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  2. Fraction - Wikipedia

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    A simple fraction (also known as a common fraction or vulgar fraction, where vulgar is Latin for "common") is a rational number written as a / b or , where a and b are both integers. [9] As with other fractions, the denominator ( b) cannot be zero. Examples include 1 2, − 8 5, −8 5, and 8 −5.

  3. Square root of 5 - Wikipedia

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    Algebraic form. Continued fraction. The square root of 5 is the positive real number that, when multiplied by itself, gives the prime number 5. It is more precisely called the principal square root of 5, to distinguish it from the negative number with the same property. This number appears in the fractional expression for the golden ratio.

  4. Gregg shorthand - Wikipedia

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    Writing. Gregg shorthand is a system of phonography, or a phonemic writing system, which means it records the sounds of the speaker, not the English spelling. [4] For example, it uses the f stroke for the / f / sound in funnel, telephone, and laugh, [8] and omits all silent letters. [4] The system is written from left to right and the letters ...

  5. Scientific notation - Wikipedia

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    On scientific calculators, it is usually known as "SCI" display mode. In scientific notation, nonzero numbers are written in the form. or m times ten raised to the power of n, where n is an integer, and the coefficient m is a nonzero real number (usually between 1 and 10 in absolute value, and nearly always written as a terminating decimal ).

  6. Simplified Chinese characters - Wikipedia

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    The 14 simplified components in Chart 2 are never used alone as individual characters. They only serve as components. Example of derived simplification based on the component 𦥯, simplified to 𰃮 ( ), include: 學 → 学; 覺 → 觉; 黌 → 黉. Chart 1 collects 352 simplified characters that generally cannot be used as components.

  7. Debate on traditional and simplified Chinese characters

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    The merging of several traditional characters into one simplified character (e.g., 願 ( yuàn, "desire", commonly used) and 愿 ( yuàn, "honest", archaic and rare)) to 愿 (both meanings) during the simplification process can be thought of as the modern introduction of phonetic loans.

  8. Tetraphenylporphyrin - Wikipedia

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    8 C 4 H 4 NH + 8 C 6 H 5 CHO + 3 O 2 → 2 (C 6 H 5 C) 4 (C 4 H 2 N) 2 (C 4 H 2 NH) 2 + 14 H 2 O. Despite its modest yields, the synthesis of H 2 TPP is a common experiment in university teaching labs. Highly efficient routes to H 2 TPP and many analogues involve the air-free condensation of the pyrrole and aldehyde to give the porphyrinogen ...

  9. Chinese Character Simplification Scheme - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The Chinese Character Simplification Scheme is a list of simplified Chinese characters promulgated in 1956 by the State Council of the People's Republic of China. It contains the vast majority of simplified characters in use today. To distinguish it from the second round of simplified Chinese characters published in 1977, the 1956 list ...