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  2. Order of magnitude - Wikipedia

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    For a number written in scientific notation, this logarithmic rounding scale requires rounding up to the next power of ten when the multiplier is greater than the square root of ten (about 3.162). For example, the nearest order of magnitude for 1.7 × 10 8 is 8, whereas the nearest order of magnitude for 3.7 × 10 8 is 9.

  3. Metric prefix - Wikipedia

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    The prefix milli-, likewise, may be added to metre to indicate division by one thousand; one millimetre is equal to one thousandth of a metre. Decimal multiplicative prefixes have been a feature of all forms of the metric system , with six of these dating back to the system's introduction in the 1790s.

  4. Chess - Wikipedia

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    The board is oriented so that the right-hand corner nearest each player is a light square; as a result the white queen always starts on a light square, while the black queen starts on a dark square. This may be remembered by the phrases "white on the right" and "queen on her color".

  5. Glossary of baseball terms - Wikipedia

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    A perfect batting average would be 1.000 (read: "one thousand"). A batting average of .300 ("three hundred") is considered to be excellent, which means the best hitters fail to get a hit in 70% of their at-bats. Even the level of .400, which is outstanding and rare (last achieved at the major league level in 1941), suggests "failure" 60% of the ...

  6. Cro-Magnon - Wikipedia

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    The study calculated that: from 40 to 30 thousand years ago the population was roughly 1,700–28,400 (average 4,400); from 30 to 22 thousand years ago roughly 1,900–30,600 (average 4,800); from 22 to 16.5 thousand years ago roughly 2,300–37,700 (average 5,900); and 16.5–11.5 thousand years ago roughly 11,300–72,600 (average 28,700).

  7. Brahmi script - Wikipedia

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    Brahmi (/ ˈ b r ɑː m i / BRAH-mee; 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀳𑁆𑀫𑀻; ISO: BrāhmΔ«) is a writing system from ancient India [2] that appeared as a fully developed ...

  8. Allan MacDonald (poet) - Wikipedia

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    Although born in humble circumstances, the future poet, similarly to Iain Lom, Sìleas na Ceapaich, and Allan The Ridge MacDonald, could trace his descent back to Somerled, King Robert the Bruce, John of Islay, Lord of the Isles, and Alasdair Carrach (d. c.1440), 1st Chief (Scottish Gaelic: Mac Mhic Raonuill) of Clan MacDonald of Keppoch (Scottish Gaelic: Clann Dòmhnaill na Ceapaich).