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"The sequence 1, 2, 3, ... continues ad infinitum." "The perimeter of a fractal may be iteratively drawn ad infinitum ." The 17th-century writer Jonathan Swift incorporated the idea of self-similarity in the following lines from his satirical poem On Poetry: a Rhapsody (1733):
a pedibus usque ad caput: from feet to head: i.e., "completely", "from tip to toe", "from head to toe". Equally a capite ad calcem. See also ab ovo usque ad mala. a posse ad esse: from being able to being "From possibility to actuality" or "from being possible to being actual". a posteriori: from the latter: Based on observation, i. e ...
Ad Infinitum is a survival horror game. Players must solve puzzles [4] and avoid monsters, some of which represent the soldier's experiences during the war. [3] Escaping from monsters involves tapping controls. If they fail to escape, they return to a checkpoint. [4] It is played from a first-person perspective. [5]
reductio ad Hitlerum: leading back to Hitler: A term coined by German-American political philosopher Leo Strauss to humorously describe a fallacious argument that compares an opponent's views to those held by Adolf Hitler or the Nazi Party. Derived from reductio ad absurdum. reductio ad infinitum: leading back to the infinite
i.e., from the beginning or origin. Derived from the longer phrase in Horace's Satire 1.3: "ab ovo usque ad mala", meaning "from the egg to the apples", referring to how Ancient Roman meals would typically begin with an egg dish and end with fruit (cf. the English phrase soup to nuts).
Anavastha (Sanskrit: अनवस्था) is a Sanskrit nominal compound derived from the verb Stha (meaning standing, resting, grounded or founded). The expression literally means: that which does not stand down, non-resting, unstable, holding no definite position, un-grounded or without foundation.
After debuting on Jan. 10, Ad Vitam was ranked No. 1 on Netflix’s Top 10 Movies. Its mix of over-the-top fight scenes and iconic Paris landmarks grabbed viewers’ attention, but the dicey ...
The Vermin only teaze and pinch Their Foes superior by an Inch. So, Nat'ralists observe, a Flea Hath smaller Fleas that on him prey, And these have smaller yet to bite 'em, And so proceed ad infinitum: