Go opening theory — In the game of Go, the term opening theory refers to concepts which underlie where, why, in what order, and in what shapes the first several moves are played. [The opening is normally around 20 ply long.] The middle game typically begins once the … Wikipedia
Chess opening theory table — A chess opening theory table or ECO (Encyclopedia Of Chess Openings) table presents lines of moves, typically (but not always) from the starting position. Notated chess moves are presented in the table from left to right. Variations on a given… … Wikipedia
Backgammon opening theory — The first moves of a backgammon game are the opening moves, collectively referred to as the opening, and studied in the backgammon opening theory. Compared to the widely studied opening theory in chess, the backgammon opening theory is not… … Wikipedia
Opening — may refer to: Games Chess opening Backgammon opening theory Opening bid, a term from contract bridge Other Grand opening of a business or other institution Al Fatiha, The Opening , first chapter of the Qur an Opening, a morphological filtering… … Wikipedia
Opening Skinner's Box: Great Psychology Experiments of the Twentieth Century — Opening Skinner s Box: Great Psychological Experiments of the Twentieth Century, is a book by Lauren Slater. In this book Slater sets out in a time machine to travel back in time and investigate the twentieth century through a series of… … Wikipedia
Opening book — The term Opening book refers either to a book on chess openings, or to a database of chess openings used by chess programs.LiteratureOpening books, which discuss chess openings, are by far the most common type of literature on Chess play.These… … Wikipedia
Theory of Forms — Plato s Theory of Forms [The name of this aspect of Plato s thought is not modern and has not been extracted from certain dialogues by modern scholars. The term was used at least as early as Diogenes Laertius, who called it (Plato s) Theory of… … Wikipedia
Opening of the Fifth Seal — The Opening of the Fifth Seal Artist El Greco Year 1608–1614 Type oil on canvas Dimensions 224.8 cm × 199.4 cm (88.5 … Wikipedia
Opening statement — A legalman making an opening statement for the prosecution to a jury during a mock trial. An opening statement is generally the first occasion that the trier of fact (jury or judge) has to hear from a lawyer in a trial, aside possibly from… … Wikipedia
theory — A reasoned explanation of known facts or phenomena that serves as a basis of investigation by which to seek the truth. SEE ALSO: hypothesis, postulate. [G. theoria, a beholding, speculation, t., fr. theoros, a beholder] adsorption t. of narcosis… … Medical dictionary