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  2. Glossary of Stoicism terms - Wikipedia

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    ἔκκλισις: aversion, inclination away from a thing. Opposite of orexis. ekpyrôsis ἐκπύρωσις: cyclical conflagration of the Universe. eph' hêmin ἐφ' ἡμῖν: up to us, what is in our power, e.g. the correct use of impressions. epistêmê ἐπιστήμη: certain and true knowledge, over and above that of katalêpsis ...

  3. Azimuth - Wikipedia

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    The word azimuth is used in all European languages today. It originates from medieval Arabic السموت (al-sumūt, pronounced as-sumūt), meaning "the directions" (plural of Arabic السمت al-samt = "the direction").

  4. Opposite - Wikipedia

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    Complementary antonyms are word pairs whose meanings are opposite but whose meanings do not lie on a continuous spectrum (push, pull). Relational antonyms are word pairs where opposite makes sense only in the context of the relationship between the two meanings (teacher, pupil). These more restricted meanings may not apply in all scholarly ...

  5. Schadenfreude - Wikipedia

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    Schadenfreude (/ ˈ ʃ ɑː d ən f r ɔɪ d ə /; German: [ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁɔʏ̯də] ⓘ; lit. Tooltip literal translation "harm-joy") is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, pain, suffering, or humiliation of another.

  6. Apophenia - Wikipedia

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    Apophenia (/ æ p oʊ ˈ f iː n i ə /) is the tendency to perceive meaningful connections between unrelated things. [1]The term (German: Apophänie from the Greek verb: ἀποφαίνειν, romanized: apophaínein) was coined by psychiatrist Klaus Conrad in his 1958 publication on the beginning stages of schizophrenia. [2]

  7. Inclination (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Inclination is the angle between a reference plane and the orbital plane. Inclination may also refer to: Science. Slope, tilt, steepness, or angle from horizontal ...

  8. Retrograde and prograde motion - Wikipedia

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    The inclination of moons is measured from the equator of the planet they orbit. An object with an inclination between 0 and 90 degrees is orbiting or revolving in the same direction as the primary is rotating. An object with an inclination of exactly 90 degrees has a perpendicular orbit that is neither prograde nor retrograde.

  9. Conatus - Wikipedia

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    Conatus is, for Baruch Spinoza, where "each thing, as far as it lies in itself, strives to persevere in its being." [a]In the philosophy of Baruch Spinoza, conatus (/ k oʊ ˈ n eɪ t ə s /; wikt:conatus; Latin for "effort; endeavor; impulse, inclination, tendency; undertaking; striving") is an innate inclination of a thing to continue to exist and enhance itself.