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51English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
52Personality psychology — studies personality based on theories of individual differences. One emphasis in this area is to construct a coherent picture of a person and his or her major psychological processes (Bradberry, 2007). Another emphasis views personality as the… …
53Best, worst and average case — In computer science, best, worst and average cases of a given algorithm express what the resource usage is at least , at most and on average , respectively. Usually the resource being considered is running time, but it could also be memory or… …
54Program Evaluation and Review Technique — For other uses, see Pert (disambiguation). PERT network chart for a seven month project with five milestones (10 through 50) and six activities (A through F). The Program (or Project) Evaluation and Review Technique, commonly abbreviated PERT, is …
55Compatibilism and incompatibilism — For other uses of each of these words, see Compatibility. Compatibilism is the belief that free will and determinism are compatible ideas, and that it is possible to believe both without being logically inconsistent (people who hold this belief… …
56Pío Baroja — Infobox writer name = Pío Baroja caption = Pío Baroja imagesize = 250px caption = Statue of Pío Baroja in Retiro Park, Madrid birth date = birth date|1872|12|28|mf=y birth place = San Sebastián nationality = Spanish death date = death date and… …
57Microsoft Jet Database Engine — This article is about JET Red used in Microsoft Access. For the JET Blue ISAM implementation, see Extensible Storage Engine. The Microsoft Jet Database Engine is a database engine on which several Microsoft products have been built. A database… …
58The Myth of the Rational Voter —   Author(s) Bryan Caplan …
59cynical — cynically, adv. cynicalness, n. /sin i keuhl/, adj. 1. like or characteristic of a cynic; distrusting or disparaging the motives of others. 2. showing contempt for accepted standards of honesty or morality by one s actions, esp. by actions that… …
60Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
