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5727b7c3ff5b5019007d9353 | Sichuan | The Three Gorges Dam, the largest dam ever constructed, is being built on the Yangtze River in nearby Hubei province to control flooding in the Sichuan Basin, neighboring Yunnan province, and downstream. The plan is hailed by some as China's efforts to shift towards alternative energy sources and to further develop its... | What are some reasons for the opposition of the Three Gorges Dam? | {
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429
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"text": [
"massive resettlement of residents in the reservoir areas, loss of archeological sites, and ecological damages."
]
} |
5727b8623acd2414000dea87 | Sichuan | According to the Sichuan Department of Commerce, the province's total foreign trade was US$22.04 billion in 2008, with an annual increase of 53.3 percent. Exports were US$13.1 billion, an annual increase of 52.3 percent, while imports were US$8.93 billion, an annual increase of 54.7 percent. These achievements were acc... | By how much did foreign trade increase in Sichuan in 2008? | {
"answer_start": [
141
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"text": [
"53.3 percent"
]
} |
5727b8623acd2414000dea88 | Sichuan | According to the Sichuan Department of Commerce, the province's total foreign trade was US$22.04 billion in 2008, with an annual increase of 53.3 percent. Exports were US$13.1 billion, an annual increase of 52.3 percent, while imports were US$8.93 billion, an annual increase of 54.7 percent. These achievements were acc... | What was the export level of Sichuan in 2008? | {
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168
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"text": [
"US$13.1 billion"
]
} |
5727b8623acd2414000dea89 | Sichuan | According to the Sichuan Department of Commerce, the province's total foreign trade was US$22.04 billion in 2008, with an annual increase of 53.3 percent. Exports were US$13.1 billion, an annual increase of 52.3 percent, while imports were US$8.93 billion, an annual increase of 54.7 percent. These achievements were acc... | What was the import level of Sichuan in 2008? | {
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240
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"text": [
"US$8.93 billion"
]
} |
5727b8623acd2414000dea8a | Sichuan | According to the Sichuan Department of Commerce, the province's total foreign trade was US$22.04 billion in 2008, with an annual increase of 53.3 percent. Exports were US$13.1 billion, an annual increase of 52.3 percent, while imports were US$8.93 billion, an annual increase of 54.7 percent. These achievements were acc... | What cities saw an increase in foreign trade of more than 40% in 2008? | {
"answer_start": [
567
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"text": [
"Chengdu, Suining, Nanchong, Dazhou, Ya'an, Abazhou, and Liangshan"
]
} |
5727b9094b864d1900163b72 | Sichuan | The Sichuan government raised the minimum wage in the province by 12.5 percent at the end of December 2007. The monthly minimum wage went up from 400 to 450 yuan, with a minimum of 4.9 yuan per hour for part-time work, effective 26 December 2007. The government also reduced the four-tier minimum wage structure to three... | By how much did Sichuan increase minimum wage in December 2007? | {
"answer_start": [
66
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"text": [
"12.5 percent"
]
} |
5727b9094b864d1900163b73 | Sichuan | The Sichuan government raised the minimum wage in the province by 12.5 percent at the end of December 2007. The monthly minimum wage went up from 400 to 450 yuan, with a minimum of 4.9 yuan per hour for part-time work, effective 26 December 2007. The government also reduced the four-tier minimum wage structure to three... | What was the new monthly minimum wage in Sichuan by January 2008? | {
"answer_start": [
153
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"text": [
"450 yuan"
]
} |
5727b9094b864d1900163b74 | Sichuan | The Sichuan government raised the minimum wage in the province by 12.5 percent at the end of December 2007. The monthly minimum wage went up from 400 to 450 yuan, with a minimum of 4.9 yuan per hour for part-time work, effective 26 December 2007. The government also reduced the four-tier minimum wage structure to three... | What was the minimum hourly wage in Sichuan on December 28, 2007? | {
"answer_start": [
181
],
"text": [
"4.9 yuan"
]
} |
5727b9094b864d1900163b75 | Sichuan | The Sichuan government raised the minimum wage in the province by 12.5 percent at the end of December 2007. The monthly minimum wage went up from 400 to 450 yuan, with a minimum of 4.9 yuan per hour for part-time work, effective 26 December 2007. The government also reduced the four-tier minimum wage structure to three... | What is the national minimum monthly wage in China? | {
"answer_start": [
489
],
"text": [
"450 yuan per month"
]
} |
5727b97a4b864d1900163b84 | Sichuan | Chengdu Economic and Technological Development Zone (Chinese: 成都经济技术开发区; pinyin: Chéngdū jīngjì jìshù kāifā qū) was approved as state-level development zone in February 2000. The zone now has a developed area of 10.25 km2 (3.96 sq mi) and has a planned area of 26 km2 (10 sq mi). Chengdu Economic and Technological Devel... | When was the Chengdu Economic and Technological Development Zone approved? | {
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160
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"text": [
"February 2000"
]
} |
5727b97a4b864d1900163b85 | Sichuan | Chengdu Economic and Technological Development Zone (Chinese: 成都经济技术开发区; pinyin: Chéngdū jīngjì jìshù kāifā qū) was approved as state-level development zone in February 2000. The zone now has a developed area of 10.25 km2 (3.96 sq mi) and has a planned area of 26 km2 (10 sq mi). Chengdu Economic and Technological Devel... | What is the planned size of the Chengdu Economic and Technological Development Zone? | {
"answer_start": [
333
],
"text": [
"CETDZ"
]
} |
5727b97a4b864d1900163b86 | Sichuan | Chengdu Economic and Technological Development Zone (Chinese: 成都经济技术开发区; pinyin: Chéngdū jīngjì jìshù kāifā qū) was approved as state-level development zone in February 2000. The zone now has a developed area of 10.25 km2 (3.96 sq mi) and has a planned area of 26 km2 (10 sq mi). Chengdu Economic and Technological Devel... | How far east of Chengdu is CETDZ? | {
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354
],
"text": [
"8.5 mi"
]
} |
5727b97a4b864d1900163b87 | Sichuan | Chengdu Economic and Technological Development Zone (Chinese: 成都经济技术开发区; pinyin: Chéngdū jīngjì jìshù kāifā qū) was approved as state-level development zone in February 2000. The zone now has a developed area of 10.25 km2 (3.96 sq mi) and has a planned area of 26 km2 (10 sq mi). Chengdu Economic and Technological Devel... | What is the capital city of Sichuan? | {
"answer_start": [
370
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"text": [
"Chengdu"
]
} |
5727b97a4b864d1900163b88 | Sichuan | Chengdu Economic and Technological Development Zone (Chinese: 成都经济技术开发区; pinyin: Chéngdū jīngjì jìshù kāifā qū) was approved as state-level development zone in February 2000. The zone now has a developed area of 10.25 km2 (3.96 sq mi) and has a planned area of 26 km2 (10 sq mi). Chengdu Economic and Technological Devel... | How many countries are represented by the investors and developers of the CETDZ? | {
"answer_start": [
547
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"text": [
"20"
]
} |
5727b9d4ff5b5019007d937e | Sichuan | Established in 1988, Chengdu Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone (Chinese: 成都高新技术产业开发区; pinyin: Chéngdū Gāoxīn Jìshù Chǎnyè Kāifā Qū) was approved as one of the first national hi-tech development zones in 1991. In 2000, it was open to APEC and has been recognized as a national advanced hi-tech development zone in succe... | When was the Chengdu Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone established? | {
"answer_start": [
15
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"text": [
"1988"
]
} |
5727b9d4ff5b5019007d937f | Sichuan | Established in 1988, Chengdu Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone (Chinese: 成都高新技术产业开发区; pinyin: Chéngdū Gāoxīn Jìshù Chǎnyè Kāifā Qū) was approved as one of the first national hi-tech development zones in 1991. In 2000, it was open to APEC and has been recognized as a national advanced hi-tech development zone in succe... | When was the Chengdu Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone approved? | {
"answer_start": [
205
],
"text": [
"1991"
]
} |
5727b9d4ff5b5019007d9380 | Sichuan | Established in 1988, Chengdu Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone (Chinese: 成都高新技术产业开发区; pinyin: Chéngdū Gāoxīn Jìshù Chǎnyè Kāifā Qū) was approved as one of the first national hi-tech development zones in 1991. In 2000, it was open to APEC and has been recognized as a national advanced hi-tech development zone in succe... | The Chengdu Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone is what rank of 53 in China terms of comprehensive strength? | {
"answer_start": [
409
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"text": [
"5th"
]
} |
5727ba513acd2414000deab9 | Sichuan | Chengdu Hi-tech Development Zone covers an area of 82.5 km2 (31.9 sq mi), consisting of the South Park and the West Park. By relying on the city sub-center, which is under construction, the South Park is focusing on creating a modernized industrial park of science and technology with scientific and technological innova... | Which Parks make up the Chengdu Hi-tech Development Zone? | {
"answer_start": [
92
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"text": [
"South Park and the West Park"
]
} |
5727ba513acd2414000deabb | Sichuan | Chengdu Hi-tech Development Zone covers an area of 82.5 km2 (31.9 sq mi), consisting of the South Park and the West Park. By relying on the city sub-center, which is under construction, the South Park is focusing on creating a modernized industrial park of science and technology with scientific and technological innova... | Which industries does West Park give priority to? | {
"answer_start": [
758
],
"text": [
"electronic information, biomedicine and precision machinery"
]
} |
5727ba513acd2414000deaba | Sichuan | Chengdu Hi-tech Development Zone covers an area of 82.5 km2 (31.9 sq mi), consisting of the South Park and the West Park. By relying on the city sub-center, which is under construction, the South Park is focusing on creating a modernized industrial park of science and technology with scientific and technological innova... | What is the focus of the South Park? | {
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216
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"text": [
"creating a modernized industrial park of science and technology"
]
} |
5727ba513acd2414000deabc | Sichuan | Chengdu Hi-tech Development Zone covers an area of 82.5 km2 (31.9 sq mi), consisting of the South Park and the West Park. By relying on the city sub-center, which is under construction, the South Park is focusing on creating a modernized industrial park of science and technology with scientific and technological innova... | What industry does South Park give priority to? | {
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460
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"text": [
"software industry"
]
} |
5727baf24b864d1900163bb2 | Sichuan | Mianyang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone was established in 1992, with a planned area of 43 km2 (17 sq mi). The zone is situated 96 kilometers away from Chengdu, and is 8 km (5.0 mi) away from Mianyang Airport. Since its establishment, the zone accumulated 177.4 billion yuan of industrial output, 46.2 billion yuan ... | What is the planned area of the Mianyang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone? | {
"answer_start": [
101
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"text": [
"17 sq mi"
]
} |
5727baf24b864d1900163bb3 | Sichuan | Mianyang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone was established in 1992, with a planned area of 43 km2 (17 sq mi). The zone is situated 96 kilometers away from Chengdu, and is 8 km (5.0 mi) away from Mianyang Airport. Since its establishment, the zone accumulated 177.4 billion yuan of industrial output, 46.2 billion yuan ... | What is the distance between the Mianyang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone and Mianyang Airport? | {
"answer_start": [
173
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"text": [
"8 km"
]
} |
5727baf24b864d1900163bb4 | Sichuan | Mianyang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone was established in 1992, with a planned area of 43 km2 (17 sq mi). The zone is situated 96 kilometers away from Chengdu, and is 8 km (5.0 mi) away from Mianyang Airport. Since its establishment, the zone accumulated 177.4 billion yuan of industrial output, 46.2 billion yuan ... | How much value has Mianyang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone output since inception? | {
"answer_start": [
261
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"text": [
"177.4 billion yuan"
]
} |
5727baf24b864d1900163bb5 | Sichuan | Mianyang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone was established in 1992, with a planned area of 43 km2 (17 sq mi). The zone is situated 96 kilometers away from Chengdu, and is 8 km (5.0 mi) away from Mianyang Airport. Since its establishment, the zone accumulated 177.4 billion yuan of industrial output, 46.2 billion yuan ... | How many high-tech enterprises are present in the Mianyang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone ? | {
"answer_start": [
402
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"text": [
"136"
]
} |
5727bbc1ff5b5019007d93ae | Sichuan | On 3 November 2007, the Sichuan Transportation Bureau announced that the Sui-Yu Expressway was completed after three years of construction. After completion of the Chongqing section of the road, the 36.64 km (22.77 mi) expressway connected Cheng-Nan Expressway and formed the shortest expressway from Chengdu to Chongqin... | How long did it take to complete the Sui-Yu Expressway? | {
"answer_start": [
111
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"text": [
"three years"
]
} |
5727bbc1ff5b5019007d93af | Sichuan | On 3 November 2007, the Sichuan Transportation Bureau announced that the Sui-Yu Expressway was completed after three years of construction. After completion of the Chongqing section of the road, the 36.64 km (22.77 mi) expressway connected Cheng-Nan Expressway and formed the shortest expressway from Chengdu to Chongqin... | After the newest expressway was completed, what was the new travel time between Chengdu and Chongqing? | {
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501
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"text": [
"two and a half hours"
]
} |
5727bbc1ff5b5019007d93b0 | Sichuan | On 3 November 2007, the Sichuan Transportation Bureau announced that the Sui-Yu Expressway was completed after three years of construction. After completion of the Chongqing section of the road, the 36.64 km (22.77 mi) expressway connected Cheng-Nan Expressway and formed the shortest expressway from Chengdu to Chongqin... | What is the speed limit on the Sui-Yu Expressway? | {
"answer_start": [
591
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"text": [
"80 km/h (50 mph)"
]
} |
5727bbc1ff5b5019007d93b1 | Sichuan | On 3 November 2007, the Sichuan Transportation Bureau announced that the Sui-Yu Expressway was completed after three years of construction. After completion of the Chongqing section of the road, the 36.64 km (22.77 mi) expressway connected Cheng-Nan Expressway and formed the shortest expressway from Chengdu to Chongqin... | What was the total cost of the Sui-Yu Expressway? | {
"answer_start": [
634
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"text": [
"1.045 billion yuan"
]
} |
5727bbc1ff5b5019007d93b2 | Sichuan | On 3 November 2007, the Sichuan Transportation Bureau announced that the Sui-Yu Expressway was completed after three years of construction. After completion of the Chongqing section of the road, the 36.64 km (22.77 mi) expressway connected Cheng-Nan Expressway and formed the shortest expressway from Chengdu to Chongqin... | How many lanes make up the Sui-Yu Expressway? | {
"answer_start": [
550
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"text": [
"four lane"
]
} |
5727bc74ff5b5019007d93ca | Sichuan | The majority of the province's population is Han Chinese, who are found scattered throughout the region with the exception of the far western areas. Thus, significant minorities of Tibetan, Yi, Qiang and Nakhi people reside in the western portion that are impacted by inclement weather and natural disasters, environment... | What race is the majority of Sichuan? | {
"answer_start": [
45
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"text": [
"Han Chinese"
]
} |
5727bc74ff5b5019007d93cb | Sichuan | The majority of the province's population is Han Chinese, who are found scattered throughout the region with the exception of the far western areas. Thus, significant minorities of Tibetan, Yi, Qiang and Nakhi people reside in the western portion that are impacted by inclement weather and natural disasters, environment... | What is one of the largest minorities in Chengdu? | {
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445
],
"text": [
"Tibetan"
]
} |
5727bc74ff5b5019007d93cc | Sichuan | The majority of the province's population is Han Chinese, who are found scattered throughout the region with the exception of the far western areas. Thus, significant minorities of Tibetan, Yi, Qiang and Nakhi people reside in the western portion that are impacted by inclement weather and natural disasters, environment... | Which part of Sichuan has the worst weather and subjected to natural disasters? | {
"answer_start": [
130
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"text": [
"far western areas."
]
} |
5727bc74ff5b5019007d93cd | Sichuan | The majority of the province's population is Han Chinese, who are found scattered throughout the region with the exception of the far western areas. Thus, significant minorities of Tibetan, Yi, Qiang and Nakhi people reside in the western portion that are impacted by inclement weather and natural disasters, environment... | How many permanent Tibetan people live in Chengdu? | {
"answer_start": [
428
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"text": [
"30,000"
]
} |
5727bce93acd2414000deb0b | Sichuan | Sichuan was China's most populous province before Chongqing became a directly-controlled municipality; it is currently the fourth most populous, after Guangdong, Shandong and Henan. As of 1832, Sichuan was the most populous of the 18 provinces in China, with an estimated population at that time of 21 million. It was th... | What are the three most populist provinces in China? | {
"answer_start": [
151
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"text": [
"Guangdong, Shandong and Henan"
]
} |
5727bce93acd2414000deb0c | Sichuan | Sichuan was China's most populous province before Chongqing became a directly-controlled municipality; it is currently the fourth most populous, after Guangdong, Shandong and Henan. As of 1832, Sichuan was the most populous of the 18 provinces in China, with an estimated population at that time of 21 million. It was th... | What was the population of Sichuan in 1832? | {
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299
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"text": [
"21 million"
]
} |
5727bce93acd2414000deb0d | Sichuan | Sichuan was China's most populous province before Chongqing became a directly-controlled municipality; it is currently the fourth most populous, after Guangdong, Shandong and Henan. As of 1832, Sichuan was the most populous of the 18 provinces in China, with an estimated population at that time of 21 million. It was th... | What is the tenth most populous sub-national entity in the world? | {
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"Sichuan"
]
} |
5727bce93acd2414000deb0e | Sichuan | Sichuan was China's most populous province before Chongqing became a directly-controlled municipality; it is currently the fourth most populous, after Guangdong, Shandong and Henan. As of 1832, Sichuan was the most populous of the 18 provinces in China, with an estimated population at that time of 21 million. It was th... | How many sub-national entities have surpassed 100 million people in total? | {
"answer_start": [
532
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"text": [
"six"
]
} |
5727bce93acd2414000deb0f | Sichuan | Sichuan was China's most populous province before Chongqing became a directly-controlled municipality; it is currently the fourth most populous, after Guangdong, Shandong and Henan. As of 1832, Sichuan was the most populous of the 18 provinces in China, with an estimated population at that time of 21 million. It was th... | In what year was the Soviet Union disbanded? | {
"answer_start": [
462
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"text": [
"1991"
]
} |
5727bd992ca10214002d9526 | Sichuan | Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan are populated by Tibetans and Qiang people. Tibetans speak the Khams and Amdo Tibetan, which are Tibetic languages, as well as various Qiangic languages. The Qiang speak Qiangic languages and often Tibetic languages... | What are the largest minorities of western Sichuan? | {
"answer_start": [
122
],
"text": [
"Tibetans and Qiang"
]
} |
5727bd992ca10214002d9527 | Sichuan | Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan are populated by Tibetans and Qiang people. Tibetans speak the Khams and Amdo Tibetan, which are Tibetic languages, as well as various Qiangic languages. The Qiang speak Qiangic languages and often Tibetic languages... | What languages do Tibetans in Sichuan speak? | {
"answer_start": [
168
],
"text": [
"Khams and Amdo Tibetan"
]
} |
5727bd992ca10214002d9528 | Sichuan | Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan are populated by Tibetans and Qiang people. Tibetans speak the Khams and Amdo Tibetan, which are Tibetic languages, as well as various Qiangic languages. The Qiang speak Qiangic languages and often Tibetic languages... | What language do the Yi people speak? | {
"answer_start": [
412
],
"text": [
"Nuosu"
]
} |
5727bd992ca10214002d9529 | Sichuan | Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan are populated by Tibetans and Qiang people. Tibetans speak the Khams and Amdo Tibetan, which are Tibetic languages, as well as various Qiangic languages. The Qiang speak Qiangic languages and often Tibetic languages... | In what year was the language of the Yi people standardized? | {
"answer_start": [
535
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"text": [
"1974"
]
} |
5727bd992ca10214002d952a | Sichuan | Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan are populated by Tibetans and Qiang people. Tibetans speak the Khams and Amdo Tibetan, which are Tibetic languages, as well as various Qiangic languages. The Qiang speak Qiangic languages and often Tibetic languages... | Which University houses one of China's most prominent Tibetology departments? | {
"answer_start": [
545
],
"text": [
"Southwest University for Nationalities"
]
} |
5727b28f2ca10214002d942e | Unicode | Unicode is a computing industry standard for the consistent encoding, representation, and handling of text expressed in most of the world's writing systems. Developed in conjunction with the Universal Coded Character Set (UCS) standard and published as The Unicode Standard, the latest version of Unicode contains a repe... | What was Unicode published as? | {
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253
],
"text": [
"The Unicode Standard"
]
} |
5727b28f2ca10214002d942f | Unicode | Unicode is a computing industry standard for the consistent encoding, representation, and handling of text expressed in most of the world's writing systems. Developed in conjunction with the Universal Coded Character Set (UCS) standard and published as The Unicode Standard, the latest version of Unicode contains a repe... | What was unicode developed in conjunction with? | {
"answer_start": [
191
],
"text": [
"Universal Coded Character Set (UCS)"
]
} |
5727b28f2ca10214002d9430 | Unicode | Unicode is a computing industry standard for the consistent encoding, representation, and handling of text expressed in most of the world's writing systems. Developed in conjunction with the Universal Coded Character Set (UCS) standard and published as The Unicode Standard, the latest version of Unicode contains a repe... | What is the most recent version of Unicode? | {
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927
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"text": [
"Unicode 8.0"
]
} |
5727b28f2ca10214002d9431 | Unicode | Unicode is a computing industry standard for the consistent encoding, representation, and handling of text expressed in most of the world's writing systems. Developed in conjunction with the Universal Coded Character Set (UCS) standard and published as The Unicode Standard, the latest version of Unicode contains a repe... | Who maintains the Unicode Standard? | {
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974
],
"text": [
"Unicode Consortium"
]
} |
5727b28f2ca10214002d9432 | Unicode | Unicode is a computing industry standard for the consistent encoding, representation, and handling of text expressed in most of the world's writing systems. Developed in conjunction with the Universal Coded Character Set (UCS) standard and published as The Unicode Standard, the latest version of Unicode contains a repe... | Unicode contains how many thousands of characters in its repertoire? | {
"answer_start": [
340
],
"text": [
"120,000 characters"
]
} |
5727b3022ca10214002d9438 | Unicode | Unicode can be implemented by different character encodings. The most commonly used encodings are UTF-8, UTF-16 and the now-obsolete UCS-2. UTF-8 uses one byte for any ASCII character, all of which have the same code values in both UTF-8 and ASCII encoding, and up to four bytes for other characters. UCS-2 uses a 16-bit... | What are the most commonly used encodings of Unicode? | {
"answer_start": [
98
],
"text": [
"UTF-8, UTF-16 and the now-obsolete UCS-2"
]
} |
5727b3022ca10214002d9439 | Unicode | Unicode can be implemented by different character encodings. The most commonly used encodings are UTF-8, UTF-16 and the now-obsolete UCS-2. UTF-8 uses one byte for any ASCII character, all of which have the same code values in both UTF-8 and ASCII encoding, and up to four bytes for other characters. UCS-2 uses a 16-bit... | What does UTF-8 use in terms of bytes? | {
"answer_start": [
140
],
"text": [
"UTF-8 uses one byte for any ASCII character"
]
} |
5727b3022ca10214002d943b | Unicode | Unicode can be implemented by different character encodings. The most commonly used encodings are UTF-8, UTF-16 and the now-obsolete UCS-2. UTF-8 uses one byte for any ASCII character, all of which have the same code values in both UTF-8 and ASCII encoding, and up to four bytes for other characters. UCS-2 uses a 16-bit... | What does UTF-16 expand? | {
"answer_start": [
450
],
"text": [
"UCS-2"
]
} |
5727b3022ca10214002d943a | Unicode | Unicode can be implemented by different character encodings. The most commonly used encodings are UTF-8, UTF-16 and the now-obsolete UCS-2. UTF-8 uses one byte for any ASCII character, all of which have the same code values in both UTF-8 and ASCII encoding, and up to four bytes for other characters. UCS-2 uses a 16-bit... | What type of code does UCS-2 use? | {
"answer_start": [
314
],
"text": [
"16-bit code unit"
]
} |
5727b3022ca10214002d943c | Unicode | Unicode can be implemented by different character encodings. The most commonly used encodings are UTF-8, UTF-16 and the now-obsolete UCS-2. UTF-8 uses one byte for any ASCII character, all of which have the same code values in both UTF-8 and ASCII encoding, and up to four bytes for other characters. UCS-2 uses a 16-bit... | How are two 16-bit units used? | {
"answer_start": [
552
],
"text": [
"(4 × 8 bits"
]
} |
5727b3b72ca10214002d9448 | Unicode | Unicode has the explicit aim of transcending the limitations of traditional character encodings, such as those defined by the ISO 8859 standard, which find wide usage in various countries of the world but remain largely incompatible with each other. Many traditional character encodings share a common problem in that th... | What is the aim of Unicode? | {
"answer_start": [
32
],
"text": [
"transcending the limitations of traditional character encodings"
]
} |
5727b3b72ca10214002d9449 | Unicode | Unicode has the explicit aim of transcending the limitations of traditional character encodings, such as those defined by the ISO 8859 standard, which find wide usage in various countries of the world but remain largely incompatible with each other. Many traditional character encodings share a common problem in that th... | Traditional character encodings don't allow what type of computer processing? | {
"answer_start": [
422
],
"text": [
"multilingual computer processing"
]
} |
5727b3b72ca10214002d944a | Unicode | Unicode has the explicit aim of transcending the limitations of traditional character encodings, such as those defined by the ISO 8859 standard, which find wide usage in various countries of the world but remain largely incompatible with each other. Many traditional character encodings share a common problem in that th... | What is multilingual computer processing? | {
"answer_start": [
455
],
"text": [
"(computer processing of arbitrary scripts mixed with each other"
]
} |
5727b3b72ca10214002d944b | Unicode | Unicode has the explicit aim of transcending the limitations of traditional character encodings, such as those defined by the ISO 8859 standard, which find wide usage in various countries of the world but remain largely incompatible with each other. Many traditional character encodings share a common problem in that th... | Bilingual computer processing uses what characters? | {
"answer_start": [
360
],
"text": [
"usually using Latin characters"
]
} |
5727b3b72ca10214002d944c | Unicode | Unicode has the explicit aim of transcending the limitations of traditional character encodings, such as those defined by the ISO 8859 standard, which find wide usage in various countries of the world but remain largely incompatible with each other. Many traditional character encodings share a common problem in that th... | What is the major limitation of traditional character encodings? | {
"answer_start": [
156
],
"text": [
"wide usage in various countries of the world but remain largely incompatible with each other"
]
} |
5727b735ff5b5019007d933e | Unicode | The first 256 code points were made identical to the content of ISO-8859-1 so as to make it trivial to convert existing western text. Many essentially identical characters were encoded multiple times at different code points to preserve distinctions used by legacy encodings and therefore, allow conversion from those en... | What were the first 256 code points of Unicode made identical to? | {
"answer_start": [
64
],
"text": [
"ISO-8859-1"
]
} |
5727b735ff5b5019007d933f | Unicode | The first 256 code points were made identical to the content of ISO-8859-1 so as to make it trivial to convert existing western text. Many essentially identical characters were encoded multiple times at different code points to preserve distinctions used by legacy encodings and therefore, allow conversion from those en... | Why were the first 256 code points made identical to ISO-8859-1? | {
"answer_start": [
81
],
"text": [
"to make it trivial to convert existing western text"
]
} |
5727b735ff5b5019007d9340 | Unicode | The first 256 code points were made identical to the content of ISO-8859-1 so as to make it trivial to convert existing western text. Many essentially identical characters were encoded multiple times at different code points to preserve distinctions used by legacy encodings and therefore, allow conversion from those en... | What does the "fullwidth forms" section of code points encompass? | {
"answer_start": [
452
],
"text": [
"a full Latin alphabet that is separate from the main Latin alphabet"
]
} |
5727b735ff5b5019007d9341 | Unicode | The first 256 code points were made identical to the content of ISO-8859-1 so as to make it trivial to convert existing western text. Many essentially identical characters were encoded multiple times at different code points to preserve distinctions used by legacy encodings and therefore, allow conversion from those en... | What are the CJK languages referenced? | {
"answer_start": [
539
],
"text": [
"Chinese, Japanese, and Korean"
]
} |
5727b7c62ca10214002d94ae | Unicode | In 1996, a surrogate character mechanism was implemented in Unicode 2.0, so that Unicode was no longer restricted to 16 bits. This increased the Unicode codespace to over a million code points, which allowed for the encoding of many historic scripts (e.g., Egyptian Hieroglyphs) and thousands of rarely used or obsolete ... | When was a surrogate character mechanism implemented in Unicode 2.0? | {
"answer_start": [
3
],
"text": [
"1996"
]
} |
5727b7c62ca10214002d94af | Unicode | In 1996, a surrogate character mechanism was implemented in Unicode 2.0, so that Unicode was no longer restricted to 16 bits. This increased the Unicode codespace to over a million code points, which allowed for the encoding of many historic scripts (e.g., Egyptian Hieroglyphs) and thousands of rarely used or obsolete ... | Why was a surrogate character mechanism implemented? | {
"answer_start": [
73
],
"text": [
"so that Unicode was no longer restricted to 16 bits"
]
} |
5727b7c62ca10214002d94b0 | Unicode | In 1996, a surrogate character mechanism was implemented in Unicode 2.0, so that Unicode was no longer restricted to 16 bits. This increased the Unicode codespace to over a million code points, which allowed for the encoding of many historic scripts (e.g., Egyptian Hieroglyphs) and thousands of rarely used or obsolete ... | What are some characters not originally intended for Unicode? | {
"answer_start": [
443
],
"text": [
"rarely used Kanji or Chinese characters"
]
} |
5727b7c62ca10214002d94b1 | Unicode | In 1996, a surrogate character mechanism was implemented in Unicode 2.0, so that Unicode was no longer restricted to 16 bits. This increased the Unicode codespace to over a million code points, which allowed for the encoding of many historic scripts (e.g., Egyptian Hieroglyphs) and thousands of rarely used or obsolete ... | Why are some foreign characters rarely used? | {
"answer_start": [
484
],
"text": [
"many of which are part of personal and place names"
]
} |
5727b7c62ca10214002d94b2 | Unicode | In 1996, a surrogate character mechanism was implemented in Unicode 2.0, so that Unicode was no longer restricted to 16 bits. This increased the Unicode codespace to over a million code points, which allowed for the encoding of many historic scripts (e.g., Egyptian Hieroglyphs) and thousands of rarely used or obsolete ... | Why was the Unicode 2.0 codespace increased? | {
"answer_start": [
200
],
"text": [
"allowed for the encoding of many historic scripts"
]
} |
5727dfedff5b5019007d9740 | Unicode | Each code point has a single General Category property. The major categories are: Letter, Mark, Number, Punctuation, Symbol, Separator and Other. Within these categories, there are subdivisions. The General Category is not useful for every use, since legacy encodings have used multiple characteristics per single code p... | What are the General Categories of Unicode? | {
"answer_start": [
82
],
"text": [
"Letter, Mark, Number, Punctuation, Symbol, Separator and Other"
]
} |
5727dfedff5b5019007d9741 | Unicode | Each code point has a single General Category property. The major categories are: Letter, Mark, Number, Punctuation, Symbol, Separator and Other. Within these categories, there are subdivisions. The General Category is not useful for every use, since legacy encodings have used multiple characteristics per single code p... | What type of use is the General Category not helpful for? | {
"answer_start": [
219
],
"text": [
"not useful for every use, since legacy encodings have used multiple characteristics per single code point"
]
} |
5727dfedff5b5019007d9742 | Unicode | Each code point has a single General Category property. The major categories are: Letter, Mark, Number, Punctuation, Symbol, Separator and Other. Within these categories, there are subdivisions. The General Category is not useful for every use, since legacy encodings have used multiple characteristics per single code p... | What is the General Category in Unicode? | {
"answer_start": [
460
],
"text": [
"Other, Control"
]
} |
5727dfedff5b5019007d9743 | Unicode | Each code point has a single General Category property. The major categories are: Letter, Mark, Number, Punctuation, Symbol, Separator and Other. Within these categories, there are subdivisions. The General Category is not useful for every use, since legacy encodings have used multiple characteristics per single code p... | How many General Category properties does each code point have? | {
"answer_start": [
20
],
"text": [
"a single General Category property"
]
} |
5727dfedff5b5019007d9744 | Unicode | Each code point has a single General Category property. The major categories are: Letter, Mark, Number, Punctuation, Symbol, Separator and Other. Within these categories, there are subdivisions. The General Category is not useful for every use, since legacy encodings have used multiple characteristics per single code p... | What exists within the main Unicode categories? | {
"answer_start": [
181
],
"text": [
"subdivisions"
]
} |
5727e25f3acd2414000deef7 | Unicode | Code points in the range U+D800–U+DBFF (1,024 code points) are known as high-surrogate code points, and code points in the range U+DC00–U+DFFF (1,024 code points) are known as low-surrogate code points. A high-surrogate code point (also known as a leading surrogate) followed by a low-surrogate code point (also known as... | What are code points in the range U+D800-U+DBFF known as? | {
"answer_start": [
72
],
"text": [
"high-surrogate code points"
]
} |
5727e25f3acd2414000deef8 | Unicode | Code points in the range U+D800–U+DBFF (1,024 code points) are known as high-surrogate code points, and code points in the range U+DC00–U+DFFF (1,024 code points) are known as low-surrogate code points. A high-surrogate code point (also known as a leading surrogate) followed by a low-surrogate code point (also known as... | What are code points in the range U+DC00-U+DFFF known as? | {
"answer_start": [
176
],
"text": [
"low-surrogate code points"
]
} |
5727e25f3acd2414000deef9 | Unicode | Code points in the range U+D800–U+DBFF (1,024 code points) are known as high-surrogate code points, and code points in the range U+DC00–U+DFFF (1,024 code points) are known as low-surrogate code points. A high-surrogate code point (also known as a leading surrogate) followed by a low-surrogate code point (also known as... | what is another name for a high-surrogate code point? | {
"answer_start": [
248
],
"text": [
"leading surrogate"
]
} |
5727e25f3acd2414000deefa | Unicode | Code points in the range U+D800–U+DBFF (1,024 code points) are known as high-surrogate code points, and code points in the range U+DC00–U+DFFF (1,024 code points) are known as low-surrogate code points. A high-surrogate code point (also known as a leading surrogate) followed by a low-surrogate code point (also known as... | what is another name for a low-surrogate code point? | {
"answer_start": [
323
],
"text": [
"trailing surrogate"
]
} |
5727e25f3acd2414000deefb | Unicode | Code points in the range U+D800–U+DBFF (1,024 code points) are known as high-surrogate code points, and code points in the range U+DC00–U+DFFF (1,024 code points) are known as low-surrogate code points. A high-surrogate code point (also known as a leading surrogate) followed by a low-surrogate code point (also known as... | What is known as a character's scalar value? | {
"answer_start": [
506
],
"text": [
"the range of code points that are available for use as characters"
]
} |
5727e7e12ca10214002d992e | Unicode | The set of graphic and format characters defined by Unicode does not correspond directly to the repertoire of abstract characters that is representable under Unicode. Unicode encodes characters by associating an abstract character with a particular code point. However, not all abstract characters are encoded as a singl... | What is an ogonek? | {
"answer_start": [
495
],
"text": [
"a dot above"
]
} |
5727e7e12ca10214002d992f | Unicode | The set of graphic and format characters defined by Unicode does not correspond directly to the repertoire of abstract characters that is representable under Unicode. Unicode encodes characters by associating an abstract character with a particular code point. However, not all abstract characters are encoded as a singl... | How does Unicode encode characters? | {
"answer_start": [
197
],
"text": [
"associating an abstract character with a particular code point"
]
} |
5727e7e12ca10214002d9930 | Unicode | The set of graphic and format characters defined by Unicode does not correspond directly to the repertoire of abstract characters that is representable under Unicode. Unicode encodes characters by associating an abstract character with a particular code point. However, not all abstract characters are encoded as a singl... | How are some abstract characters represented in Unicode? | {
"answer_start": [
403
],
"text": [
"a sequence of two or more characters"
]
} |
5727e8362ca10214002d9934 | Unicode | All graphic, format, and private use characters have a unique and immutable name by which they may be identified. This immutability has been guaranteed since Unicode version 2.0 by the Name Stability policy. In cases where the name is seriously defective and misleading, or has a serious typographical error, a formal al... | What policy guaranteed that characters have a unique and immutable name? | {
"answer_start": [
185
],
"text": [
"Name Stability policy"
]
} |
5727e8362ca10214002d9935 | Unicode | All graphic, format, and private use characters have a unique and immutable name by which they may be identified. This immutability has been guaranteed since Unicode version 2.0 by the Name Stability policy. In cases where the name is seriously defective and misleading, or has a serious typographical error, a formal al... | What happens when a name is defective or misleading? | {
"answer_start": [
309
],
"text": [
"a formal alias may be defined"
]
} |
5727e8362ca10214002d9936 | Unicode | All graphic, format, and private use characters have a unique and immutable name by which they may be identified. This immutability has been guaranteed since Unicode version 2.0 by the Name Stability policy. In cases where the name is seriously defective and misleading, or has a serious typographical error, a formal al... | How long has this name immutability been guaranteed? | {
"answer_start": [
152
],
"text": [
"since Unicode version 2.0"
]
} |
5727e8cc4b864d1900163fcc | Unicode | Unicode is developed in conjunction with the International Organization for Standardization and shares the character repertoire with ISO/IEC 10646: the Universal Character Set. Unicode and ISO/IEC 10646 function equivalently as character encodings, but The Unicode Standard contains much more information for implementer... | Who was Unicode developed in conjunction with? | {
"answer_start": [
45
],
"text": [
"International Organization for Standardization"
]
} |
5727e8cc4b864d1900163fcd | Unicode | Unicode is developed in conjunction with the International Organization for Standardization and shares the character repertoire with ISO/IEC 10646: the Universal Character Set. Unicode and ISO/IEC 10646 function equivalently as character encodings, but The Unicode Standard contains much more information for implementer... | What does Unicode share a character repertoire with? | {
"answer_start": [
148
],
"text": [
"the Universal Character Set"
]
} |
5727e8cc4b864d1900163fce | Unicode | Unicode is developed in conjunction with the International Organization for Standardization and shares the character repertoire with ISO/IEC 10646: the Universal Character Set. Unicode and ISO/IEC 10646 function equivalently as character encodings, but The Unicode Standard contains much more information for implementer... | What includes topics like bitwise encoding, collation, and rendering? | {
"answer_start": [
253
],
"text": [
"The Unicode Standard"
]
} |
5727e8cc4b864d1900163fcf | Unicode | Unicode is developed in conjunction with the International Organization for Standardization and shares the character repertoire with ISO/IEC 10646: the Universal Character Set. Unicode and ISO/IEC 10646 function equivalently as character encodings, but The Unicode Standard contains much more information for implementer... | What do the two standards differ in? | {
"answer_start": [
551
],
"text": [
"slightly different terminology"
]
} |
5727e93b4b864d1900163fd8 | Unicode | The Consortium first published The Unicode Standard (ISBN 0-321-18578-1) in 1991 and continues to develop standards based on that original work. The latest version of the standard, Unicode 8.0, was released in June 2015 and is available from the consortium's website. The last of the major versions (versions x.0) to be ... | What does the print on demand, core version not include? | {
"answer_start": [
750
],
"text": [
"any code charts or standard annexes"
]
} |
5727e93b4b864d1900163fd4 | Unicode | The Consortium first published The Unicode Standard (ISBN 0-321-18578-1) in 1991 and continues to develop standards based on that original work. The latest version of the standard, Unicode 8.0, was released in June 2015 and is available from the consortium's website. The last of the major versions (versions x.0) to be ... | When was the Unicode Standard first published? | {
"answer_start": [
76
],
"text": [
"1991"
]
} |
5727e93b4b864d1900163fd5 | Unicode | The Consortium first published The Unicode Standard (ISBN 0-321-18578-1) in 1991 and continues to develop standards based on that original work. The latest version of the standard, Unicode 8.0, was released in June 2015 and is available from the consortium's website. The last of the major versions (versions x.0) to be ... | When was the latest version, Unicode 8.0, released? | {
"answer_start": [
210
],
"text": [
"June 2015"
]
} |
5727e93b4b864d1900163fd6 | Unicode | The Consortium first published The Unicode Standard (ISBN 0-321-18578-1) in 1991 and continues to develop standards based on that original work. The latest version of the standard, Unicode 8.0, was released in June 2015 and is available from the consortium's website. The last of the major versions (versions x.0) to be ... | What was the last major version of Unicode to be published in book form? | {
"answer_start": [
347
],
"text": [
"Unicode 5.0"
]
} |
5727e93b4b864d1900163fd7 | Unicode | The Consortium first published The Unicode Standard (ISBN 0-321-18578-1) in 1991 and continues to develop standards based on that original work. The latest version of the standard, Unicode 8.0, was released in June 2015 and is available from the consortium's website. The last of the major versions (versions x.0) to be ... | What year was it announced that only the core specification for Unicode would be printed in physical form? | {
"answer_start": [
479
],
"text": [
"2012"
]
} |
5727faefff5b5019007d99d0 | Unicode | The Unicode Roadmap Committee (Michael Everson, Rick McGowan, and Ken Whistler) maintain the list of scripts that are candidates or potential candidates for encoding and their tentative code block assignments on the Unicode Roadmap page of the Unicode Consortium Web site. For some scripts on the Roadmap, such as Jurche... | Michael Everson, Rick McGowan, and Ken Whistler make up what group? | {
"answer_start": [
4
],
"text": [
"Unicode Roadmap Committee"
]
} |
5727faefff5b5019007d99d1 | Unicode | The Unicode Roadmap Committee (Michael Everson, Rick McGowan, and Ken Whistler) maintain the list of scripts that are candidates or potential candidates for encoding and their tentative code block assignments on the Unicode Roadmap page of the Unicode Consortium Web site. For some scripts on the Roadmap, such as Jurche... | What does the Unicode Roadmap Commmittee do? | {
"answer_start": [
80
],
"text": [
"maintain the list of scripts that are candidates or potential candidates for encoding"
]
} |
5727faefff5b5019007d99d2 | Unicode | The Unicode Roadmap Committee (Michael Everson, Rick McGowan, and Ken Whistler) maintain the list of scripts that are candidates or potential candidates for encoding and their tentative code block assignments on the Unicode Roadmap page of the Unicode Consortium Web site. For some scripts on the Roadmap, such as Jurche... | What proposal has been made for the Mayan script? | {
"answer_start": [
488
],
"text": [
"no proposal has yet been made"
]
} |
5727faefff5b5019007d99d3 | Unicode | The Unicode Roadmap Committee (Michael Everson, Rick McGowan, and Ken Whistler) maintain the list of scripts that are candidates or potential candidates for encoding and their tentative code block assignments on the Unicode Roadmap page of the Unicode Consortium Web site. For some scripts on the Roadmap, such as Jurche... | Where does the Unicode Roadmap Committee post information on these scripts? | {
"answer_start": [
244
],
"text": [
"Unicode Consortium Web site"
]
} |
5728027a4b864d1900164208 | Unicode | Unicode defines two mapping methods: the Unicode Transformation Format (UTF) encodings, and the Universal Coded Character Set (UCS) encodings. An encoding maps (possibly a subset of) the range of Unicode code points to sequences of values in some fixed-size range, termed code values. The numbers in the names of the enc... | How many mapping methods does Unicode define? | {
"answer_start": [
16
],
"text": [
"two"
]
} |
5728027a4b864d1900164209 | Unicode | Unicode defines two mapping methods: the Unicode Transformation Format (UTF) encodings, and the Universal Coded Character Set (UCS) encodings. An encoding maps (possibly a subset of) the range of Unicode code points to sequences of values in some fixed-size range, termed code values. The numbers in the names of the enc... | What are the two mapping methods that Unicode defines? | {
"answer_start": [
41
],
"text": [
"Unicode Transformation Format (UTF) encodings, and the Universal Coded Character Set (UCS) encodings"
]
} |
5728027a4b864d190016420a | Unicode | Unicode defines two mapping methods: the Unicode Transformation Format (UTF) encodings, and the Universal Coded Character Set (UCS) encodings. An encoding maps (possibly a subset of) the range of Unicode code points to sequences of values in some fixed-size range, termed code values. The numbers in the names of the enc... | What do numbers in the names of the encodings indicate? | {
"answer_start": [
336
],
"text": [
"the number of bits per code value (for UTF encodings) or the number of bytes per code value"
]
} |
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