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Universal Intelligence — is a term used by some to describe what they see as organization, or order of the universe. It has been described as the intrinsic tendency for things to self organize and co evolve into ever more complex, intricately interwoven and mutually… … Wikipedia
Universal history — is basic to the Western tradition of historiography, especially the Abrahamic wellspring of that tradition. Simply stated, universal history is the presentation of the history of mankind as a whole, as a coherent unit.Ancient examplesAncient… … Wikipedia
Universal law — In law and ethics, universal law or universal principle refers to concept of legal legitimacy whereby those principles and rules for governing human conduct which are most universal in their acceptability, their applicability, translation, and… … Wikipedia
Universal design for instruction — (UDI) is a framework for college educators that guides the development of inclusive instructional materials and methods, with the goal of teaching all students, including those with disabilities, more effectively. UDI has nine basic principles:… … Wikipedia
Universal jurisdiction — or universality principle is a controversial principle in international law whereby states claim criminal jurisdiction over persons whose alleged crimes were committed outside the boundaries of the prosecuting state, regardless of nationality,… … Wikipedia
Universal pragmatics — Universal pragmatics, more recently placed under the heading of formal pragmatics, is the philosophical study of the necessary conditions for reaching an understanding through communication. The philosopher Jürgen Habermas coined the term in his… … Wikipedia
Universal hashing — is a randomized algorithm for selecting a hash function F with the following property: for any two distinct inputs x and y , the probability that F(x)=F(y) (i.e., that there is a hash collision between x and y ) is the same as if F was a random… … Wikipedia
Universal indult — is a term that was used primarily by traditionalist Catholics in a very specific sense. Since an indult signifies a favour granted to an individual or limited group, [The canons of the Code of Canon Law that speak of indults concern only indults… … Wikipedia
Universal dialectic — is an ontological idea which is closely related to the Taoist and Neo Confucian concept of taiji or supreme ultimate. In the West, dialecticians including Hegel explored themes that some see as remarkably similar, laying the groundwork for… … Wikipedia
Universal (metaphysics) — Universals redirects here. For other uses, see Universal (disambiguation). In metaphysics, a universal is what particular things have in common, namely characteristics or qualities. In other words, universals are repeatable or recurrent entities… … Wikipedia