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  2. Ada Dietz - Wikipedia

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    Ada K. Dietz (left) and Ruth E. Foster (right) weaving on Lou Tate Little Looms at the Little Loomhouse, Louisville, KY, circa late 1940s. Ada K. Dietz (October 7, 1888 – January 12, 1981) was an American weaver best known for her 1949 monograph Algebraic Expressions in Handwoven Textiles, which defines a novel method for generating weaving patterns based on algebraic patterns.

  3. Pile weave - Wikipedia

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    Pile weave is a form of textile created by weaving. This type of fabric is characterized by a pile —a looped or tufted surface that extends above the initial foundation, or 'ground' weave. The pile is formed by supplemental yarn running in the direction of the length of the fabric ( warp pile weave ) or the width of the fabric ( weft or ...

  4. Danish pile-driving formula - Wikipedia

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    The formula was constructed by the Danish civil engineer Andreas Knudsen in 1955. It was made as a part of his final project at The Technical University of Denmark and was published for the Geotechnic Congress in London in 1956. It later became part of the Danish Code of Practice for Foundation Engineering and was named.

  5. Pile (textile) - Wikipedia

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    Pile is the raised surface or nap of a fabric, consisting of upright loops or strands of yarn. [1] Examples of pile textiles are carpets, corduroy, velvet, plush, and Turkish towels . [2] The word is derived from Latin pilus for "hair". [3]

  6. sc (spreadsheet calculator) - Wikipedia

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    sc is a cross-platform, free, TUI, spreadsheet and calculator application that runs on Unix and Unix-like operating systems. It has also been ported to Windows. It can be accessed through a terminal emulator, and has a simple interface and keyboard shortcuts resembling the key bindings of the Vim text editor. It can be used in a similar manner ...

  7. Bifurcation diagram - Wikipedia

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    Symmetry breaking in pitchfork bifurcation as the parameter ε is varied. ε = 0 is the case of symmetric pitchfork bifurcation.. In a dynamical system such as ¨ + (;) + =, which is structurally stable when , if a bifurcation diagram is plotted, treating as the bifurcation parameter, but for different values of , the case = is the symmetric pitchfork bifurcation.

  8. List of interactive geometry software - Wikipedia

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    export to bitmap format (BMP and PNG) and to Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) save/load complete session in readable XML format; trace mode: cross-hair following plot, coordinates shown in the status bar; zooming support; ability to draw the 1st and 2nd derivative and the integral of a plot function; support user-defined constants and parameter ...

  9. Plain weave - Wikipedia

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    Plain weave (also called tabby weave, linen weave or taffeta weave) is the most basic of three fundamental types of textile weaves (along with satin weave and twill). [1] It is strong and hard-wearing, and is used for fashion and furnishing fabrics. Fabrics with a plain weave are generally strong, durable, and have a smooth surface.