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  2. Transversality (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    The notion of transversality of a pair of submanifolds is easily extended to transversality of a submanifold and a map to the ambient manifold, or to a pair of maps to the ambient manifold, by asking whether the pushforwards of the tangent spaces along the preimage of points of intersection of the images generate the entire tangent space of the ambient manifold. [2]

  3. Testing effect - Wikipedia

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    Multimedia testing can be used [109] alongside flashcards as a method of retrieval practice but removing cards too early can result in lower long term retention. [110] Individuals may not correctly interpret the outcome of practice cards [ 111 ] contributing to dropped cards which impact future retrieval attempts [ 112 ] therefore resulting in ...

  4. Spaced repetition - Wikipedia

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    Spaced repetition is an evidence-based learning technique that is usually performed with flashcards. Newly introduced and more difficult flashcards are shown more frequently, while older and less difficult flashcards are shown less frequently in order to exploit the psychological spacing effect. The use of spaced repetition has been proven to ...

  5. Memrise - Wikipedia

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    Memrise is a British language platform that uses spaced repetition of flashcards to increase the rate of learning. [2] It is based in London, UK. Memrise offers user-generated content on a wide range of other subjects. The Memrise app has courses in 16 languages and its combinations, while the website for "community courses" has a great many more languages a

  6. Cartesian coordinate system - Wikipedia

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    The adjective Cartesian refers to the French mathematician and philosopher René Descartes, who published this idea in 1637 while he was resident in the Netherlands.It was independently discovered by Pierre de Fermat, who also worked in three dimensions, although Fermat did not publish the discovery. [1]

  7. Exam - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 January 2025. Educational assessment For other uses, see Exam (disambiguation) and Examination (disambiguation). Cambodian students taking an exam in order to apply for the Don Bosco Technical School of Sihanoukville in 2008 American students in a computer fundamentals class taking an online test in ...

  8. Level of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Level of measurement or scale of measure is a classification that describes the nature of information within the values assigned to variables. [1] Psychologist Stanley Smith Stevens developed the best-known classification with four levels, or scales, of measurement: nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio.

  9. Distributed practice - Wikipedia

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    Distributed practice (also known as spaced repetition, the spacing effect, or spaced practice) is a learning strategy, where practice is broken up into a number of short sessions over a longer period of time.