n (used with a sing v)
The study or collection of money, coins, and often medals.
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Sunday, September 13, 2015
What is Numismatics?
numismatics
n (used with a sing v)
The study or collection of money, coins, and often medals.
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n (used with a sing v)
The study or collection of money, coins, and often medals.
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Thursday, June 11, 2015
What is a Snob?
snob
n
1. One who despises, ignores, or is patronizing to those he or she considers inferior.
2. One who is convinced of his or her superiority in matters of taste or intellect.
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n
1. One who despises, ignores, or is patronizing to those he or she considers inferior.
2. One who is convinced of his or her superiority in matters of taste or intellect.
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Tuesday, January 07, 2014
What is Mysticism?
mysticism
n
1. the beliefs, ideas, or mode of thought of mystics.
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n
1. the beliefs, ideas, or mode of thought of mystics.
2. the doctrine of an immediate spiritual intuition of truths believed to transcend ordinary understanding, or of a direct, intimate union of the soul with God through contemplation or spiritual ecstasy.
3. obscure thought or speculation.
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What is Esotericism?
esoteric
adj
1. understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest or for the initiates of a group; recondite.
2. belonging to the select few.
3. private; secret.
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adj
1. understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest or for the initiates of a group; recondite.
2. belonging to the select few.
3. private; secret.
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013
What is Cybernetics?
cybernetics
n
The science of control and communication in all of their manifestations within and between machines, animals, and organizations. Specifically, the interaction between automatic control and living organisms, especially humans and animals.
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n
The science of control and communication in all of their manifestations within and between machines, animals, and organizations. Specifically, the interaction between automatic control and living organisms, especially humans and animals.
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013
What is a Dependent Variable?
dependent variable
n
1. Mathematics A mathematical variable whose value is determined by the value assumed by an independent variable.
2. Statistics The observed variable in an experiment or study whose changes are determined by the presence or degree of one or more independent variables.
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n
1. Mathematics A mathematical variable whose value is determined by the value assumed by an independent variable.
2. Statistics The observed variable in an experiment or study whose changes are determined by the presence or degree of one or more independent variables.
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What is an Independent Variable?
independent variable
n
1. Mathematics A variable whose value determines the value of other variables.
2. Statistics A manipulated variable in an experiment or study whose presence or degree determines the change in the dependent variable.
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n
1. Mathematics A variable whose value determines the value of other variables.
2. Statistics A manipulated variable in an experiment or study whose presence or degree determines the change in the dependent variable.
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Friday, October 04, 2013
What is an Error?
error
n
1. An act, assertion, or belief that unintentionally deviates from what is correct, right, or true.
2. The condition of having incorrect or false knowledge.
3. The act or an instance of deviating from an accepted code of behavior.
4. A mistake.
5. Mathematics The difference between a computed or measured value and a true or theoretically correct value.
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n
1. An act, assertion, or belief that unintentionally deviates from what is correct, right, or true.
2. The condition of having incorrect or false knowledge.
3. The act or an instance of deviating from an accepted code of behavior.
4. A mistake.
5. Mathematics The difference between a computed or measured value and a true or theoretically correct value.
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What is an Omission?
omission
n
1. The act or an instance of omitting.
2. The state of having been omitted.
3. Something omitted or neglected.
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n
1. The act or an instance of omitting.
2. The state of having been omitted.
3. Something omitted or neglected.
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
What is Jingoism?
jingoism
n
Extreme nationalism characterized especially by a belligerent foreign policy; chauvinistic patriotism.
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n
Extreme nationalism characterized especially by a belligerent foreign policy; chauvinistic patriotism.
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Thursday, May 30, 2013
What is Junk Science?
junk
n
Informal
a. Something meaningless, fatuous, or unbelievable
b. Nonsesense
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n
Informal
a. Something meaningless, fatuous, or unbelievable
b. Nonsesense
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Monday, March 25, 2013
What is Statism?
statism
n
The practice or doctrine of giving a centralized government control over economic planning and policy.
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n
The practice or doctrine of giving a centralized government control over economic planning and policy.
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Saturday, March 23, 2013
What is a Megalomaniac?
megalomaniac
n
1. A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
2. An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.
Lithograph by Armand Gautier (1857)
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n
1. A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
2. An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.
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Sunday, December 02, 2012
What is Jealousy?
jealous
adj
1. Fearful or wary of being supplanted; apprehensive of losing affection or position.
2.
a. Resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious: jealous of the success of others.
b. Inclined to suspect rivalry.
3. Having to do with or arising from feelings of envy, apprehension, or bitterness: jealous thoughts.
4. Vigilant in guarding something: We are jealous of our good name.
5. Intolerant of disloyalty or infidelity; autocratic: a jealous God.
jealously adv
jealousness n
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adj
1. Fearful or wary of being supplanted; apprehensive of losing affection or position.
2.
a. Resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious: jealous of the success of others.
b. Inclined to suspect rivalry.
3. Having to do with or arising from feelings of envy, apprehension, or bitterness: jealous thoughts.
4. Vigilant in guarding something: We are jealous of our good name.
5. Intolerant of disloyalty or infidelity; autocratic: a jealous God.
jealously adv
jealousness n
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
What is an Autodidact?
autodidact
n
A self-taught person.
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (1452-1519)
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n
A self-taught person.
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Friday, November 09, 2012
What is Prejudice?
prejudice
n
1.
a. An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge or examination of the facts.
b. A preconceived preference or idea.
2. The act or state of holding unreasonable preconceived judgments or convictions.
3. Irrational suspicion or hatred of a particular group, race, or religion.
4. Detriment or injury caused to a person by the preconceived, unfavorable conviction of another or others.
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n
1.
a. An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge or examination of the facts.
b. A preconceived preference or idea.
2. The act or state of holding unreasonable preconceived judgments or convictions.
3. Irrational suspicion or hatred of a particular group, race, or religion.
4. Detriment or injury caused to a person by the preconceived, unfavorable conviction of another or others.
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What is Bigotry?
bigotry
n
Obtuse or narrow-minded intolerance, especially of other races or religions.
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n
Obtuse or narrow-minded intolerance, especially of other races or religions.
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Saturday, September 29, 2012
What is Hopeless?
hopeless
adj
1. Having no hope; despairing; despondent.
2. Offering no hope; bleak.
3. Incurable.
4. Having no possibility of solution; impossible.
La Lecture (Woman Reading) by Pablo Picasso
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adj
1. Having no hope; despairing; despondent.
2. Offering no hope; bleak.
3. Incurable.
4. Having no possibility of solution; impossible.
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Sunday, August 26, 2012
What is Fascism?
fascism
n (sometimes capitalized)
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any ideology or movement inspired by Italian Fascism, such as German National Socialism; any right-wing nationalist ideology or movement with an authoritarian and hierarchical structure that is fundamentally opposed to democracy and liberalism
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any ideology, movement, programme, tendency, etc, that may be characterized as right-wing, chauvinist, authoritarian, etc.
3. prejudice in relation to the subject specified body fascism
[from Italian fascismo, from fascio political group, from Latin fascis bundle; see FASCES]
neo-fascism
n (sometimes capitalized)
The post-World War II rise of a movement whose principal aim is to incorporate the doctrines of fascism into existing political systems.
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n (sometimes capitalized)
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any ideology or movement inspired by Italian Fascism, such as German National Socialism; any right-wing nationalist ideology or movement with an authoritarian and hierarchical structure that is fundamentally opposed to democracy and liberalism
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any ideology, movement, programme, tendency, etc, that may be characterized as right-wing, chauvinist, authoritarian, etc.
3. prejudice in relation to the subject specified body fascism
[from Italian fascismo, from fascio political group, from Latin fascis bundle; see FASCES]
neo-fascism
n (sometimes capitalized)
The post-World War II rise of a movement whose principal aim is to incorporate the doctrines of fascism into existing political systems.
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
What is a "Freemium"?
"freemium"
n
A business model that allows a consumer to receive basic services for free, but requires them to pay for any servicedeemed to be premium. For instance, a cable provider may offer a customer free HBO for 2 weeks, but then require the customer to pay a fee for any program considered to be premium. Another example is computer software which offers a user basic use of the program, but requires a fee to access advanced features.
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n
A business model that allows a consumer to receive basic services for free, but requires them to pay for any servicedeemed to be premium. For instance, a cable provider may offer a customer free HBO for 2 weeks, but then require the customer to pay a fee for any program considered to be premium. Another example is computer software which offers a user basic use of the program, but requires a fee to access advanced features.
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