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  2. Word problem (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    The word problem for an algebra is then to determine, given two expressions (words) involving the generators and operations, whether they represent the same element of the algebra modulo the identities. The word problems for groups and semigroups can be phrased as word problems for algebras. [1]

  3. Word problem - Wikipedia

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    Word problem (mathematics education), a type of textbook exercise or exam question to have students apply abstract mathematical concepts to real-world situations; Word problem (mathematics), a decision problem for algebraic identities in mathematics and computer science; Word problem for groups, the problem of recognizing the identity element ...

  4. Antithesis - Wikipedia

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    An antithesis must always contain two ideas within one statement. The ideas may not be structurally opposite, but they serve to be functionally opposite when comparing two ideas for emphasis. [4] According to Aristotle, the use of an antithesis makes the audience better understand the point the speaker is trying to make. Further explained, the ...

  5. Enclosure - Wikipedia

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    Inclosure is the statutory and legal form of the word "enclosure". Enclosure is the process. [1] Villagers. Lord of the manor [22] Freeholders or yeomanry. Proprietors of large and small properties [22] Copyholders. [f] [22] Tenant farmers [22] Cottagers/cottar [22] Squatters [22] Farm servants living in their employers' house [22]

  6. Abridgement - Wikipedia

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    An abridgement (or abridgment) is a condensing or reduction of a book or other creative work into a shorter form while maintaining the unity of the source. [1] The abridgement can be true to the original work in terms of mood and tone, capturing the parts the abridging author perceives to be most important; it could be a complete parody of the original or it could fall anywhere in between ...

  7. Inclosure act - Wikipedia

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    "The Second Enclosure Movement and the Construction of the Public Domain". Law and Contemporary Problems. 66 (1/2): 33– 74. JSTOR 20059171. Cooke, George Wingrove (1846). The Act for the Enclosure of Commons in England and Wales: With a Treatise on the Law of Rights of Commons, in Reference to this Act: and Forms as Settled by the ...

  8. Faraday cage - Wikipedia

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    A Faraday cage or Faraday shield is an enclosure used to block some electromagnetic fields. A Faraday shield may be formed by a continuous covering of conductive material, or in the case of a Faraday cage, by a mesh of such materials. Faraday cages are named after scientist Michael Faraday, who first constructed one in 1836. [1]

  9. Psychology - Wikipedia

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    Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. [1] [2] Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both conscious and unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feelings, and motives.