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Prime numbers
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Rayleigh number
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book of Numbers
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rational number
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number cruncher
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number system
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Imaginary Number
Imaginary number An imaginary number is the square root of a negative real number. (The square root of a number is a second number that, when multiplied by itself, equals the first number.) As an example, √−25 is an imaginary number.... Read more |
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Numbers
Numbers book of the Bible, fourth of the five books of the Law (the Pentateuch or Torah) ascribed by tradition to Moses. Numbers begins at Sinai and ends in Moab on the eve of the Hebrews' entry into Palestine. It continues Exodus' narrative of the journey of the Jews from Egypt to the Promised... Read more |
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whole number
Numbers, Whole The whole number set contains the counting numbers 1, 2, 3,… and the number 0. In mathematics, the whole number set is the most basic number set. Whole numbers are part of the real number set, which contains other number sets, such as the integers and the... Read more |
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mass number
mass number often represented by the symbol A, the total number of nucleons (neutrons and protons) in the nucleus of an atom . All atoms of a chemical element have the same atomic number (number of protons in the nucleus) but may have different mass numbers (from having different numbers of... Read more |
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internment
...provided for by the suspension in times of emergency of habeas corpus. Following the rising...made extensive use of internment, the numbers detained peaking at 11,480 on 1 July...under the Offences against the State and Emergency Powers Acts, to detain over 500 republican... |
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Chimel v. California
...they should be permitted to make an emergency search without a search warrant. Empirical...however, indicate that in a substantial number of cases arrests are not made under circumstances...the police obviously felt there was no emergency because they obtained an arrest ... |
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Iwo Jima, Battle of
...the Marianas against Japan. Also, an emergency recovery airfield was needed for B...half of them posthumous awards. The number of Japanese killed has never been determined...with crews totaling 24,761, had made emergency landings on Iwo.[See also Awards... |
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Reserve Forces Act (1955)
...reservists in a declared national emergency without congressional action...reserve components if sufficient numbers could not be obtained voluntarily...proponents envisioned. While the numbers of drill pay reservists and...declaration of war or a national ... |
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World War II
...liberties were at issue, a number of his colleagues insisted...Franklin D. Roosevelt took a number of constitutionally questionable...exercise of his inherent emergency powers, OPA received congressional sanction in the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942... |
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Bureaucratization of the Court
...procedure, original jurisdiction cases, and extraordinary or emergency matters that affect the Court or individual justices (see...controversy. An additional concern had been that the increased numbers of law clerks and the emergence of the Legal Office may be... |
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engineers
...engineer help increased equally dramatically: the weight and numbers of military vehicles far exceeded the pre-war design capacity...equipped parachute engineer battalions were also formed to build emergency airstrips after an amphibious landing.1. Field engineersField... |
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intrauterine device
...as they were also used by some to terminate pregnancies. A number of maternal deaths were attributed to their use and this led...develop outside the uterine cavity. IUDs can also be used as ‘emergency’ contraception up to 5 days following the calculated date... |
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
...Three Mile Island, the NRC devoted increased attention to a number of issues that the accident highlighted. These included ways...assess the probability of reactor accidents, and upgraded emergency preparedness and planning. In the absence of orders for new... |
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Air Transport Command
...commander could, and sometimes did, draw on ATC transport in an emergency when his own troop carrier forces became overloaded (see Mountbatten...basis of ATC's operations was running what amounted to a number of major airlines which spanned the world and linked the US... |
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call
...telephone (a person or telephone number): could I call you back? ∎ summon (something, esp. an emergency service or a taxicab) by telephone: call...visit or journey made in response to an emergency appeal for help: the doctor was out... |
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jam
...cause (telephone lines) to be continuously busy with a large number of calls: listeners jammed WBOQ's switchboard with calls...brakes of a vehicle suddenly and forcibly, typically in an emergency.jam2 • n. a sweet spread or preserve made from fruit and... |
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landing mat
landing mat a prefabricated, portable mat so designed that any number of planks (sections) may be rapidly fastened together to form surfacing for emergency runways, landing beaches, etc. |
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raft
...inflatable rubber or plastic boat, esp. one for use in emergencies. ∎ a floating mass of fallen trees, vegetation, ice, or...form of a raft. 2. [tr.] bring or fasten together (a number of boats or other objects) side by side. raft2 • n. a... |
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British Expeditionary Force
...regular army, should be made ready for dispatch overseas in an emergency. When World War I was declared on 4 August 1914, both regular...Belgium, but was soon forced to withdraw from Dunkirk. A number of other evacuations took place in May and June, leaving behind... |
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United Nations General Assembly
...months annually in regular session, although both special and emergency sessions can also be convened. Such sessions have been held...Soviet Union and eastern Europe, the General Assembly's numbers have been further swelled by newly independent republics... |
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Zambia
...Africa in 1992–93. Also, alleged high-level corruption in government led to the dismissal of a number of ministers. A state of emergency was declared (1997–98) following an attempted coup.Capital: LusakaArea: 752,614 sq km... |
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golden
...the most critical for successful emergency treatment.golden jubilee the fiftieth...from Horace's Odes.golden number the number showing a year's place in the...Easter for that year; the golden number for any year ad is found by adding... |
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hat
...secret. pass the hat collect contributions of money from a number of people for a specific purpose. pick something out of a...I take my hat off to anyone who makes it work hats off to emergency services for prompt work in the wake of the storms. talk through... |
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public good
...transmission costs are not determined by the number of listeners. The arguments...education, health services, fire and other emergency services, telecommunications networks...since Samuelson's formulation and a number of competing typologies are now available... |
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Emergency medicine practice and training in Canada
...clinical training, a number of months in adult and pediatric emergency departments, and a broad...settings that can support a number of fulltime emergency physicians. Because...practising full-time emergency medicine in urban centres... |
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Emergency Services Institute of SKMC Treats 1 Million Patients Since Opening.
...We have received complaints on emergency services but from less than 0.1 % of the total number of patients seen in the Emergency Department and Urgent Care Center...Dr. Kathleen Van Effen, the Emergency Medicine Consultant who saw the... |
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Emergency departments in crisis: opportunities for research.
...been well aware that a crisis in emergency care has been looming on the...have been pretty clear: the number of emergency department visits is escalating...critical reports that examine emergency medical services and emergency... |
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EMERGENCY ROOMS CONFRONT A CRISIS OF PATIENT ARRIVALS
...just day-to-day emergencies. Emergency rooms are far from...were true medical emergencies. When the poor and...else, they go to emergency rooms, which must...decade, the total number of US hospitals decreased by 703, and the ... |
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Emergency Doctors and Nurses Urge Congress: Save America's Emergency...
...America's endangered ERs." A report released today by ACEP -- State of Emergency: America's Emergency Departments in Critical Condition -- shows the number of emergency department visits increased 26 percent in the past decade, while the... |
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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OUTREACH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION.
...presentation or more information on emergency preparedness or the Fairfax County...Are You Prepared? Disasters and emergencies can affect anyone at any time...stay up-to-date about local emergencies is to register for the Community Emergency Alert Network ... |
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Emergency Visits Are Increasing, New ACEP Poll Finds; Many Patients Referred...
...half (53 percent) of emergency physicians reported that...reason for ordering the number of tests they do. "Emergency departments need more...physicians believe the number of visits to the emergency department will increase... |
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EMERGENCY VISITS ARE INCREASING, NEW POLL FINDS; MANY PATIENTS REFERRED BY...
...half (53 percent) of emergency physicians reported that...reason for ordering the number of tests they do. "Emergency departments need more...physicians believe the number of visits to the emergency department will increase... |
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Emergency Visits Are Increasing, New ACEP Poll Finds; Many Patients Referred...
...half (53 percent) of emergency physicians reported that...reason for ordering the number of tests they do. "Emergency departments need more...physicians believe the number of visits to the emergency department will increase... |
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Emergency Nurses Association: Nursing Shortage, Lack of Funding Key Concerns...
...is important to acknowledge the challenging environment in which emergency nurses practice. Every day, emergency nurses face severe crowding due to a decreased number of emergency departments and an ever-increasing number of patients, ... |
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