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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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