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  • 51Irreducible complexity — This article covers irreducible complexity as used by those who argue for intelligent design. For information on irreducible complexity as used in Systems Theory, see Irreducible complexity (Emergence). Irreducible complexity (IC) is an argument… …

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  • 52Ambidexterity — is the state of being equally adept in the use of both right and left appendages (such as the hands). It is one of the most famous varieties of cross dominance.Although ambidexterity is rare, ambidextrous people may still gravitate towards… …

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  • 53The Wealth of Nations — An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist Adam Smith. It is a clearly written account of economics at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, as well as a rhetorical piece written… …

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  • 54Spanish 21 — is a variant of blackjack owned by Masque Publishing Inc., a gaming publishing company based in Colorado. Unlicensed, but equivalent, versions may be called Spanish Blackjack. In Australia and Malaysia, an unlicensed version of the game, with no… …

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  • 55animal — animalic /an euh mal ik/, animalian /an euh may lee euhn, mayl yeuhn/, adj. /an euh meuhl/, n. 1. any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well defined shape and usually limited growth, can move… …

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  • 56business finance — Raising and managing of funds by business organizations. Such activities are usually the concern of senior managers, who must use financial forecasting to develop a long term plan for the firm. Shorter term budgets are then devised to meet the… …

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  • 57animal behaviour — Introduction       any activity of an intact organism.       A living animal behaves constantly in order to survive, and all animals must solve the same basic problems. They must, for instance, periodically replace their energy source (consume… …

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  • 58beneficial — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. useful, helpful, salutary, advantageous. See goodness, utility.Ant., harmful. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. useful, propitious, salubrious, advantageous; see helpful 1 , profitable . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 59profitable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. remunerative, lucrative, paying, gainful; advantageous, productive; serviceable, useful. See utility. Ant., unprofitable. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. lucrative, useful, sustaining, self sustaining,… …

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  • 60beneficial — beneficial, advantageous, profitable are applied to what brings good or gain. Beneficial refers to what promotes health or well being; advantageous, to what more directly conduces to relative superiority or subserves a desirable end; profitable,… …

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