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  2. Body relative direction - Wikipedia

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    Forward is defined as the direction in which the object is moving. Backward is then defined as the opposite direction to forward. Alternatively, 'forward' may be the direction pointed by the observer's nose, defining 'backward' as the direction from the nose to the sagittal border in the observer's skull. With respect to a ship 'forward' would ...

  3. Backslash - Wikipedia

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    The backslash \ is a mark used mainly in computing and mathematics.It is the mirror image of the common slash /.It is a relatively recent mark, first documented in the 1930s

  4. Backward compatibility - Wikipedia

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    In compilers, backward compatibility may refer to the ability of a compiler for a newer version of the language to accept source code of programs or data that worked under the previous version. [8] A data format is said to be backward compatible when a newer version of the program can open it without errors just like its predecessor. [9]

  5. List of logic symbols - Wikipedia

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    := means "from now on, is defined to be another name for ." This is a statement in the metalanguage, not the object language. This is a statement in the metalanguage, not the object language. The notation a ≡ b {\displaystyle a\equiv b} may occasionally be seen in physics, meaning the same as a := b {\displaystyle a:=b} .

  6. Apparent retrograde motion - Wikipedia

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    This means that the Earth completes one sidereal rotation before the Moon is able to complete one orbit. As a result, it looks like the Moon is travelling in the opposite direction, otherwise known as apparent retrograde motion. A person standing on Earth "catches up" to the Moon and passes it because the Earth completes one rotation before the ...

  7. Glossary of mathematical symbols - Wikipedia

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    3. Between two groups, may mean that the first one is a proper subgroup of the second one. > (greater-than sign) 1. Strict inequality between two numbers; means and is read as "greater than". 2. Commonly used for denoting any strict order. 3. Between two groups, may mean that the second one is a proper subgroup of the first one. ≤ 1.

  8. Retrograde and prograde motion - Wikipedia

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    Retrograde orbit: the satellite (red) orbits in the direction opposite to the rotation of its primary (blue/black) Retrograde motion in astronomy is, in general, orbital or rotational motion of an object in the direction opposite the rotation of its primary, that is, the central object (right figure).

  9. List of ship directions - Wikipedia

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    Fore or forward: at or toward the front of a ship or further ahead of a location (opposite of "aft") [1] Preposition form is "before", e.g. "the mainmast is before the mizzenmast". Inboard: attached inside the ship. [14] Keel: the bottom structure of a ship's hull. [15] Leeward: side or direction away from the wind (opposite of "windward"). [16]