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  • 31Mediocrity principle — Mediocre redirects here. For the album by Ximena Sariñana, see Mediocre (album). The mediocrity principle is the notion in philosophy of science that there is nothing very unusual about the evolution of our solar system, the Earth, any one nation …

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  • 32Holographic principle — Holographic Universe redirects here. For the album, see Holographic Universe (album). For the book by Michael Talbot, see The Holographic Universe. String theory …

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  • 33The Dilbert Principle — refers to a 1990s satirical observation by Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams stating that companies tend to systematically promote their least competent employees to management (generally middle management), in order to limit the amount of damage… …

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  • 34End-to-end principle — The end to end principle is one of the central design principles of the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) widely used on the Internet as well as in other protocols and distributed systems in general. The principle states that, whenever possible …

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  • 35extractive principle — Extract Ex tract , n. 1. That which is extracted or drawn out. [1913 Webster] 2. A portion of a book or document, separately transcribed; a citation; a quotation. [1913 Webster] 3. A decoction, solution, or infusion made by dissolving out from… …

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  • 36nervous principle — Spirit Spir it, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L. spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. {Conspire}, {Expire}, {Esprit}, {Sprite}.] 1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. [Obs.] All of spirit… …

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  • 37Essay on a Course of Liberal Education for Civil and Active Life — (1765) is an educational treatise by the eighteenth century British polymath Joseph Priestley. [Priestley, Joseph. Essay on a Course of Liberal Education for Civil and Active Life . London: Printed for C. Henderson under the Royal Exchange; T.… …

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  • 38Matthew principle — noun /ˈmæθjuː ˌprɪnsɪpəl/ The notion that more will be given to those that already have. By including all citizens within the same insurance programs and by providing the economically active with clearly earnings related benefits, the… …

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  • 39Natural product — Paclitaxel (Taxol) is a natural product derived from the Yew tree.[1] A natural product is a chemical compound or substance produced by a living organism found in nature that usually has a pharmacological or biological activity for use in… …

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  • 40drug use — Introduction       use of drugs for psychotropic rather than medical purposes. Among the most common psychotropic drugs are opiates ( opium, morphine, heroin), hallucinogens (LSD, mescaline, psilocybin), barbiturates, cocaine, amphetamines,… …

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