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  2. Catastrophe theory - Wikipedia

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    Catastrophe theory studies dynamical systems that describe the evolution [5] of a state variable over time : ˙ = = (,) In the above equation, is referred to as the potential function, and is often a vector or a scalar which parameterise the potential function.

  3. List of story structures - Wikipedia

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    The inverted U begins with the protagonist's rise to a position of prominence and well-being. At the top of the inverted U, the character enjoys good fortune and well-being. But a crisis or a turning point occurs, which marks the reversal of the protagonist's fortunes and begins the descent to disaster.

  4. Ultraviolet catastrophe - Wikipedia

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    The ultraviolet catastrophe, also called the Rayleigh–Jeans catastrophe, was the prediction of late 19th century and early 20th century classical physics that an ideal black body at thermal equilibrium would emit an unbounded quantity of energy as wavelength decreased into the ultraviolet range.

  5. Story structure - Wikipedia

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    A U-shaped structure, that is, a story that begins with a state of equilibrium that descends to disaster and then upward to a new stable condition. This is the shape of a comedy. An inverted U-shape structure, that is, a story in which the protagonist rises to prominence and descends to disaster. This is the shape of tragedy.

  6. Inverted U - Wikipedia

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    Inverted U may refer to: Calmfors–Driffill hypothesis , an economic theory describing the relationship between collective bargaining and employment Kuznets curve , an economic theory describing the relationship between income per capita and wealth inequity

  7. List of logic symbols - Wikipedia

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    (the symbol may also indicate the domain and codomain of a function; see table of mathematical symbols). ⊃ {\displaystyle \supset } may mean the same as ⇒ {\displaystyle \Rightarrow } (the symbol may also mean superset ).

  8. AI and the meaning of life: Philosopher Nick Bostrom says ...

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    A decade later, with AI more prevalent than ever, Professor Bostrom has decided to explore what will happen if things go right; if AI is beneficial and succeeds in improving our lives without ...

  9. Greek letters used in mathematics, science, and engineering

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    the Möbius function in number theory; the population mean or expected value in probability and statistics; a measure in measure theory; micro-, an SI prefix denoting 10 −6 (one millionth) Micrometre or micron (retired in 1967 as a standalone symbol, replaced by "μm" using the standard SI meaning) the coefficient of friction in physics