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• Arithmetic
  ...h#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] rīm number, and perhaps to [[Greek]] arariskein to fit ...ced results related to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_theory number theory], but this should not be confused with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleme
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• Information Theory
  ...ion, known as [[information entropy]], is usually expressed by the average number of bits needed for storage or communication. For example, if a daily weath Applications of fundamental topics of information theory include [[lossless data compression]] (e.g. [[ZIP (file format)|ZIP files]]
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• Pluralism
  :c : a large [[number]] or [[quantity]] *3 a : a number greater than another
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• Twelve
  The [[word]] "'''twelve'''" is the largest [[number]] with a single-[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpheme morpheme] name in [ The [[number]] twelve is often used as a sales unit in trade, and is often referred to a
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• Measure
  :c (1) : a grouping of a specified number of musical beats located between two consecutive vertical lines on a staff *5 : an exact divisor of a number
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• Groups
  *1. A [[number]] of things or [[personality|person]]s being in some relation to one anothe *2. (group theory) A set with an associative binary operation, under which there exists an [[
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• Quantum
  ...han any value, at least within a range. There is a related term of quantum number. As incorporated into the [[theory]] of [[quantum mechanics]], this is regarded by physicists as part of the f
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• Infinite
  ...rojective geometry]], [[Affinely extended real number system|extended real number]]s and the [[absolute Infinite]]. ...rojective geometry]], [[Affinely extended real number system|extended real number]]s and the [[absolute Infinite]].
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• Lattice
  ...nce the two definitions are equivalent, lattice theory draws on both order theory and universal algebra. Semilattices include lattices, which in turn include ...Wille in 1984, and builds on applied [[lattice theory|lattice]] and order theory that was developed by [[Garrett Birkhoff|Birkhoff]] and others in the 1930'
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• Eleven
  ...pe *ainlifun, apparently assimilated to *tehunten adj., n., and adv. The [[theory]] that the ending is a variant of Old Germanic *tehun, Aryan *dekmten adj., ...or /iˈlɛvɛn/) is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_number natural number] following [[10]] and preceding [[12]].
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• Science of Spirit
  In recent years, a number of [[new age]] books have begun to appear purporting the view that the zero ...in_Laszlo Ervin Laszlo]'s 2004 Science and the Akashic Field - an Integral Theory of Everything.
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• Connectivity
  ...text]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_theory graph theory]. Graph theory also offers a [[context]]-free [[measure]] of connectedness, called the [ht ...y. For example, in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_theory category theory], a category is said to be connected if each pair of objects in it is joine
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• Actuarial
  ...d the [[synergy]] of [[stochastic]] actuarial models with modern financial theory (Frees 1990).
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• Concepts
  ...we employ in physics, mathematics, and metaphysics. The impetus to have a theory of concepts that is ontologically useful has been so strong that it has pus ...as opposed to agents of meaning. A single concept can be expressed by any number of [[language]]s. The concept of <small>DOG</small> can be expressed as ''d
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• Theory
  The term '''theory''' has two broad sets of [[meanings]], one used in the empirical [[The Scie ...ure]] or discourse is a [[reference]] to a scientific or empirically-based theory.
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• Ancestry
  ...or of the other, or if they share a common ancestor. In [[evolution]]ary [[theory]], species which share an evolutionary ancestor are said to be of common [[ ...]s old, yet the number 240, approximately 1012 or one trillion, dwarfs the number of humans that have ever lived.
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• Renewal
  ...instance of the [[concept]] of event frequently used in [[probability]] [[theory]]). Examples that are well-[[modeled]] as Poisson processes include the rad ...of [[events]] that have occurred up to time t (starting from time 0). The number of events between time a and time b is given as N(b) − N(a) and has a [ht
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• Infancy
  ...[[thoughts]], and [[expectations]] in later [[relationships]]. There are a number of attachment 'styles' namely 'secure', 'anxious-ambivalent', 'anxious-avoi
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• Spirituality in Three Theories of Psychology: A Qualitative Study
  Order Number:AAM9724699 ...grates the spiritual dimension is offered. Implications of the impact of a theory of spiritual psychology in the fields of education, medicine, psychology an
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• 2012-05-04-About Evolution/Creation
  ...ll discuss small steps in evolution and creation, and also your incomplete theory of the High Autistic as you know these individuals under the Humm-Wadsworth ...nerds’ – do accept for this being said in good humour – an increase in the number of these potential specialists is born. However, I want to show you that yo
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• Political philosophy
  ...]], especially by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Left New Left]. A number of continental European émigrés to Britain and the United States—includ ...h as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_choice_theory rational choice theory]) to political issues. The rise of feminism, LGBT [[social movements]] and
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• Triad
  *3: The [[number]] [[three]] (in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagoreanism Pythagorean p ...ber [[three]]. Such deities are common throughout world [[mythology]]; the number three has a long [[history]] of mythical associations. [https://en.wikipedi
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• Ratio
  ...proportions that appears in Book VII of The Elements reflects the earlier theory of ratios of commensurables.[10]
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• Nucleus
  ...Ernest Rutherford in 1912.[1] The adoption of the term "nucleus" to atomic theory, however, was not immediate. In 1916, for example, Gilbert N. Lewis stated, ...nteraction. Which chemical element an atom represents is determined by the number of protons in the nucleus. Each proton carries a single positive charge, an
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• Articulation
  .... Specifically, a cut vertex is any vertex that when removed increases the number of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connected_component_(graph_theory) connec
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• Attachment
  ...mphlet on the issue which he entitled [[maternal]] deprivation. Attachment theory grew out of his subsequent work on the issues raised. ...duced the [[concept]] of the "[[secure]] base" and developed a theory of a number of attachment patterns in infants: secure attachment, avoidant attachment a
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• Formal Sciences
  ...ics]], and the theoretical branches of [[computer science]], [[information theory]], and [[statistics]]. ...ematics and that numbers were the ultimate [[reality]]; he once said that "number is the ruler of forms and [[ideas]] and the cause of gods and demons." In l
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• Permutations
  ...of permutations of n distinct objects is n×(n − 1)×(n − 2)×...×2×1, which number is called "n factorial" and written "n!". ...bra] and particularly in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_theory group theory], a permutation of a set S is defined as a bijection from S to itself (i.e.
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• Symmetry
  ...mogeneity and isotropy). By that time, [[Albert Einstein]]'s (1879–1955) [[Theory of Relativity]] had engendered the notion of relativistic invariance, the k ...ment of a particle by its antiparticle) and isospin (initially the quantum number distinguishing the proton from the neutron). Along with P (parity, roughly
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• Interposition
  ...of the federal government that the state deems unconstitutional. Under the theory of interposition, a state may "interpose" itself between the federal govern ''Interposition'' is closely related to the [[theory]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nullification_(U.S._Constitution) nulli
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• Neurosis
  ...trait according to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology psychological theory]. According to psychoanalytic theory, neuroses may be rooted in [[ego]] [[defense]] [[mechanisms]], but the two
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• Linguistics
  ...the [[scientific method|scientific]] study of [[language]], encompassing a number of sub-fields. An important topical division is between the study of langua ...language]] and the biological constraints on this acquisition. Generative theory is [[Language module|modularist]] in character. While this remains the domi
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• Fecundity
  ...[reproductive]] [[rate]] of an [[organism]] or population, measured by the number of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gametes gametes] (eggs), seed set or asex ...phy of science], fecundity refers to the [[ability]] of a [[scientific]] [[theory]] to open new lines of theoretical [[inquiry]].
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• Spacetime
  ...e into a single manifold, physicists have significantly simplified a large number of physical theories, as well as described in a more uniform way the workin ...t higher speeds (with such slowing called "time dilation" explained in the theory of "[[Relativity|special relativity]]" ). Many experiments have confirmed t
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• Rational
  ...y only demands logical consistency in choice making. See [[rational choice theory]]. Others think that any kind of rationality along the lines of rational choice theory is a useless concept for understanding human behavior; the term ''[[homo ec
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• Interval
  In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_theory music theory], an '''interval''' is a combination of [[two]] [[notes]], or the [[ratio]] ...ntervals is based on their [[quality]] (perfect, major, minor, etc.) and [[number]] (unison, second, third, etc.). For instance, two frequently used types of
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• Cosmology
  ...h the Universe itself is thought to have emerged ~13.7 ± 0.2 [[1000000000 (number)|billion]] (10⁹) years ago. From its violent beginnings and unti ...s. In particular, the [[geocentric]] [[Ptolemaic system]] was the accepted theory to explain the motion of the heavens until [[Nicolaus Copernicus]], and sub
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• Trial and error
  ...m]] solving and is [[contrasted]] with an approach using [[insight]] and [[theory]]. ...des with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Piaget Piaget]'s well-known [[theory]] of developmental stages. After all, it is part of Piagetian doctrine that
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• Geometry
  ...the emergence of [[calculus]] in the seventeenth century. Furthermore, the theory of perspective showed that there is more to geometry than just the metric p ...nd [[general relativity]]. One of the youngest physical theories, [[string theory]], is also very geometric in nature.
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• Quentin Skinner
  ...er with [[John Dunn]], forms the so-called "Cambridge School" of political theory. In 1978 he was appointed to the chair of Political Science at Cambridge U ...cupations). This theory was initially presented in terms of [[speech act]] theory. One of the consequences of this account of interpretation is an emphasis o
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• Quantity
  ...attributes of things. Some quantities are such by their inner nature (as number), while others are functioning as states (properties, dimensions, attribute ...ons of quantity, [[magnitude (mathematics)|magnitude]] and multitude (or [[number]]), imply the principal distinction between continuity ([[continuum]]) and
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• Consensus
  ...two standard deviations, or one, or a unanimity minus a certain tolerable number of dissenters. The following steps then operate both to check understanding ...odels of the military to be major obstacles. As they had not mastered game theory models they simply were not heard.
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• Cain and Abel
  ...rg/wiki/Dead_Sea_Scrolls Dead Sea Scrolls]. Cain and Abel also appear in a number of other [[texts]], and the story is the subject of various [[interpretatio ...id-1st millennium BC South Arabian word qyn, meaning "metal smith". This [[theory]] would make the names merely descriptions of the roles they take in the [[
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• Fantasy
  ...eval studies). [[Work]] in this area ranges widely, from the structuralist theory of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tzvetan_Todorov Tzvetan Todorov], which e
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• Classification
  ...[[manuscript]]s, realia) according to their subject and allocating a call number to that [[information]] [[resource]]. Similar to classification systems use In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxist_theory Marxist theory], two basic class divisions owe to the [[fundamental]] [[economic]] [[struc
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• 19:6 Havona Natives
  ...ives] are the direct [[creation]] of the [[Paradise Trinity]], and their [[number]] is beyond the [[concept]] of your [[circumscribed]] [[minds]]. Neither is ...a will ever be entirely depleted of its natives. We have entertained the [[theory]] that Havoners will possibly cease entering the finaliter corps sometime d
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• Entanglement
  ...The property of entanglement was understood in the early days of [[quantum theory]], although not by that name. Quantum entanglement is at the heart of the E ...en [[particle]] will be observed to be spin-up or spin-down. Measuring any number of particles will result in an unpredictable series of measurements that wi
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• Mindstream
  ...ment "[[continuum]]" ([[Sanskrit]]: saṃtāna) of [[awareness]]. There are a number of terms in the Buddhist literature that may well be rendered "mindstream". ...permanent, unchanging, transmigrating entity, as the soul was in the atman-theory, but as an "essential series of individual and momentary consciousnesses,"
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• Computer Science
  ...allenges in implementing computations. For example, [[programming language theory]] studies approaches to describing computations, while [[computer programmi ...short history as a formal academic discipline, computer science has made a number of fundamental contributions to [[science]] and [[society]]. These include:
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• Spectrum
  ...e Goethe] in his ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Colours_(book) Theory of Colors]'' and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Schopenhauer Schopen
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• Composition
  ==Composition Theory== ...n a science, experience handed down through art's history has bequeathed a number of principles which aid to successful composition:
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• Matrix
  ...of matrices depend on the order of the factors, unlike products of [[real number]]s, say, where [[commutativity|''c - d'' = ''d - c'' for any two numbers '' In the particular case of square matrices, matrices with equal number of columns and rows, more refined data are attached to matrices, notably th
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• Complexity
  ...the main goal of [[network science]]. In science there are at this time a number of approaches to characterizing complexity, many of which are reflected in ...ate spaces might be summarized as implying that complexity arises from the number of distinguishable relational regimes (and their associated [[state]] [[spa
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• Parent
  ...n egg donation], it is obvious who the mother is. However, it is used in a number of events such as legal battles where a person's maternity is challenged, w ...oposed by Robert Trivers in 1974 and extends the more general selfish gene theory and has been used to explain many observed [[biological]] [[phenomena]].[1]
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• Teamwork
  ...k" and that the word "teamwork" has been used "as a catchall to refer to a number of behavioral [[processes]] and emergent states."
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• Value theory
  '''Value theory''' investigates how people positively and negatively [[value]] [[things]] a ...h moral and natural goods are equally interesting to goodness and '''value theory''', which is more general in scope.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_the
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• Quantum Mechanics
  ...scription we can make of a [[system]] is its wavefunction, which is just a number varying between [[time]] and [[space|place]]. We can derive things from the ...uid at temperatures near absolute zero) is one well-known example. Quantum theory also provides accurate descriptions for many previously unexplained [[pheno
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• The Helianx Proposition/page 25
  A minority of the Council had recommended choosing one of their own number Until then, the whole plan had to remain a [[theory]],
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• Pulsation
  ...esulting from such pulse as detected in a superficial artery; also : the [[number]] of [[individual]] beats in a specified [[time]] period (as one minute) <a ...c function]. The sinc pulse is of some significance in signal-processing [[theory]] but cannot be produced by a real generator for [[reasons]] of [[causality
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• Eternal
  ...fer to a timeless existence altogether '''outside of time'''. There are a number of [[arguments for eternity]], by which proponents of the concept, principa The modern [[theory of relativity]] provides a physical description of the universe in which th
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• Chance
  ...ter developed into the concept of [[information]] entropy in [[information theory]]. ...subject of current research. At least in some disciplines of computability theory, the notion of randomness turns out to be identified with computational unp
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• Universe
  *4: a great [[number]] or [[quantity]] <a large enough universe of stocks … to choose from — The generally accepted scientific [[theory]] which describes the origin and [[evolution]] of the universe is [[Big Ban
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• Richard Maurice Bucke
  ...on the east shores of the Atlantic Ocean, visited France. Bucke was for a number of years an enthusiast for [[Auguste Comte]]'s [[positivist]] philosophy. ...besides publishing and delivering professional papers, wrote a book on his theory titled ''Man's Moral Nature'', published in 1879. In 1882 Bucke was electe
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• Natural Sciences
  ...art by reason of the variety of far reaching deductions drawn from a small number of primary postulates - they are the [[mechanics]], [[electrodynamics]], an ...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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• Cultural Formation
  ...from others, and a sense of [[affiliation]]. Identity formation leads to a number issues of [[Personal identity (philosophy)|personal identity]] and an [[Ide ==Theory of developmental stages==
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• Apprehension
  ...ass of mental [[acts]] in which we are simply [[aware]] of, or "take in" a number of familiar objects, about which we in general make no judgment, unless our ...th this result may be compared [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kant Kant]'s theory of apprehension as a synthetic [[act]] (the "synthesis of apprehension") by
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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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• Evidence
  The theory of evidence is a field wrought with dispute. Many of these disputes stem fr ...cdotal evidence: nonetheless even anecdotal evidence is enough to reject a theory incompatible with that evidence, if there are sufficient repeated examples.
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• Multiverse
  ...his level includes Wheeler's [[Oscillatory universe|oscillating universe]] theory as well.) ...t is widely believed that Everett's interpretation (considered as a formal theory) is a [[conservative extension]] of standard quantum mechanics&nbsp;– tha
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• Monism
  ...liest use attributed to C. Wolff "[[Dogmatism]]..with [[reference]] to the number of [[fundamental]] principles,..becomes [[Dualism]] or '''''Monism''''' [Ge *3: a [[viewpoint]] or [[theory]] that reduces all [[phenomena]] to one principle
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• Energy
  It was argued for some years whether energy was a substance (the caloric theory) or merely a physical quantity, such as momentum. ...and when we finish watching nature go through her tricks and calculate the number again, it is the same.''The Feynman Lectures on Physics''
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• Integral Movement
  ...s given a further definition, being made synonymous with Wilber's [[AQAL]] theory [https://aqaljournal.integralinstitute.org/public/Pdf/AQAL_Glossary_01-27-0 ...n of [[consciousness]] has also become a central theme in much of integral theory [https://integral-review.org/current_issue/documents/Gidley,%20Evolution%20
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• Normal distribution
  In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probability_theory probability theory], the '''normal''' (or Gaussian) distribution is a very commonly occurring ...tion, many people rallied both in [[criticism]] and defense of the book. A number of critical [[texts]] were written in response to the [[book]].
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• Etymology
  Etymologists apply a number of [[methods]] to study the [[origins]] of [[words]], some of which are: Etymological theory recognises that words originate through a limited number of basic [[mechanisms]], the most important of which are borrowing (i.e., t
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• Definition
  ...al language] such as [[English]] contains, at any given time, a [[finite]] number of [[words]], any comprehensive list of definitions must either be circular ...Russell offered his [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_descriptions theory of descriptions] in part as a way of defining a proper name, the definition
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• Social movement
  ...ent in the modern Western [[culture]] is responsible for the unprecedented number and scope of various contemporary social movements. However others point ou ===Culture theory===
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• Genius
  ...o count and assess the eminent relatives of eminent men. He found that the number of eminent relatives is greater with closer degree of kinship, indicating t ...itary. His initial work in criminology led him to observe "the greater the number of [[individuals]] observed the more do peculiarities become effaced ...."
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• Judeo-Islamic philosophy
  ...n with the active intellect, which latter emanates from God. To admit this theory would be to deny the immortality of the soul (see Alexander of Aphrodisias) ...ject. In order to obviate this difficulty, the Motekallamin extended their theory of the atoms to Time, and claimed that just as Space is constituted of atom
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• El Shaddai
  ...ver, the doubling in Hebrew might possibly be secondary. According to this theory, God is seen as inhabiting a mythical holy mountain, a concept not unknown ...(Gen. 28:3). "I am God Almighty [El Shaddai]: be fruitful and increase in number" (Gen. 35:11). "By the Almighty [El Shaddai] who will bless you with blessi
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• Inference
  [[Greek philosophy|Greek philosophers]] defined a number of [[syllogism]]s, correct three-part inferences, that can be used as build ...of [[probability]] to find this best explanation. The Bayesian view has a number of desirable features - one of them is that it embeds deductive (certain) l
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• 1997-07-13-Levels of Reality
  ...[[childhood]]. The [[future]] of [[your planet]] very much depends on the number of people who reach their [[spiritual]] [[adolescence]] who can put aside t ...denly available to everyone. I [[wonder]] if you could elaborate on that [[theory]]?
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• Deduction
  ...often contrasted with [[inductive reasoning]], which reasons from a large number of particular examples to a general rule. ...9th century, [[Discovery of Neptune|Adams and LeVerrier]] applied Newton's theory (general principle) to deduce the existence, [[mass]], position, and [[orbi
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• Fugue
  ...erpoint|contrapuntal]] composition or technique of composition for a fixed number of parts, normally referred to as "voices". [https://www.oxfordreference.co #Verrall, John W., Fugue and Invention - In Theory and Practice (Pacific, California, 1966), p.12
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• Mind Control
  ...versions]] to [[new religious movements]] (NRMs). A third-[[generation]] [[theory]] proposed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Zablocki Ben Zablocki] [[f Mind control is a general term for a [[number]] of [[controversial]] theories proposing that an [[individual]]'s [[thinki
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• Grid
  ...generally used to carry [[power]] from a few central generators to a large number of users or customers. In [[contrast]], the new emerging ''smart grid'' use ...[[machine]] learning, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory game theory]. Within the advanced infrastructure framework of smart grid, more and more
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• Exponential
  ** The number of microorganisms in a culture broth will grow exponentially until an essen ** [[Human]] [[population]], if the number of births and deaths per person per year were to remain at current levels
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• Prediction
  ...many scientific fields, desirable theories are those which predict a large number of events from relatively few underlying principles. ...nd the sun seen in the 1919 eclipse, a prediction of [[Albert Einstein]]'s theory of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Relativity#GENERAL_RELAT
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• Turbulence
  ...ll drag. Although laminar-turbulent transition is not governed by Reynolds number, the same transition occurs if the size of the object is gradually increase ...wiki/Andrey_Kolmogorov Andrey Kolmogorov] proposed the first statistical [[theory]] of turbulence, based on the aforementioned notion of the energy cascade (
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• Albert Einstein
  ...and [[matter]], and his [[General Theory of Relativity]] was the first new theory of [[gravity|gravitation]] since [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_newto ...paper on Brownian motion, and in June his celebrated essay on the special theory of relativity, which was followed in September by his derivation of the fam
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• Mathematics
  *1:the [[abstract]] [[science]] of [[number]], [[quantity]], and [[space]]. Mathematics may be studied in its own right ...such as [[statistics]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory game theory]. Mathematicians also engage in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_mathema
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• Oral Tradition
  ...is summarized from the overlapping prefaces to the following volumes: The Theory of Oral Composition: History and Methodology, (Indiana University Press, 19 ...] traditions demonstrated the explicative and problem-solving power of the theory. Francis P. Magoun, Jr. The oral-formulaic character of Anglo-Saxon narrat
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• Immanuel Wallerstein
  ==Theory== * Dependency theory, most obviously its concepts of "core" and "periphery";
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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 In set theory, the term "canonical" identifies an element as representative of a set. If
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• Cybernetics
  ...tory systems. Cybernetics is closely related to control theory and systems theory. Both in its [[origin]]s and in its [[evolution]] in the second-half of the ...plinary study connecting the fields of control systems, electrical network theory, mechanical engineering, [[logic]] modeling, evolutionary [[biology]], neur
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• Exhaustion
  ...hand, [[meaning]] of six months or more duration, is a symptom of a large number of different diseases or conditions. ...ions. The amount of sleep, the hours that are set aside for sleep, and the number of times that a [[person]] awakes during the night are important. Other tes
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• Knowledge Representation
  In '''[[computer science]]''', particularly [[artificial intelligence]], a number of representations have been devised to structure information. ...s; for instance, the frame for ''house'' might contain a ''color'' slot, ''number of floors'' slot, etc.
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• Rebellion
  There are a number of terms that fall under the umbrella of rebel and they range from those wi ...246,247 "In supporting Lincoln on this issue, the Supreme Court upheld his theory of the Civil War as an insurrection against the United States government th
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• Anti-gravity
  ...a number of commercial attempts to build such devices as well, and a small number of reports of anti-gravity-like effects in the [[scientific]] [[literature] ...has nevertheless generated numerous claims of anti-gravity devices and any number of patented devices. None of these devices have ever been [[demonstrated]]
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• Color
  ...century, initially within a partisan controversy around [[Isaac Newton]]'s theory of color (''Opticks'', 1704) and the nature of so-called [[primary color]]s ...sical world. This has led to a number of inaccuracies in traditional color theory principles that are not always remedied in modern formulations.
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• Philology
  ..., [[rhetoric]], [[history]], [[interpretation]] of authors, and [[critical theory|critical traditions]] associated with a given language. ...ation of the [[Rosetta Stone]] by [[Jean-François Champollion]] in 1822, a number of individuals attempted to decipher the writing systems of the ancient [[N
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