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What does “biebs out” mean? I saw it in the video with Justin Bieber when he was leaving a room. It’s like “goodbye”? Please, answer if you really know the answer. No assumptions. Thanks a... more

In the context of functional programming, a typical example of a side effect is "launch the missiles". Where does that expression come from historically?

I'm working with a couple of AI algorithms at school and I find people use the words Fuzzy Logic to explain any situation that they can solve with a couple of cases. When I go back to the books I... more

How do combinators work? What are they good for? Are they useful in procedural languages?

Every reference I find says that they are essentially the same, which we all know really means that they are not the same, but different only by a some small amount. They also like to say that UT1... more

I'm working with a couple of AI algorithms at school and I find people use the words Fuzzy Logic to explain any situation that they can solve with a couple of cases. When I go back to the books I... more

Can our moon qualify as a planet? With regard or without regard to the exact definition of the planet, can the moon be considered as planet as Mercury, Venus and Earth etc. not as the satellite of... more

If you consider [them](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_laws_of_motion) as laws, then there must be independent definitions of [force](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force) and... more

As I understand it, economic downturn means that economic growth is significantly slowing down or entering into recession. (If anyone wants to correct me, please do so). i.e. Growth rate is... more

These days, the standard way to present differential calculus is by introducing the Cauchy-Weierstrass definition of the limit. One then defines the derivative as a limit, proves results like the... more

These days, the standard way to present differential calculus is by introducing the Cauchy-Weierstrass definition of the limit. One then defines the derivative as a limit, proves results like the... more

Dear teacher People say : energy is the ability to do work But then" what is work ?" I asked : they said " work is energy tranfered by force " Bla , they use energy to define work and work to... more

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    Read the sentence and answer the question below: If we are in agreement, then I think we have consensus and can move forward on this decision.   Which word provides the best clue to the... more