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cross-dressing is the act of wearing clothes traditionally or stereotypically associated with a different gender. from as early as pre-modern history, cross-dressing has been practiced in order to disguise, comfort, entertain, and express oneself. almost every human society throughout history has had expected norms for... |
the channel tunnel (), also known as the chunnel, is a underwater railway tunnel that connects folkestone (kent, england) with coquelles (pas-de-calais, france) beneath the english channel at the strait of dover. it is the only fixed link between the island of great britain and the european mainland. at its lowest poin... |
cyberpunk is a subgenre of science fiction in a dystopian futuristic setting that tends to focus on a "combination of lowlife and high tech", featuring futuristic technological and scientific achievements, such as artificial intelligence and cyberware, juxtaposed with societal collapse, dystopia or decay. much of cyber... |
a comic strip is a sequence of cartoons, arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions. traditionally, throughout the 20th and into the 21st century, these have been published in newspapers and magazines, with daily horizontal strips pri... |
in mathematics, specifically set theory, the continuum hypothesis (abbreviated ch) is a hypothesis about the possible sizes of infinite sets. it states that or equivalently, that in zermelo–fraenkel set theory with the axiom of choice (zfc), this is equivalent to the following equation in aleph numbers: , or even short... |
çevik bir (born 1939) is a retired turkish army general. he was a member of the turkish general staff in the 1990s. he took a major part in several important international missions in the middle east and north africa. he was born in buca, izmir province, in 1939 and is married with one child. he graduated from the turk... |
collectivism is the type of social organization. collectivism may also refer to: bureaucratic collectivism, a theory of class society which is used to describe the soviet union under joseph stalin collectivist anarchism, a socialist doctrine in which the workers own and manage the production collectivism (art), art whi... |
nepeta is a genus of flowering plants in the family lamiaceae. the genus name, from latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to nepete, an ancient etruscan city. there are about 250 species. the genus is native to europe, asia, and africa, and has also naturalized in north america. some members of this group are kn... |
the cornish nationalist party (cnp; ) is a political party, founded by dr james whetter, who campaigned for independence for cornwall. history it was formed by people who left cornwall's main nationalist party mebyon kernow on 28 may 1975, but it is no longer for independence. a separate party with a similar name (corn... |
cryptanalysis (from the greek kryptós, "hidden", and analýein, "to analyze") refers to the process of analyzing information systems in order to understand hidden aspects of the systems. cryptanalysis is used to breach cryptographic security systems and gain access to the contents of encrypted messages, even if the cryp... |
chicano (masculine form) or chicana (feminine form) is an ethnic identity for mexican americans who have a non-anglo self-image, embracing their mexican native ancestry. chicano was originally a classist and racist slur used toward low-income mexicans that was reclaimed in the 1940s among youth who belonged to the pach... |
the canary islands (; , ), also known informally as the canaries, are a spanish autonomous community and archipelago in macaronesia in the atlantic ocean. at their closest point to the african mainland, they are west of morocco. they are the southernmost of the autonomous communities of spain. the islands have a popula... |
carlton douglas ridenhour (born august 1, 1960), known professionally as chuck d, is an american rapper, best known as the leader and frontman of the hip hop group public enemy, which he co-founded in 1985 with flavor flav. chuck d is also a member of the rock supergroup prophets of rage. he has released several solo a... |
in film and video, a cutaway is the interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view of something else. it is usually followed by a cut back to the first shot. a cutaway scene is the interruption of a scene with the insertion of another scene, generally unrelated or only peripherally related to the orig... |
a coma is a deep state of prolonged unconsciousness in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light, or sound, lacks a normal wake-sleep cycle and does not initiate voluntary actions. the person may experience respiratory and circulatory problems due to the body's inability to ... |
call of cthulhu is a horror fiction role-playing game based on h. p. lovecraft's story of the same name and the associated cthulhu mythos. the game, often abbreviated as coc, is published by chaosium; it was first released in 1981 and is in its seventh edition, with licensed foreign language editions available as well.... |
constellations: an international journal of critical and democratic theory is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal of critical post-marxist and democratic theory and successor of praxis international. it is currently edited by simone chambers, cristina lafont, and hubertus buchstein. ertug tombus is the managing ... |
cape breton island (, formerly ; or ; ) is a rugged and irregularly shaped island on the atlantic coast of north america and part of the province of nova scotia, canada. the island accounts for 18.7% of nova scotia's total area. although the island is physically separated from the nova scotia peninsula by the strait of... |
the cthulhu mythos is a mythopoeia and a shared fictional universe, originating in the works of american horror writer h. p. lovecraft. the term was coined by august derleth, a contemporary correspondent and protégé of lovecraft, to identify the settings, tropes, and lore that were employed by lovecraft and his literar... |
in filmmaking and video production, a crane shot is a shot taken by a camera on a moving crane or jib. filmmaker d. w. griffith created the first crane for his 1916 epic film intolerance, with famed special effects pioneer eiji tsuburaya later constructing the first iron camera crane which is still adapted worldwide to... |
chariots of fire is a 1981 british historical sports drama film directed by hugh hudson, written by colin welland and produced by david puttnam. it is based on the true story of two british athletes in the 1924 olympics: eric liddell, a devout scottish christian who runs for the glory of god, and harold abrahams, an en... |
in ethical philosophy, consequentialism is a class of normative, teleological ethical theories that holds that the consequences of one's conduct are the ultimate basis for judgement about the rightness or wrongness of that conduct. thus, from a consequentialist standpoint, a morally right act (or omission from acting) ... |
conscription (also called the draft in the united states) is the state-mandated enlistment of people in a national service, mainly a military service. conscription dates back to antiquity and it continues in some countries to the present day under various names. the modern system of near-universal national conscription... |
catherine grace "cady" coleman (born december 14, 1960) is an american chemist, engineer, former united states air force colonel, and retired nasa astronaut. she is a veteran of two space shuttle missions, and departed the international space station on may 23, 2011, as a crew member of expedition 27 after logging 159 ... |
the cervix (: cervices) or cervix uteri (latin, "neck of the uterus") is the lower part of the uterus (womb) in the human female reproductive system. the cervix is usually 2 to 3 cm long (~1 inch) and roughly cylindrical in shape, which changes during pregnancy. the narrow, central cervical canal runs along its entire ... |
in computing, a compiler is a computer program that translates computer code written in one programming language (the source language) into another language (the target language). the name "compiler" is primarily used for programs that translate source code from a high-level programming language to a low-level programm... |
a castrato (italian, : castrati) is a male singer who underwent castration before puberty in order to retain singing voice equivalent to that of a soprano, mezzo-soprano, or contralto. the voice can also occur in one who, due to an endocrinological condition, never reaches sexual maturity. castration before puberty (or... |
a counting-out game or counting-out rhyme is a simple method of 'randomly' selecting a person from a group, often used by children for the purpose of playing another game. it usually requires no materials, and is achieved with spoken words or hand gestures. the historian henry carrington bolton suggested in his 1888 bo... |
in cryptography, key size or key length refers to the number of bits in a key used by a cryptographic algorithm (such as a cipher). key length defines the upper-bound on an algorithm's security (i.e. a logarithmic measure of the fastest known attack against an algorithm), because the security of all algorithms can be v... |
cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt) is a psycho-social intervention that aims to reduce symptoms of various mental health conditions, primarily depression and anxiety disorders. cognitive behavioral therapy is one of the most effective means of treatment for substance abuse and co-occurring mental health disorders. cbt ... |
chinese ( or ) is a group of languages spoken natively by the ethnic han chinese majority and many minority ethnic groups in greater china. approximately 1.3 billion people, or around 16% of the global population, speak a variety of chinese as their first language. chinese languages form the sinitic branch of the sino-... |
complex analysis, traditionally known as the theory of functions of a complex variable, is the branch of mathematical analysis that investigates functions of complex numbers. it is helpful in many branches of mathematics, including algebraic geometry, number theory, analytic combinatorics, applied mathematics; as well ... |
the history of china spans several millennia across a wide geographical area. each region now considered part of the chinese world has experienced periods of unity, fracture, prosperity, and hardship. classical chinese civilization first emerged in the yellow river valley, which along with the yangtze and pearl river b... |
civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage systems, pipelines, structural components of buildings, and railways. civil ... |
cantonese is a language originating in canton, guangdong. cantonese may also refer to: yue chinese, chinese languages that include cantonese cantonese cuisine, the cuisine of guangdong province cantonese people, the native people of guangdong and guangxi lingnan culture, the regional culture often referred to as canton... |
çatalhöyük (; also çatal höyük and çatal hüyük; from turkish çatal "fork" + höyük "tumulus") is a tell of a very large neolithic and chalcolithic proto-city settlement in southern anatolia, which existed from approximately 7500 bc to 6400 bc, and flourished around 7000 bc. in july 2012, it was inscribed as a unesco wor... |
clement richard attlee, 1st earl attlee, (3 january 18838 october 1967) was a british statesman and labour party politician who served as prime minister of the united kingdom from 1945 to 1951 and leader of the labour party from 1935 to 1955. he was deputy prime minister during the wartime coalition government under wi... |
gaius valerius catullus (; 84 - 54 bce), often referred to simply as catullus (), was a latin poet of the late roman republic who wrote chiefly in the neoteric style of poetry, focusing on personal life rather than classical heroes. his surviving works are still read widely and continue to influence poetry and other fo... |
cecil louis troughton smith (27 august 1899 – 2 april 1966), known by his pen name cecil scott "c. s." forester, was an english novelist known for writing tales of naval warfare, such as the 12-book horatio hornblower series depicting a royal navy officer during the napoleonic wars. the hornblower novels a ship of the ... |
country calling codes, country dial-in codes, international subscriber dialing (isd) codes, or most commonly, telephone country codes are telephone number prefixes for reaching telephone subscribers in foreign countries or areas via international telecommunication networks. country codes are defined by the internationa... |
christopher marlowe, also known as kit marlowe (; baptised 26 february 156430 may 1593), was an english playwright, poet and translator of the elizabethan era. marlowe is among the most famous of the elizabethan playwrights. based upon the "many imitations" of his play tamburlaine, modern scholars consider him to have ... |
cricket is a bat-and-ball sport contested by two teams. cricket also commonly refers to: cricket (insect) cricket(s) or the cricket(s) may also refer to: film and television the cricket (1917 film), a silent american drama film the cricket (1980 film), an erotic drama film crickets (film), a 2006 japanese drama film ch... |
caving – also known as spelunking in the united states and canada and potholing in the united kingdom and ireland – is the recreational pastime of exploring wild cave systems (as distinguished from show caves). in contrast, speleology is the scientific study of caves and the cave environment. the challenges involved in... |
a cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. the word cave can refer to smaller openings such as sea caves, rock shelters, and grottos, that extend a relatively short distance into ... |
chinese numerals are words and characters used to denote numbers in written chinese. today, speakers of chinese languages use three written numeral systems: the system of arabic numerals used worldwide, and two indigenous systems. the more familiar indigenous system is based on chinese characters that correspond to num... |
a computer program is a sequence or set of instructions in a programming language for a computer to execute. it is one component of software, which also includes documentation and other intangible components. a computer program in its human-readable form is called source code. source code needs another computer program... |
in ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. the term crime does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition, though statutory definitions have been provided for certain purposes. the most popular view is that crime is a category created... |
the california institute of technology (branded as caltech or cit) is a private research university in pasadena, california. the university is responsible for many modern scientific advancements and is among a small group of institutes of technology in the united states which are strongly devoted to the instruction of ... |
carlo osvaldo goldoni (, also , ; 25 february 1707 – 6 february 1793) was an italian playwright and librettist from the republic of venice. his works include some of italy's most famous and best-loved plays. audiences have admired the plays of goldoni for their ingenious mix of wit and honesty. his plays offered his co... |
in probability theory and statistics, the cumulative distribution function (cdf) of a real-valued random variable , or just distribution function of , evaluated at , is the probability that will take a value less than or equal to . every probability distribution supported on the real numbers, discrete or "mixed" as wel... |
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