concept
semantic unit understood in different ways, e.g. as mental representation, ability or abstract object (philosophy)
bit
basic unit of information in computing and digital communications
homozygote
cell in which identical alleles of the same gene are present on both homologous chromosomes
create, read, update and delete
four basic functions of persistent storage in computer programming
OH acidity
property of molecules having a hydroxyl
popular culture
set of norms or trends dominant in a society at a given time
payment series
technical term from the investment calculation
demesne
type of property (real estate) and a term in the law
responsibility to protect
international political doctrine
lexical gap
word or form that does not exist in a language but would be permitted by the grammatical rules of that language
market economy
type of economic system
neurosis
term and disease in psychology
welfare state
form of government that protects and promotes the economic and social well-being of its citizens
Country of destination principle
means that translators and interpreters should live in the country, translate or interpret in his own language as the target language from other languages
circular reaction
thought and action schema (children)
critical mass
smallest amount of fissile material needed for a sustained nuclear chain reaction
co-evolution
two or more species evolving together
classical conditioning
learning procedure in which biologically potent stimulus is paired with a neutral stimulus
cycle
in graph theory, non-empty trail in which only the first and last vertices are equal
Hexateuch
the first six books of the Bible (Pentateuch together with Joshua)
accounts payable
money owed by a business to its suppliers
orbital hybridization
mixing (superposition) of atomic orbitals in chemistry
L-stability
a stability property of some Runge–Kutta methods
AGM-Region
region in the vertebrate embryo
ecological modernization
form of modernization
oil dilution
a term of vehicle technology
rolling circumference
distance traveled by a wheel in one revolution (in constant contact with the ground)
weir head
term from the construction industry
overstrain
feeling that one can not successfully accomplish a set of requirements
absolute measurement
the quantitative determination of a measured variable, giving the units – this requires a calibration of the measuring apparatus, a term used in metrology
teaching
process or activity of imparting knowledge and skills
Baltic Tiger
Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) during their periods of economic boom
lifelong learning
ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons
logical consequence
fundamental concept in logic
affect lability
mental state
actuality
features of daily newspapers and other print media
discounted cash flow analysis
method of valuing a project, company, or asset using the concepts of the time value of money
regional integration
international cooperation within a region of the world
logical paradox
statement that, despite apparently valid reasoning from true premises, leads to an apparently-self-contradictory conclusion
social alienation
condition in social relationships
Dilbert principle
satirical observation by Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams
frost line
astrophysics concept
Mustache Pete
member of the Mafia who came to the United States as adults in the early 20th century
Wolf children
term
social control
concept within the disciplines of the social sciences and within political science
cultural pessimism
conviction that culture is in decline
walking bus
school transport where young schoolchildren walk together, typically led by an adult who walks in front and one who walks behind
imperative mandate
political system in which parliamentary deputies can only enact policies in accordance with concretely transmitted preference by their electors
OST-Arbeiter
Nazi German designation for foreign slave workers from occupied Central and Eastern Europe
survival of the fittest
phrase to describe the mechanism of natural selection