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  2. Natural semantic metalanguage - Wikipedia

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    It includes the proposed universal and near-universal molecules, as well as non-universal words which can assist in clarity. [13] As such, it already has counterparts targeted at speakers of other natural languages, e.g. Minimal French , [ 14 ] Minimal Polish , [ 15 ] 65 Sanaa ( Minimal Finnish ) [ 11 ] : 225–258 and so on.

  3. List of gestures - Wikipedia

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    Outstretched hand (with palm up) is a near-universal gesture for begging or requesting, extending beyond human cultures and into other primate species. [23] This gesture can also be done with both hands to form a bowl. See also Origin of language. The "index finger pointing up" sign. Pointing with index finger may be used to indicate an item or ...

  4. Church–Turing thesis - Wikipedia

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    Although the thesis has near-universal acceptance, it cannot be formally proven, as the concept of effective calculability is only informally defined. ... Turing adds ...

  5. Toki Pona - Wikipedia

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    It is designed to express maximal meaning with minimal complexity. Like a pidgin, it focuses on simple concepts and elements that are near-universal among cultures. [12] It has a minimal vocabulary and 14 phonemes devised to be easy to pronounce for speakers of various language backgrounds. [5] [2] [6] [13]

  6. Engineering drawing abbreviations and symbols - Wikipedia

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    An extensible series, covering various special threads. 2. Near side: The drawing notations "near side" and "far side" tell the reader which side of the part a feature is on, in occasional contexts where that fact is not communicated using the rules of projection alone. Contexts of usage are rather limited. See "far side" for examples. NSCM

  7. Linguistic universal - Wikipedia

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    A linguistic universal is a pattern that occurs systematically across natural languages, potentially true for all of them. For example, All languages have nouns and verbs , or If a language is spoken, it has consonants and vowels .

  8. Newton's law of universal gravitation - Wikipedia

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    The equation for universal gravitation thus takes the form: F = G m 1 m 2 r 2 , {\displaystyle F=G{\frac {m_{1}m_{2}}{r^{2}}},} where F is the gravitational force acting between two objects, m 1 and m 2 are the masses of the objects, r is the distance between the centers of their masses , and G is the gravitational constant .

  9. Cosmos - Wikipedia

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    The basic definition of Cosmology is the science of the origin and development of the universe. In modern astronomy, the Big Bang theory is the dominant postulation. Philosophy of cosmology is an expanding discipline, directed to the conceptual foundations of cosmology and the philosophical contemplation of the universe as a totality.