)
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Bill Joy
| birth_place = Farmington Hills, Michigan, U.S. | death_date | death_place | fields = Computer science | workplaces | alma_mater | doctoral_advisor | academic_advisors Bob Fabry | doctoral_students | notable_students | known_for = BSDvicshchrootTCP/IP driverco-founder of Sun MicrosystemsJavaSPARCSolarisNFS''Why The...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Joy
2025-04-05T18:26:38.485457
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Bandwidth (signal processing)
right|300px|thumb|Amplitude (a) vs. frequency (f) graph illustrating baseband bandwidth. Here the bandwidth equals the upper frequency. Bandwidth is the difference between the upper and lower frequencies in a continuous band of frequencies. It is typically measured in unit of hertz (symbol Hz). It may refer more spec...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandwidth_(signal_processing)
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Bodhisattva
In Buddhism, a bodhisattva (<small>English:</small> ; ; ) or bodhisatva is a person who is on the path towards bodhi ('awakening') or Buddhahood. In the Early Buddhist schools, as well as modern Theravāda Buddhism, bodhisattva (or bodhisatta) refers to someone who has made a resolution to become a Buddha and has also ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhisattva
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Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace () is a royal residence in London, and the administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is often at the centre of state occasions and royal hospitality. It has been a focal point for the British people at times of national rejoicing a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckingham_Palace
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British Airways
| frequent_flyer = Executive Club/Avios | alliance = Oneworld | fleet_size = 244 | destinations 206 | parent = International Airlines Group | num_employees | logo British Airways Logo.svg | logo_size | image Airbus A321-251NX ‘G-NEOR’ British Airways.jpg | caption = An Airbus A321 of British Airways, departing London-H...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways
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Bicycle
Bicyclus|other uses}} The "dandy horse", also called Draisienne or Laufmaschine ("running machine"), was the first human means of transport to use only two wheels in tandem and was invented by the German Baron Karl von Drais. It is regarded as the first bicycle and von Drais is seen as the "father of the bicycle", but...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle
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Biopolymer
Biopolymers are natural polymers produced by the cells of living organisms. Like other polymers, biopolymers consist of monomeric units that are covalently bonded in chains to form larger molecules. There are three main classes of biopolymers, classified according to the monomers used and the structure of the biopolyme...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biopolymer
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2001 United Kingdom general election
11.9 pp) | registered = 44,403,238 | opinion_polls = Opinion polling for the United Kingdom general election, 2001 <!-- Labour -->| image1 | leader1 = Tony Blair | leader_since1 = 21 July 1994 | party1 = Labour Party (UK) | leaders_seat1 = Sedgefield | last_election1 = 418 seats, 43.2% | seats1 = 412 | seat_change1 = ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_United_Kingdom_general_election
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Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon is a religious text of the <!-- Do not change to Latter-day Saint or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. "Latter Day Saint movement" refers to all the religious denominations and practices that descend in some way from Joseph Smith Jr.'s 1830 publication of the Book of Mormon and foundin...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Mormon
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Baptists
Baptists are a denomination of Protestant Christianity distinguished by baptizing only professing Christian believers (believer's baptism) and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul competency (the responsibility and accountability of every person before God), sola...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptists
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Blackjack
Black Jack}} Blackjack (formerly black jack or vingt-un) is a casino banking game. It is the most widely played casino banking game in the world. It uses decks of 52 cards and descends from a global family of casino banking games known as "twenty-one". This family of card games also includes the European games vingt-e...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackjack
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Bicarbonate
| ImageClass1 = skin-invert | ImageSize1 = 121 | ImageName1 = Skeletal formula of bicarbonate with the explicit hydrogen added | ImageFile2 = Bicarbonate-ion-3D-balls.png | ImageFile2_Ref = | ImageSize2 = 121 | ImageName2 = Ball and stick model of bicarbonate |IUPACName=Hydrogencarbonate | SystematicName Hydroxidodiox...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicarbonate
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Bernie Federko
| birth_place = Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | career_start = 1976 | career_end = 1990 | halloffame = 2002 }} Bernard Allan Federko (born May 12, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League from 1976 through 1990. Playing career Federko began p...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Federko
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Buffalo, New York
Buffalo § United States}} | image_flag = Flag of Buffalo, New York.svg | flag_size = 110px | image_seal = Seal of Buffalo, New York.svg | seal_size = 90px | image_map = | zoom = 10 | type = shape | marker = city | stroke-width = 2 | stroke-color = #0096FF | fill = #0096FF | id2 = Q40435 | type2 = shape-invers...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York
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Benjamin Franklin
| image = Joseph Siffrein Duplessis - Benjamin Franklin - Google Art Project.jpg | caption = Portrait by Joseph Duplessis, 1785 | office = 6th President of Pennsylvania | vicepresident = | term_start = October 18, 1785 | term_end = November 5, 1788 | predecessor = John Dickinson | successor = Thomas Mifflin | office1 ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin
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Banach space
In mathematics, more specifically in functional analysis, a Banach space (, ) is a complete normed vector space. Thus, a Banach space is a vector space with a metric that allows the computation of vector length and distance between vectors and is complete in the sense that a Cauchy sequence of vectors always converges ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banach_space
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Bram Stoker
| pseudonym = Bram Stoker | birth_name = Abraham Stoker | birth_date | birth_place = Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland | death_date | death_place = Pimlico, London, England | occupation = Novelist, personal assistant, business manager | language = English | nationality = Irish | alma_mater = Trinity College, Dublin (BA, M...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker
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Billion (disambiguation)
Billion is a name for a large number. It may refer specifically to: 1,000,000,000 (, one thousand million), the short scale definition 1,000,000,000,000 (, one million million), the long scale definition Billion may also refer to: Film and TV Billions (TV series), a Showtime series Billions (film), a 1920 silent...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billion_(disambiguation)
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Contract bridge
minutes per deal | random_chance = Very low to moderate (depending on variant played) | skills = tactics, communication, memory, probability | footnotes = }} Contract bridge, or simply bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. In its basic format, it is played by four players in two competing p...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract_bridge
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Boat
thumb|right|A recreational motorboat with an outboard motor A boat is a watercraft of a large range of types and sizes, but generally smaller than a ship, which is distinguished by its larger size or capacity, its shape, or its ability to carry boats. Small boats are typically used on inland waterways such as rivers a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat
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Blood
Blood is a body fluid in the circulatory system of humans and other vertebrates that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells, and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells. Blood is composed of blood cells suspended in blood plasma. Plasma, which constitutes 55% of ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood
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Benoit Mandelbrot
| birth_place = Warsaw, Poland | death_date | death_place = Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | nationality = | fields = | alma_mater = | University of Paris}} | doctoral_advisor = Paul Lévy | doctoral_students | known_for | awards Officier 2006)}}}} <br/> | spouse = }} | work_institutions = }} Benoit B. Mandelbro...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benoit_Mandelbrot
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Benedict of Nursia
|death_date |feast_day=11 July (General Roman Calendar, Lutheran Churches, Anglican Communion)<br>14 March (Eastern Orthodox Church, Byzantine Catholic Church)<br>21 March (pre-1970 General Roman Calendar) |venerated_in= All Christian denominations which venerate saints |image|caption A portrait of Saint Benedict as de...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_of_Nursia
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Battle of Pharsalus
| result = Caesarian victory | territory Most of the Eastern Roman provinces defect to Caesar | combatant1 = Caesarians | combatant2 = Pompeians | commander1 = Julius Caesar<br />Mark Antony<br />Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus<br />Publius Cornelius Sulla | commander2 = Pompey<br />Titus Labienus<br />Metellus Scipio<br />Lu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Pharsalus
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Bigfoot
|Region = North America |Details |First_Attested |Similar_entities = }} Bigfoot (), also commonly referred to as Sasquatch (), is a large, hairy mythical creature said to inhabit forests in North America, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. Bigfoot is featured in both American and Canadian folklore, and since the m...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigfoot
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Bing Crosby
| birth_name = Harry Lillis Crosby Jr. | birth_date = | birth_place = Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Alcobendas, Spain | resting_place = Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, U.S. | occupation = | years_active = 1923–1977 | works = | alma_mater = Gonzaga University | spouse |}} | ch...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Crosby
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Base
Base or BASE may refer to: Brands and enterprises BASE (mobile operator), a Belgian mobile telecommunications operator Base CRM, an enterprise software company founded in 2009 with offices in Mountain View and Kraków, Poland Base Design, an international design, communications, audiovisual, copywriting and publishing ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base
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Basel Convention
It does not address the movement of radioactive waste, controlled by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The Basel Convention is also intended to minimize the rate and toxicity of wastes generated, to ensure their environmentally sound management as closely as possible to the source of generation, and to assist dev...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basel_Convention
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Bar Kokhba (album)
Bar Kokhba is a double album by John Zorn, recorded between 1994 and 1996. It features music from Zorn's Masada project, rearranged for small ensembles. It also features the original soundtrack from [http://riverlightspictures.com/taor/index.html The Art of Remembrance – Simon Wiesenthal], a film by [http://hannahheer....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Kokhba_(album)
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BASIC
| released = | implementations | dialects | influenced by | influenced = | wikibooks = BASIC Programming }} BASIC ('''Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code') is a family of general-purpose, high-level programming languages designed for ease of use. The original version was created by John G. Kemeny and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASIC
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List of Byzantine emperors
}} | began = 11 May 330 | ended = 29 May 1453 | pretender = None }} The foundation of Constantinople in 330 AD marks the conventional start of the Eastern Roman Empire, which fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD. Only the emperors who were recognized as legitimate rulers and exercised sovereign authority are included...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Byzantine_emperors
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Butterfly effect
for values ρ28, σ 10, β = 8/3. The butterfly effect or sensitive dependence on initial conditions is the property of a dynamical system that, starting from any of various arbitrarily close alternative initial conditions on the attractor, the iterated points will become arbitrarily spread out from each other.]] . In ea...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_effect
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Borland
in California (Borland International, Inc.)<br/>April 29, 1998 (Inprise Corporation)<br/>April 29, 1998 (Borland Software Corporation) | founders = Niels Jensen<br/>Ole Henriksen<br/>Mogens Glad<br/>Philippe Kahn | fate = acquired by Micro Focus, merged () | parent = OpenText | defunct = | location = Austin, Texas | k...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borland
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Buckminster Fuller
| birth_place = Milton, Massachusetts, U.S. | death_date | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | alma_mater | occupation | spouse = | children = 2, including Allegra Fuller Snyder <!-- Neither link elsewhere: | children 2: Allegra Fuller Snyder and Alexandra who died in childhood -->| significant_buildings G...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller
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Bill Watterson
"Bill Watterson" (song)}} | birth_place = Washington, D.C., U.S. | occupation = Cartoonist | education = Kenyon College (BA) | signature = Bill Watterson signature.svg }} William Boyd Watterson II (born July 5, 1958) is an American cartoonist who authored the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. The strip was syndicated fro...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Watterson
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Black
| caption = Clockwise, from top left: Anubis statue; American black bear; Milky Way Galaxy; The Supreme Court of the United States in October 2022; Portrait painting of Queen Victoria. |hex = 000000 |spelling = Color |source HTML/CSS |cmyk=(0, 0, 0, 100)}} <!--do NOT change this to say that black is "not a color", read...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black
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