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  • Virtual worlds

    Virtual worlds

    A virtual world (also called a virtual space or spaces) is a computer-simulated environment which may be populated by many simultaneous users who can create a personal avatar and independently expl

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  • The Witcher

    The Witcher

    The Witcher (Polish: Wiedźmin, pronounced [ˈvjɛd͡ʑmin] ) is a series of nine fantasy novels and 15 short stories by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The series revolves around the eponymous witcher

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  • Lieutenant commander

    Lieutenant commander

    Lieutenant Commander (also hyphenated lieutenant-commander and abbreviated Lt Cdr,LtCdr.,LCDR, or LCdr) is a commissioned officer rank in many navies. The rank is superior to a lieutenant and subor

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  • Smelling salt

    Smelling salt

    Smelling salts, also known as ammonia inhalants, spirit of hartshorn, or sal volatile, are chemical compounds used as stimulants to restore consciousness after fainting.Two capsules of smelling sal

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  • Andrew Crosse

    Andrew Crosse

    Andrew Crosse (17 June 1784 – 6 July 1855) was a British scientist who was born and died at Fyne Court, Broomfield, Somerset. Crosse was an early pioneer and experimenter in the use of electricity.

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  • Ermanno Stroiffi

    Ermanno Stroiffi

    Ermanno Stroiffi (20 October 1616 in Padua – 4 July 1693 in Venice) was an Italian Baroque painter and priest. A pupil of Venetian painter Bernardo Strozzi, he created altarpieces, portraits and ge

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  • Survival sex

    Survival sex

    Survival sex is a form of prostitution engaged in by people because of their extreme need. It can include trading sex for food, a place to sleep, or other basic needs; it can also be used to obtain

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  • John Peckham

    John Peckham

    John Peckham (c. 1230 – 8 December 1292) was a Franciscan friar and Archbishop of Canterbury in the years 1279–1292.John PeckhamArchbishop of CanterburyEffigy from Peckham's tomb in Canterbury Cath

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  • Indian Orthodox

    Indian Orthodox

    The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (MOSC) also known as the Indian Orthodox Church (IOC) or simply as the Malankara Church, is an autocephalousOriental Orthodox church headquartered in Devalokam,

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  • Test statistic

    Test statistic

    Test statistic is a quantity derived from the sample for statistical hypothesis testing. A hypothesis test is typically specified in terms of a test statistic, considered as a numerical summary of

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