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| Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press is a printer and publisher granted a Royal Letters Patent by Henry VIII in 1534. It is the world's oldest continually operating book publisher. Cambridge is both an academic and educational publishing house, with a regional structure operating in the Americas, in United Kingdom/Europe/Middle-East/Africa, and in Asia-Pacific. Cambridge_University_Press | |
| Sieve of Eratosthenes mathematics, the Sieve of Eratosthenes (Greekalgorithm for finding all prime numbers up to a specified integer. Eratosthenes, an ancient Greek mathematician. When the Sieve of Eratosthenes is used in computer programming, wheel factorization is often applied before the sieve to increase the speed. Sieve_of_Eratosthenes | |
| Rule of law The rule of law, also called supremacy of law, is a general legal maxim according to which decisions should be made by applying known principles or laws, without the intervention of discretion in their application. This maxim is intended to be a safeguard against arbitrary governance. The word "arbitrary" (from the Latin "arbiter") signifies a judgment made at the discretion of the arbiter, rather than according to the rule of law. Rule_of_law | |
| Toxoplasmosis Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. The parasite infects most genera of warm-blooded animals, including humans, but the primary host is the felid (cat) family. Animals are infected by eating infected meat, by ingestion of feces of a cat that has itself recently been infected, or by transmission from mother to fetus. Cats have been shown as a major reservoir of this infection. Toxoplasmosis | |
| Binary symmetric channel Binary_symmetric_channel | |
| Act of Congress An act of Congress (or Act of Congress) is a statute enacted by government with a legislature named "Congress", such as the United States and the Philippines. Act_of_Congress | |
| Act of Congress Talk:Act_of_Congress | |
| Pen pen (Latin pinna, feather) is an item used to apply ink to a surface, usually paper; however it can write on many other things. There are several different types, including ballpoint, rollerball, fountain, felt-tip. Historically, reed pens, quill pens, and dip pens were used. Pen | |
| John Cage Talk:John_Cage | |
| Emu Emu | |
| Maenad In Greek mythology, Maenads were the female followers of Dionysus, the most significant members of the Thiasus, the retinue of Dionysus. Their name literally translates as "raving ones". Often the maenads were portrayed as inspired by him into a state of ecstatic frenzy, through a combination of dancing and drunken intoxication. Maenad | |
| Hypertension Hypertension, also referred to as high blood pressure, HTN or HPN, is a medical condition in which the blood pressure is chronically elevated. In current usage, the word "hypertension" without a qualifier normally refers to systemic, arterial hypertension. The other type is pulmonary hypertension and involves lung circulation.Hypertension can be classified as either essential (primary) or secondary. Hypertension | |
| Figure of speech A figure of speech is a use of a word that diverges from its normal meaning, or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it. Figures of speech often provide emphasis, freshness of expression, or clarity. However, clarity may also suffer from their use, as any figure of speech introduces an ambiguity between literal and figurative interpretation. A figure of speech is sometimes called a rhetoric or a locution. Figure_of_speech | |
| Law of the United Kingdom The United Kingdom has three legal systems. English law, which applies in England and Wales, and Northern Ireland law, which applies in Northern Ireland, are based on common-law principles. Scots law, which applies in Scotland, is a pluralistic system based on civil-law principles, with common law elements dating back to the High Middle Ages. Law_of_the_United_Kingdom | |
| Cougar Cougar | |
| Gyges of Lydia Gyges (Γύγης) was the founder of the third or Mermnad dynasty of Lydian kings and reigned from 716 BC to 678 BC (or from c. 680-644 BCE ). He was succeeded by his son Ardys II.Authors throughout history have told differing stories of Gyges rise to power. Gyges was the son of Dascylus. Dascylus was recalled from banishment in Cappadocia by the Lydian king Sadyates, called Candaules, or "the Dog-strangler" by the Greeks, and sent his son back to Lydia instead of himself. Gyges_of_Lydia | |
| SS-GB SS-GB is an alternate history novel by Len Deighton, set in a United Kingdom fictionally conquered and partially occupied by Germany during World War II. The novel's title refers to the branch of the Nazi SS that controls Britain. SS-GB | |
| 3 Juno 3_Juno | |
| Spider silk Spider silk, also known as gossamer, is a protein fiber spun by spiders. Spiders use their silk to make webs or other structures, which function as nets to catch other creatures, or as nests or cocoons for protection for their offspring. They can also suspend themselves using their silk, normally for the same reasons. Spider_silk | |
| Achtland In Irish mythology, Queen Achtland married one of the Tuatha Dé Danann who were the people of the goddess Danu. Achtland herself was a mortal woman, and as an adult she was infamous for her displeasure in what she found available to her among human men. It is said that no man could ever satisfy her, but when she was approached by one of the Tuatha Dé Danann, her heart was smitten with him. Achtland | |
| Adsullata In Celtic mythology, Adsullata was a river goddess, associated with the River Savus (Sava) in the Balkans. Adsullata | |
| Aibell As described by Donal O'Sullivan, Aibell (also spelled Aoibheal or Aeval) "was the Fairy Queen of Thomond in Irish mythology; and her palace, Carraig Liath or The Grey Rock, is a hill overlooking the Shannon about a mile and a half above Killaloe, on the Clare side of the river." Aibell | |
| Aimend In Irish mythology, Aimend was the daughter of a king of the Corcu Loígde. Details of the story imply she was originally a sun goddess. Aimend | |
| Metrication controversy Talk:Metrication_controversy | |
| Kefir Kefir (alternately kefīrs, keefir, kephir, kewra, talai, mudu kekiya, milkkefir, búlgaros) is a fermented milk drink that originated in the Caucasus region. It is prepared by inoculating cow, goat, or sheep's milk with kefir grains. Traditional kefir was made in skin bags that were hung near a doorway; the bag would be knocked by anyone passing through the doorway to help keep the milk and kefir grains well mixed. Kefir | |
| G. H. Hardy G. H. (Godfrey Harold) Hardy FRS (February 7, 1877 Cranleigh, Surrey, England December 1, 1947 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England ) was a prominent English mathematician, known for his achievements in number theory and mathematical analysis.Non-mathematicians usually know him for A Mathematician's Apology, his essay from 1940 on the aesthetics of mathematics. The apology is often considered one of the best insights into the mind of a working mathematician written for the layman. G._H._Hardy | |
| Posidonius Posidonius (Greek:Apameia" (ὁ Απαμεύς) or "of Rhodes" (ὁ Ρόδιος) (ca. 135 BCE - 51 BCE), was a Greek Stoic philosopher, politician, astronomer, geographer, historian and teacher native to Apamea, Syria. He was acclaimed as the greatest polymath of his age. None of his vast body of work can be read in its entirety today, as it exists only in fragments. Posidonius | |
| Menstrual cycle menstrual cycle is a cycle of physiological changes that occurs in pubescent females. Overt menstruation (where there is blood flow from the vagina) occurs primarily in humans and other mammals such as chimpanzees. Females of other species of placental mammal undergo estrous cycles, in which the endometrium is completely reabsorbed by the animal (covert menstruation) at the end of its reproductive cycle. This article focuses on the human menstrual cycle. Menstrual_cycle | |
| Bush Doctrine The Bush Doctrine is a phrase used to describe various related foreign policy principles of former United States president George W. Bush. The phrase initially described the policy that the United States had the right to secure itself from countries that harbor or give aid to terrorist groups, which was used to justify the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan.Later it came to include additional elements, including the controversial policy of preventive war, which held that the United States should depose foreign regimes that represented a potential or perceived threat to the security of the United States, even if that threat was not immediate; a policy of spreading democra Bush_Doctrine | |
| Arrow's impossibility theorem social choice theory, Arrow’s impossibility theorem, or Arrow’s paradox, demonstrates that no voting system can convert the ranked preferences of individuals into a community-wide ranking while also meeting a certain set of reasonable criteria with three or more discrete options to choose from. Arrow's_impossibility_theorem | |
| Anatomy of a Murder Anatomy of a Murder () is an American trial court drama film directed by Otto Preminger and written by Wendell Mayes based on the best-selling novel of the same name written by Michigan Supreme Court Justice John D. Voelker under the pen name Robert Traver. Anatomy_of_a_Murder | |
| Scottish Enlightenment The Scottish Enlightenment was the period in 18th century Scotland characterised by an outpouring of intellectual and scientific accomplishments. By 1750, Scots were amongst the most literate citizens of Europe, with an estimated 75% level of literacy.Sharing the humanist and rationalist outlook of the European Enlightenment of the same time period, the thinkers of the Scottish Enlightenment asserted the fundamental importance of human reason combined with a rejection of any authority which could not be justified by reason. Scottish_Enlightenment | |
| Cluj-Napoca Romanian:Cluj, is the fourth largest city in Romania Cluj-Napoca | |
| Flexagon In geometry, flexagons are flat models made from folded strips of paper that can be folded, or flexed, to reveal a number of hidden faces. They are amusing toys but have also caught the interest of mathematicians.Flexagons are usually square or rectangular (tetraflexagons) or hexagonal (hexaflexagons). Flexagon | |
| Foreplay human sexual behavior, foreplay is a set of intimate psychological and physical acts between two or more people meant to create and increase sexual arousal.Foreplay may involve various acts, such as kissing, touching, embracing, talking, and teasing (teasing, in this case, may include methods of satisfaction, such as erotic sexual denial). Foreplay | |
| Dorothy Hodgkin Dorothy Hodgkin, born Dorothy Mary Crowfoot OM, FRS (12 May 1910 29 July 1994) was a British chemist, credited with the discovery of Protein crystallography.She pioneered the technique of X-ray crystallography, a method used to determine the three dimensional structures of biomolecules. Dorothy_Hodgkin | |
| Noun Talk:Noun | |
| Paroxetine Paroxetine (trade names Seroxat, Paxil) is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant. It was released in 1992 by the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline. It is used to treat major depression, obsessive-compulsive, panic and social anxiety disorders in adult outpatients.In adults, the efficacy of paroxetine for depression is comparable to that of older tricyclic antidepressants with fewer side effects and lower toxicity. Paroxetine | |
| Dynamic programming In mathematics and computer science, dynamic programming is a method of solving complex problems by breaking them down into simpler steps. It is applicable to problems that exhibit the properties of overlapping subproblems and optimal substructure (described below). Dynamic_programming | |
| Serfdom Serfdom is the socio-economic status of unfree peasants under feudalism, and specifically relates to Manorialism. It was a condition of bondage or modified slavery which developed primarily during the High Middle Ages in Europe. Serfdom was the enforced labour of serfs on the fields of landowners, in return for protection and the right to work on their leased fields. Serfdom | |
| Maximum likelihood Maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) is a popular statistical method used for fitting a statistical model to data, and providing estimates for the model's parameters.Maximum-likelihood estimation was recommended, analyzed and vastly popularized by R. A. Fisher between 1912 and 1922 (although it had been used earlier by Gauss, Laplace, Thiele, and notably F. Y. Edgeworth). mathcal{L}( heta). Maximum_likelihood | |
| John Lilburne John Lilburne (1614 Freeborn John, was an agitator in England before, during and after the English Civil Wars of 1642Puritan, though towards the end of his life he became a Quaker. His works have been cited in opinions by the United States Supreme Court. John_Lilburne | |
| Brian Friel Brian Friel (born 9 January 1929) is an Irish dramatist and theatre director, originally from Northern Ireland, now a resident of the Republic of Ireland. Brian_Friel | |
| A Coruña (province) A_Coruña_(province) | |
| Abraham ibn Ezra Rabbi Abraham ben Meir ibn Ezra (Hebrew:אברהם אבן עזרא or ראב"ע, also known as Abenezra) was born in Tudela, Islamic Spain(1089), and died c. 1164 (apparently in London). (Some have the dates as (1092 or 1093–1167)).He was one of the most distinguished Jewish men of letters and writers of the Middle Ages. Ibn Ezra excelled in philosophy, astronomy/astrology, medicine, poetry, linguistics, and exegesis; he was called The Wise, The Great and The Admirable Doctor. Abraham_ibn_Ezra | |
| Act of Parliament act of Parliament (Act of parliament) is a statute (commonly called a law) enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament.In Commonwealth countries, the term is used both in a narrow sense, as the formal description of a law passed in certain territories, and in a wider (generic) sense for primary legislation passed in any country. Act_of_Parliament | |
| New Orleans Talk:New_Orleans | |
| Deity Talk:Deity | |
| Homonym In linguistics, a homonym is one of a group of words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meanings, usually as a result of the two words having different origins. The state of being a homonym is called homonymy. The word "homonym" comes from the conjunction of the Greek prefix homo- (ὁμο-), meaning "same", and suffix -ṓnymos (-ώνυμος), meaning "name". Homonym | |
| Cheshire Cat Cheshire Cat is a fictional cat popularised by Lewis Carroll's depiction of it in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The term originated from an English saying coined by Peter Pindar. The Cheshire Cat has had a notable impact on popular culture. Cheshire is an English county famous for its cheese, salt mining and silk. The Cheshire Cat's grin is reminiscent of the vagaries of human character or of a trickster. Cheshire_Cat |
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