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  2. Pseudonymization - Wikipedia

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    Article 4(5) "Definitions" of the GDPR defines Pseudonymisation as “the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and ...

  3. Attributable fraction among the exposed - Wikipedia

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    Multiple synonyms of AF e are in use: attributable fraction, [1] [3] relative attributable risk, [1] attributable proportion among the exposed, [1] and attributable risk among the exposed. [ 4 ] Similarly, attributable risk percent (ARP) is used as a synonym for the attributable risk percent among the exposed.

  4. Metonymy - Wikipedia

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    The phrase "lend me your ear" is interpreted to metaphorically mean that the speaker wants the listener to grant the speaker temporary control over what the listener hears. First, analyze the verb phrase "lend me your ear" metaphorically to mean "turn your ear in my direction", since it is known that, literally lending a body part is ...

  5. Pseudo-Aristotle - Wikipedia

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    Pseudo-Aristotle is a general cognomen for authors of philosophical or medical treatises who attributed their works to the Greek philosopher Aristotle, or whose work was later attributed to him by others. Such falsely attributed works are known as pseudepigrapha. The term Corpus Aristotelicum covers both the authentic and spurious works of ...

  6. Malapropism - Wikipedia

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    A malapropism (/ ˈ m æ l ə p r ɒ p ɪ z əm /; also called a malaprop, acyrologia or Dogberryism) is the incorrect use of a word in place of a word with a similar sound, either unintentionally or for comedic effect, resulting in a nonsensical, often humorous utterance.

  7. Attributive verb - Wikipedia

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    An attributive verb is a verb that modifies (expresses an attribute of) a noun in the manner of an attributive adjective, rather than express an independent idea as a predicate. In English (and in most European languages), verb forms that can be used attributively are typically non-finite forms — participles and infinitives — as well as ...

  8. Pseudepigrapha - Wikipedia

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    Scholars have identified seven levels of authenticity which they have organized in a hierarchy ranging from literal authorship, meaning written in the author's own hand, to outright forgery: [11] Literal authorship. A church leader writes a letter in his own hand. Dictation. A church leader dictates a letter almost word for word to an amanuensis.

  9. Dependent and independent variables - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, a function is a rule for taking an input (in the simplest case, a number or set of numbers) [5] and providing an output (which may also be a number). [5] A symbol that stands for an arbitrary input is called an independent variable, while a symbol that stands for an arbitrary output is called a dependent variable. [6]