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  *3. ([[mathematics]]) The n-dimensional [[space]] contained by an n-dimensional polytope (call * Volume generalized to arbitrarily many dimensions in mathematics and [[physics]]
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• Discrepancy
  In [[mathematics]], '''discrepancy theory''' describes the deviation of a situation from the ...bed as the [[study]] of [[inevitable]] irregularities of distributions, in measure-theoretic and combinatorial settings. Just as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wik
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• Perimeter
  ...Latin]] ''perimetros'', from [[Greek]], from ''peri''around + ''metron'' [[measure]] ...unds]] an area. The word comes from the Greek ''peri'' (around) and meter (measure). The term may be used either for the path or its length - it can be [[thou
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• Diameter
  ...le French, from [[Latin]] diametros, from [[Greek]], from dia- + metron [[measure]] ...of a circle", from δια- (dia-), "across, through" + μέτρον (metron), "a [[measure]]".
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• Vertical
  ...[[adjacent]]. They all share a [[vertex]]. Such angles are [[equal]] in [[measure]] and can be described as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congruence_(geomet ...y to either of the adjacent angles, the vertical angles are [[equal]] in [[measure]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_%28angles%29]
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• Value
  * Value (mathematics) -- the value of a variable in mathematics. * Value (colorimetry) -- a measure of white or black in color
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• Nano
  When used as a prefix for something other than a [[unit]] of measure (as in "nanoscience"), nano refers to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanote [[Category: Mathematics]]
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• Connectivity
  In [[mathematics]], connectedness is used to refer to various properties [[meaning]], in som .../Graph_theory graph theory]. Graph theory also offers a [[context]]-free [[measure]] of connectedness, called the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clustering_co
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• Knot
  *7a : a division of the log's line serving to [[measure]] a ship's [[speed]] ...st for their [[ancient]] [[origins]], their common uses, and the area of [[mathematics]] known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knot_theory knot theory].[https:/
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• Triangle
  ...ual]] in length. An isosceles triangle also has two [[angles]] of the same measure; namely, the angles opposite to the two sides of the same length; this [[fa ...riple]. The other one is an isosceles triangle that has 2 angles that each measure 45 degrees.
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• Arbritrary
  ...Actions lacking a telos, a goal, are necessarily arbitrary. With no end to measure against, there can be no [[standard]] applied to [[choice]]s, so all decisi ==Mathematics==
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• Information Theory
  ...ble to be reliably stored on a medium or communicated over a channel. The measure of information, known as [[information entropy]], is usually expressed by t ...el coding]] (e.g. for [[DSL]] lines). The field is at the crossroads of [[mathematics]], [[statistics]], [[computer science]], [[physics]], [[neurobiology]], and
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• Probability
  ...in probability theory, that is used extensively in such areas of study as mathematics, [[statistics]], [[finance]], gambling, science, and philosophy to draw con ...from the modern meaning of probability, which, in contrast, is used as a [[measure]] of the weight of [[empirical]] [[evidence]], and is arrived at from [[ind
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• Separation
  *11. [[Mathematics]]. The division of a partition into component partitions. Cf. SEPARATE n. 4 ...signals carried by the two [[channels]] of a stereophonic [[system]]; a [[measure]] of this.
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• Point
  :d : a unit of about 1⁄72 inch used especially to measure the size of type ...sional]] analogue. Thus, a point is a 0-dimensional object. In branches of mathematics dealing with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_Theory set theory], an elem
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• Angle
  :b : a measure of an angle or of the amount of turning necessary to bring one line or plan [[Category: Mathematics]]
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• 133:5 At Athens—Discourse on Science
  133:5.4 [[Scientists]] may some day [[measure]] the [[energy]], or [[force]] [[manifestations]], of [[gravitation]], [[li ...sheep in ten minutes, ten men could shear it in one minute. That is sound mathematics, but it is not true, for the ten men could not so do it; they would get in
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• Geometry
  ...metry''' (γεωμετρία; ''geo'' = earth, ''metria'' = measure) is a part of [[mathematics]] concerned with questions of size, shape, and relative position of figures ...nature of geometry makes it initially more accessible than other parts of mathematics, such as algebra or number theory. However, the geometric language is also
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• Number
  ...lephone numbers), for ordering (serial numbers), and for codes (ISBNs). In mathematics, the definition of number has been extended over the years to include such ...r as output are called numerical [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_(mathematics) operations]. Unary operations take a single input number and produce a sin
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• Quantity
  Two basic divisions of quantity, [[magnitude (mathematics)|magnitude]] and multitude (or [[number]]), imply the principal distinction ...ri (philosophy)|a priori]] for any given property. The linear [[continuum (mathematics)|continuum]] represents the prototype of continuous quantitative structure
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