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  2. Truncation - Wikipedia

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    Truncation of positive real numbers can be done using the floor function.Given a number + to be truncated and , the number of elements to be kept behind the decimal point, the truncated value of x is

  3. Lookup table - Wikipedia

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    It made sense to reduce expensive read operations by a form of manual caching by creating either static lookup tables (embedded in the program) or dynamic prefetched arrays to contain only the most commonly occurring data items. Despite the introduction of systemwide caching that now automates this process, application level lookup tables can ...

  4. Compact fluorescent lamp - Wikipedia

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    Using average U.S. commercial electricity and gas rates for 2006, a 2008 article found that replacing each 75 W incandescent lamp with a CFL resulted in yearly savings of $22 in energy usage, reduced HVAC cost, and reduced labour to change lamps. The incremental capital investment of $2 per fixture is typically paid back in about one month.

  5. Airbus A220 - Wikipedia

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    The program was launched on 13 July 2008. The smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) first flew on 16 September 2013, received an initial type certificate from Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines .

  6. Renewable energy - Wikipedia

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    Where Europe dominated in establishing energy policy in the early 2000s, most countries around the world now have some form of energy policy. [ 211 ] The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is an intergovernmental organization for promoting the adoption of renewable energy worldwide.

  7. Airbus A380 - Wikipedia

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    Airbus's publicity has stressed the comfort and space of the A380 cabin, [220] and advertised onboard relaxation areas such as bars, beauty salons, duty-free shops, and restaurants. [ 221 ] [ 222 ] Proposed amenities resembled those installed on earlier airliners, particularly 1970s wide-body jets, [ 223 ] which largely gave way to regular ...

  8. Risk - Wikipedia

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    Firefighters are exposed to risks of fire and building collapse during their work.. In simple terms, risk is the possibility of something bad happening. [1] Risk involves uncertainty about the effects/implications of an activity with respect to something that humans value (such as health, well-being, wealth, property or the environment), often focusing on negative, undesirable consequences. [2]