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Balaam
Balaam , the central character in an amalgam of Israelite traditions found in the Book of Numbers. Hired by Balak, king of Moab, to curse the Hebrews encamped in the Jordan valley, Balaam could only bless them. Later, Balaam seduced the Israelites to commit evil, an act for which he was killed.
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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 ne...
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multiculturalism
multiculturalism or cultural pluralism, a term describing the coexistence of many cultures in a locality, without any one culture dominating the region. By making the broadest range of human differences acceptable to the largest number of people, multiculturalism seeks to overcome racism, sexis...
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atomic number
atomic number often represented by the symbol Z, the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom , as well as the number of electrons in the neutral atom. Atoms with the same atomic number make up a chemical element . Atomic numbers were first assigned to the elements c.1913 by H. G. J. Mos...
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average
average number used to represent or characterize a group of numbers. The most common type of average is the arithmetic mean . See median ; mode .
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integer
integer A whole number, as opposed to a rational or real number. The concept of integer type is used for computer representation of a finite subset of the integers....
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quadrant
quadrant 1 In analytic geometry, one of the four regions of the plane determined by two lines, the x- axis and the y- axis. Commonly these lines are drawn perpendicular to each other, and the quadrants, or regions, they determine are numbered counterclockwise, beginning with the upper right qua...
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Carpathians
Carpathians or Carpathian Mountains, Czech, Pol., and Ukr. Karpaty, Rom. Carpaţii, major mountain system of central and E Europe, extending c.930 mi (1,500 km) along the north and east sides of the Danubian plain. The geologically young mountains, which are part of the main European ch...
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North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire county (1991 pop. 698,800), 3,209 sq mi (8,313 sq km), N England. The county comprises the districts of Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate, Richmondshire, Ryedale, Scarborough, Selby, and York. North Yorkshire consists of two upland areas: the Pennines and deep valleys engulf the wester...
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United Empire Loyalists
United Empire Loyalists in Canadian history, name applied to those settlers who, loyal to the British cause in the American Revolution, migrated from the Thirteen Colonies to Canada. Some emigrated during the Revolution, but the greatest number left the colonies in 1783-84, after the Treaty of Pari...
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