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  2. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    Accompanied (i.e. with the accompaniment following the soloist, who may speed up or slow down at will) accuratezza Precision; accuracy. con accuratezza: with precision acoustic Relating to music produced by instruments, as opposed to electric or electronic means ad libitum (commonly ad lib; Latin)

  3. Tempo - Wikipedia

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    Although tempo is described or indicated in many different ways, including with a range of words (e.g., "Slowly", "Adagio", and so on), it is typically measured in beats per minute (bpm or BPM). For example, a tempo of 60 beats per minute signifies one beat per second, while a tempo of 120 beats per minute is twice as rapid, signifying two ...

  4. Thinking, Fast and Slow - Wikipedia

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    Thinking, Fast and Slow is a 2011 popular science book by psychologist Daniel Kahneman. The book's main thesis is a differentiation between two modes of thought : "System 1" is fast, instinctive and emotional ; "System 2" is slower, more deliberative , and more logical .

  5. Slowly changing dimension - Wikipedia

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    In data management and data warehousing, a slowly changing dimension (SCD) is a dimension that stores data which, while generally stable, may change over time, often in an unpredictable manner. [1] This contrasts with a rapidly changing dimension , such as transactional parameters like customer ID, product ID, quantity, and price, which undergo ...

  6. Slow living - Wikipedia

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    Slow living is a lifestyle which encourages a slower approach to aspects of everyday life, [1] involving completing tasks at a leisurely pace. [2] The origins of this lifestyle are linked to the Italian slow food movement, which emphasised traditional food production techniques in response to the emerging popularity of fast food during the ...

  7. Time dilation - Wikipedia

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    Transversal time dilation. The blue dots represent a pulse of light. Each pair of dots with light "bouncing" between them is a clock. In the frame of each group of clocks, the other group is measured to tick more slowly, because the moving clock's light pulse has to travel a larger distance than the stationary clock's light pulse.

  8. Slow - Wikipedia

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    Slow velocity, the rate of change of position of a moving body Slow speed, in kinematics, the magnitude of the velocity of an object; Slow tempo, the speed or pace of a piece of music; Slow motion, an effect in film-making; Slow reaction rate, the speed at which a chemical reaction takes place; Slow, SLOW, Slowing or Slowness may also refer to:

  9. Slow movement (culture) - Wikipedia

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    The slow movement is a cultural movement which advocates slowing down the pace of human life. It emerged from the slow food movement, and Carlo Petrini's 1986 protest against the opening of a McDonald's restaurant in the Piazza di Spagna, Rome.