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• Simulation
  ...ntury [[studies]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_theory Systems theory] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybernetics Cybernetics] combined with ...he [[model]] [[behavior]] will [[change]] each simulation according to the set of initial [[parameters]] [[assumed]] for the [[environment]].
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• Decision
  ...t is [[necessary]] to examine individual decisions in the [[context]] of a set of needs, preferences an individual has and [[values]] they seek. From a [h ...ured approaches, following a recognition primed decision approach to fit a set of indicators into the expert's experience and immediately arrive at a [[sa
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• Natural Sciences
  This field encompasses a set of disciplines that examines [[phenomenon|phenomena]] related to living org ...rwin's]] theory of [[evolution]] through [[natural selection]]; the [[germ theory of disease]] and the application of the techniques of [[biochemistry|chemis
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• Fixation
  ...ly '"Fixation" acquired a broader [[connotation]]. With the development of theory of [[libidinal]] [[stages]]...the term came to mean a persistent [[attachme In ''Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality'' (1905), [[Freud]] distinguished 'fixations of preliminary se
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• Hypnosis
  ...[state]] (state theory) or set of [[attitudes]] and [[beliefs]] (non-state theory) usually induced by a procedure known as a ''hypnotic induction'', which is ...g/wiki/Mesmerism Mesmerism]" or "animal magnetism"), but differed in his [[theory]] as to how the procedure worked.
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• Computer Science
  ...allenges in implementing computations. For example, [[programming language theory]] studies approaches to describing computations, while [[computer programmi ...lds in areas such as [[mathematical logic]], [[category theory]], [[domain theory]], and [[algebra]].
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• Information
  ...at "the signal contained thousands of bits of information". Communication theory tends to use the concept of [[information entropy]], generally attributed t ...[[R.A. Fisher]]. This is used in application of statistics to [[estimation theory]] and to science in general. Fisher information is thought of as the amoun
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• Cultural Formation
  ==Theory of developmental stages== ...w children reason and interact with their surroundings. [[James Marcia]]'s theory focuses on identity achievement and has four identity statuses. [[Maria Mon
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• Codependence
  ...eptance]]. When it comes to [[arguments]], codependent people also tend to set themselves up as the "[[victim]]". When they do stand up for themselves, th ...or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_relations_theory Object relations theory], "to risk becoming dependent" may be for the compulsively self-reliant a p
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• Trial and error
  ...m]] solving and is [[contrasted]] with an approach using [[insight]] and [[theory]]. ...nt]] efficiencies: Suppose there are 1000 on/off switches which have to be set to a particular combination by [[random]]-based testing, each test to take
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• 1994-02-01-Characteristics of the Father
  ...else that can [[receive]] this [[glory]], that though it is possible in [[theory]], there is an [[attitude]] of, "I am not [[worthy]] so it must be for some
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• 2018-01-27-The God Experience
  ...in any life lived to the fullest. The first [[step]] is to ‘want to’ — to set very clear [[intentions]] in that regard. The second step is to make your i “It may well start with the formulation of an intellectual [[theory]]. Yet, by putting it to the test, you will be led to validate it for yours
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• Multiverse
  A '''multiverse''' (or '''meta-universe''') is the hypothetical set of multiple possible [[universe]]s (including our universe) that together c ...s a direct implication of cosmological observations. Tegmark describes the set of related concepts which share the notion that there are universes beyond
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• Common sense
  ...[truth]] the primary [[cognition]]s or [[belief]]s of mankind; e.g. in the theory of [[perception]], the universal [[belief]] in the existence of a [[materia ...es. (The French theologian Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet arguably developed this theory a decade before Locke.[1]) Each of the empiricist philosophers approaches t
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• Universe
  *3: a set that contains all elements relevant to a particular [[discussion]] or [[pro The generally accepted scientific [[theory]] which describes the origin and [[evolution]] of the universe is [[Big Ban
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• Vibration
  Free vibration occurs when a mechanical system is set off with an initial input and then allowed to vibrate freely. Examples of t * Thompson, W.T., Theory of Vibrations, Nelson Thornes Ltd, 1996, ISBN 0-412-783908
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• Point
  ...ent that has zero [[dimensions]] and a location determinable by an ordered set of coordinates ...of mathematics dealing with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_Theory set theory], an element is often referred to as a point. A point could also be defined
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• Canon
  ...lack of a canonical isomorphism can be made precise in terms of [[category theory]], but one could say at a simpler level that "any isomorphism you can think ...ifies an element as representative of a set. If a set is [[Partition of a set|partitioned]] into [[Equivalence class|equivalence classes]], then one memb
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• Oral Tradition
  ...pects of [[oral literature]] and [[oral history]], before eventually being set down in writing, is the [[Homer]]ic [[epic poetry]] of the ''[[Iliad]]'' an ...is summarized from the overlapping prefaces to the following volumes: The Theory of Oral Composition: History and Methodology, (Indiana University Press, 19
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• Ethics
  ...'' "custom, habit"), a major branch of philosophy, is the study of [[Value theory|value]]s and [[Custom (law)|custom]]s of a person or group. It covers the [ Another strand of meta-ethical theory, called 'realism', holds that moral value is somehow an intrinsic property
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