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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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• Space
  ==In mathematics== ...ncept of [[metric space]] and volume measurement leads to the concept of [[measure space]].
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• Infinitesimal
  ...ss]] the idea of objects so small that there is no way to see them or to [[measure]] them. The [[insight]] with exploiting infinitesimals was that objects cou [[Category: Mathematics]]
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• Genius
  ...measures]] of "neurophysiological efficiency" and that latter concept as a measure of [[intelligence]].[5] By intelligence they meant a heritable trait, which ...stics]] and found bell-curves in test results of all sorts; initially in [[mathematics]] grades for the final honors examination and in entrance examination score
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• Fathom
  To measure the depth of shallow waters, boatmen used a sounding line containing fathom Until early in the 20th century, it was the unit used to measure the depth of mines (mineral extraction) in the United Kingdom.[15] Miners a
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• 195:7 The Vulnerability of Materialism
  ...ientific method]] " is merely an [[intellectual]] yardstick wherewith to [[measure]] [[material]] [[adventures]] and [[physical]] [[achievements]]. But being ...tulate]] this [[mechanization]] of the [[universe]]. [[Machines]] cannot [[measure]], [[classify]], nor [[evaluate]] themselves. Such a scientific piece of wo
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• Complexity
  ...xiomatic setting. This is a general advantage of the axiomatic approach in mathematics. The axiomatic approach to Kolmogorov complexity was further developed in t *In information processing, complexity is a measure of the total number of properties transmitted by an object and detected by
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• Integrity
  ...ectively, via the [[scientific method]] or via a standardized mathematical measure A [[value]] in [[mathematics]] consists of an assumption from which one can extrapolate implementation o
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• 79:8 Later Chinese Civilization
  ...igation and [[soil]]-[[conservation]] difficulties contributed in no small measure to the [[development]] of [[interdependence]] with the consequent promotion ...rgy metalworking], [[commercial]] exchange, [[government]], [[writing]], [[mathematics]], [[art]], [[science]], and [[printing]].
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• Experiment
  ...te. The assay is a colorimetric assay in which a [[spectrophotometer]] can measure the amount of protein in samples by detecting a colored complex formed by t ...h he or she should respond. The goal of the experiment is to [[Measurement|measure]] the response to a given stimulus by a [[test method]].
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• Navigation
  ...a line between the observer and an object in real life.[4] A bearing is a measure of the direction to an object.[4] If the navigator measures the direction i In addition to bearings, navigators also often measure distances to objects.[3] On the chart, a distance produces a circle or arc
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