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  2. Arithmetic logic unit - Wikipedia

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    In computing, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU) is a combinational digital circuit that performs arithmetic and bitwise operations on integer binary numbers. [1] [2] This is in contrast to a floating-point unit (FPU), which operates on floating point numbers.

  3. Mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Historically, the concept of a proof and its associated mathematical rigour first appeared in Greek mathematics, most notably in Euclid's Elements. [4] Since its beginning, mathematics was primarily divided into geometry and arithmetic (the manipulation of natural numbers and fractions ), until the 16th and 17th centuries, when algebra [ a ...

  4. International Monetary Fund - Wikipedia

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    A second bailout package of more than €100 billion was agreed upon over the course of a few months from October 2011, during which time Papandreou was forced from office. The so-called Troika , of which the IMF is part, are joint managers of this programme, which was approved by the executive directors of the IMF on 15 March 2012 for XDR 23.8 ...

  5. Howard Hughes - Wikipedia

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    On September 13, 1935, Hughes, flying the H-1, set the landplane airspeed record of 352 mph (566 km/h) over his test course near Santa Ana, California (Giuseppe Motta reaching 362 mph in 1929 and George Stainforth reached 407.5 mph in 1931, both in seaplanes). This marked the last time in history that an aircraft built by a private individual ...

  6. Internet - Wikipedia

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    Digital media streaming increases the demand for network bandwidth. For example, standard image quality needs 1 Mbit/s link speed for SD 480p, HD 720p quality requires 2.5 Mbit/s, and the top-of-the-line HDX quality needs 4.5 Mbit/s for 1080p. [92] Webcams are a low-cost extension of this phenomenon. While some webcams can give full-frame-rate ...

  7. First Crusade - Wikipedia

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    They also divided the army into two more-easily managed groups—one contingent led by the Normans, the other by the French. The two groups intended to meet again at Dorylaeum , but on 1 July the Normans, who had marched ahead of the French, were attacked by Kilij Arslan. [ 82 ]

  8. Titanic - Wikipedia

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    The 2,000 hull plates were single pieces of rolled steel plate, mostly up to 6 feet (1.8 m) wide and 30 feet (9.1 m) long and weighing between 2.5 and 3 tonnes. [82] Their thickness varied from 1 inch (2.5 cm) to 1.5 inches (3.8 cm). [44] The plates were laid in a clinkered (overlapping) fashion from the keel to the bilge.

  9. Health system - Wikipedia

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    A health system, health care system or healthcare system is an organization of people, institutions, and resources that delivers health care services to meet the health needs of target populations.