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  • 41extenuating circumstances — UK [ɪkˌstenjʊeɪtɪŋ ˈsɜː(r)kəmˌstænsɪz] / US [ɪkˌstenjueɪtɪŋ ˈsɜrkəmˌstænsəz] noun [plural] conditions that make a bad action or mistake seem less serious, sometimes even making it seem reasonable …

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  • 42extenuating circumstances — Law. circumstances that render conduct less serious and thereby serve to reduce the damages to be awarded or the punishment to be imposed. [1830 40] * * * extenuating circumstances UK [ɪkˌstenjʊeɪtɪŋ ˈsɜː(r)kəmˌstænsɪz] US [ɪkˌstenjueɪtɪŋ… …

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  • 43rationalize — verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1803 transitive verb 1. to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: as a. to substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of < rationalize a myth > b. to attribute (one s actions) to&#8230; …

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  • 44now — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nū; akin to Old High German nū now, Latin nunc, Greek nyn Date: before 12th century 1. a. at the present time or moment b. in the time immediately before the present < thought of them just now …

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  • 45Particle in a box — In physics, the particle in a box (also known as the infinite potential well or the infinite square well) is a problem consisting of a single particle inside of an infinitely deep potential well, from which it cannot escape, and which loses no&#8230; …

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  • 46Magnetohydrodynamics — For the academic journal, see Magnetohydrodynamics (journal). Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) (magneto fluid dynamics or hydromagnetics) is an academic discipline which studies the dynamics of electrically conducting fluids. Examples of such fluids&#8230; …

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  • 47Satisficing — (a portmanteau of satisfy and suffice ) is a decision making strategy which attempts to meet criteria for adequacy, rather than to identify an optimal solution. A satisficing strategy may often be (near) optimal if the costs of the decision&#8230; …

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  • 48Edward Balliol — Edward de Balliol (c. 1282 ndash;1364) was the short lived King of Scotland during the simultaneous reign of King David II. In the autumn of 1332, and again in 1333 6 he was able to establish a temporary hold in parts of southern Scotland with&#8230; …

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  • 49Terrestrial Trunked Radio — TETRA redirects here. For other uses, see Tetra (disambiguation) TErrestrial Trunked RAdio [ETSI EN 300 392 2 v3.2.1] (TETRA) (formerly known as Trans European Trunked RAdio ) is a specialist Professional Mobile Radio [http://www.tetra&#8230; …

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  • 50Law of small numbers — The law of small numbers may refer to* The Law of Small Numbers (book), authored by Ladislaus Bortkiewicz ** The Poisson distribution. Sometimes probability distributions are called laws , and the use of that name for this distribution originated …

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