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Is there a list of saints? English Aelfheah. Aelred of Rievaulx. Aidan. Alban. Anselm of Canterbury. Augustine of Canterbury. Thomas Becket. Bede the Venerable. How do you find out who your saint is? Find your saint by looking at the …

How is taking a weighted average different from a standard average? In calculating a simple average, or arithmetic mean, all numbers are treated equally and assigned equal weight. But a weighted average assigns weights that determine in advance the relative …

What does Only Sith deal in absolutes mean? “Only a Sith deals in absolutes”, Obi-Wan’s reply to Anakin’s statement in Revenge of the Sith, refers to the fact that only the Sith deal and act based on absolute values, without …

How many points does a straight line have? two points A straight line is an infinite length line that does not have any curves on it. A straight line can be formed between two points also but both the ends …

How is the weight of a representation related to its weight? A weight of the representation V is a linear functional λ such that the corresponding weight space is nonzero. Nonzero elements of the weight space are called weight vectors. …

Is moment equal to work done? Moment of force = work done by force = gravitational potential energy (M = W = g.p.e.) What is the work done by a force equal to? Work done on an object along a …

What is ABI platform? (Application Binary Interface) A specification for a specific hardware platform combined with the operating system. The ABI defines the API plus the machine language for a particular CPU family. An API does not ensure runtime compatibility, …

What is defect triangle? The Defect of a Hyperbolic Triangle In hyperbolic geometry, the sum of the angles of a triangle is always strictly less than 180 degrees. The difference between this sum and 180 degrees is called the defect …

Which is harder an independent set or a vertex cover? Independent set and Vertex Cover were proved to be equally hard, each being polynomially reducible to the other. This is due to the fact that for a given graph G, …

What is the noun form of omit? omission. The act of omitting. The act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do. Something deleted or left out. Can you use a noun after an adjective? In …

How do you find the specific heat of methanol? At ambient pressure and temperature the isobaric specific heat, CP, of liquid methanol is 2.53 [kJ/kg K] or 0.605 [Btu/lb °F] = [cal/g K], while the isochoric specific heat, CV, is …