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Cáo Huàn
(Cao) Wei Yuandi ((曹)魏元帝) Family name: Cao (曹; caó) Given name: originally Huang (璜, huáng),then Huan (奐, huàn, changed 260) Posthumous name: Yuan (元, yuán)literary meaning: "discerning" Cao Huan, ch. 曹奐, py. cáo hùan, wg. Ts'ao-Huan (246-303) was a grandson of Cao ..
Cohabitation
This article is about a living arrangement. For the situation in governmental politics, please see Cohabitation (government). Close Relationships Attachment Bonding Boyfriend Cohabitation Divorce Friendship Family Girlfriend Jealousy Love Marriage Monogamy Open Marriage Polyamory Polyand..
Cohabitation (government)
Cohabitation in government occurs in semi-presidential systems, such as France's system, when the President and the Prime Minister come from different political parties. Adherents say that it prevents the stagnation of "split majorities" that can occur in presidential systems, a concern especially r..
Cohabitation agreement
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Cohan
Cohan is Irish and Jewish surname: Doris Ling-CohanGeorge M. CohanPeter Cohan See also KohanKogan, Kagan, Kahan, CahanCohen This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the lin..
Cohansey Creek
Cohansey Creek (also called the Cohansey River) is a river, approximately 35 mi (56 km) long, in southern New Jersey in the United States. The creek drains approximately 108 sq mi (284 km²) of rural agricultural and forested lowlands on the north shore of Delaware Bay. It rises in central Sale..
Coharie
The Coharie are a Native American Tribe who descend from the Neusiok Indians on the Little Coharie River, in Sampson and Harnett County, North Carolina. The Coharie are one of eight state-recognized Native American tribes in North Carolina, the largest of which is the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina...
Cohasset
Cohasset can refer to: Cohasset, CaliforniaCohasset, MassachusettsCohasset, MinnesotaThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended articl..
Cohasset, Massachusetts
Cohasset is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, though it is not contiguous with the main body of the county. The population was 7,261 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 Trivia5 External links History The town's name came from an Algo..
Cohasset, Minnesota
Cohasset is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,481 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 91.3 km² (35.2 mi²). 68.6 km² (26.5 mi²) of it is land and 22.7 km² (8.8 mi²) of it (24.82%) is wa..
Cohassett Beach, Washington
Cohassett Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 618 at the 2000 census. Geography Cohassett Beach is located at [46°52′10″N, 124°6′29″W] (46.869483, -124.108101)[Geographic references#1GR1]. Acco..
Cohas Brook
Cohas Brook is a 16.5 mile long (26.5 km) river located in southern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Merrimack River, part of the Gulf of Maine watershed. Cohas Brook rises in Auburn, New Hampshire, north of Calef Pond. The brook follows a winding course westward to ..
Coheed and Cambria
Coheed and Cambria (sometimes abbreviated to "Coheed" or "Co&Ca") is an American progressive rock band (with much punk influence) from Nyack, New York. Coheed and Cambria has released three studio albums, one live album, and various special-edition re-releases. Their albums are concept albums, tel..
Cohen's kappa
Cohen's kappa coefficient is a statistical measure of inter-rater reliability. It is generally thought to be a more robust measure than simple percent agreement calculation since kappa takes into account the agreement occurring by chance. Cohen's kappa measures the agreement between two raters who..
Cohen-Daubechies-Feauveau wavelet
The historically first family of biorthogonal wavelets, which was made popular by Ingrid Daubechies. These are not the same as the orthogonal Daubechies wavelets, and also not very similar in shape and properties. However their construction idea is the same. The JPEG 2000 compression standard uses ..
Cohen-kuhi Tau/4
Cohen-kuhi Tau/4 is a star 420 light-years away from Earth in the Taurus Constellation where in August 2005 Joel Green and Dan Watson discovered an irregularity in the star's brightness to wavelength spectrum while using the Spitzer Space Telescope. After gathering all pertinent data and being confi..
Cohen-Macaulay ring
In mathematics, a Cohen-Macaulay ring is a particular type of commutative ring possessing some of the algebraic-geometric properties of a collection of nonsingular points, such as local equidimensionality. The naming here is, in part, for Francis Sowerby Macaulay, who worked in elimination theory. ..
Cohens v. Virginia
Cohens v. Virginia, [19 U.S. 264] (1821), was a United States Supreme Court decision most noted for the Marshall Court's assertion of its power to review state supreme court decisions in criminal law matters. The Court had previously asserted a similar jurisdiction over civil cases in Mart..
Cohen (disambiguation)
Cohen (Hebrew: kōhēn', means: "A Priest") is a Jewish surname of biblical origins (see: Kohen). This is the surname of many people: : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A This list is [Incomplete listsincomplete]; you can help by [:|action=edit}}..
Cohen Stadium
Cohen Stadium is a stadium in El Paso, Texas. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the El Paso Diablos minor league baseball team. It opened in 1990 and holds 9,725 people. ..
Cohen syndrome
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Cohen the Barbarian
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Characters fromTerry Pratchett's Discworld series Character details Full name: Ghenghiz Cohen Descrip..
Cohen v. California
Cohen v. California, 403 U.S. 15 (1971) was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with freedom of speech. Contents 1 Background of the case2 The Court's decision2.1 Blackmun's dissent3 External links Background of the case Paul Robert Cohen, 19, was arrested for wearing..
Cohera
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Coherence
Coherence is from Latin cohaerere = stick together, to be connected with, logically consistent. See: Coherence (physics). Coherence is an attribute of physical quantities that can be described in terms of waves when a well-defined wavefront can be defined, as in classical optics.* Quantum coheren..
Coherence (linguistics)
Coherence in linguistics is what makes a text semantically meaningful. It is especially dealt with in text linguistics. Coherence is achieved through syntactical features such as the use of deictic, anaphoric and cataphoric elements or a logical tense structure, as well as presuppositions and implic..
Coherence (mathematics)
See: coherent sheaf;coherence (philosophical gambling strategy);coherence (statistics). This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ar..
Coherence (philosophical gambling strategy)
In a thought experiment proposed by the Italian probabilist Bruno de Finetti in order to justify Bayesian probability, an array of wagers is coherent precisely if it does not expose the wagerer to certain loss if his opponent is prudent. Contents 1 Operational subjective probabilities as wag..
Coherence (physics)
Coherence is the property of wave-like states that enables them to exhibit interference. It is also the parameter that quantifies the quality of the interference (also known as the degree of coherence). It was originally introduced in connection with Young’s double-slit experiment in optics but is..
Coherence (statistics)
For a different sense of the word "coherence" that is also sometimes used in statistics, see coherence (philosophical gambling strategy). In probability theory and statistics, coherence, like correlation, gives a measure of the dependence of two random variables. The coherence of random variables ..
Coherence bandwidth
Definition: Coherence bandwidth is a statistical measure of the range of frequencies over which the channel can be considered "flat", or in other words the approximate maximum bandwidth or frequency interval over which two frequencies of a signal are likely to experience comparable or correlated am..
Coherence length
In physics, coherence length is the propagation distance from a coherent source to a point where an electromagnetic wave maintains a specified degree of coherence. The significance is that interference can exist within a coherence length of the source, but not beyond it. This concept is also common..
Coherence protocol
In computer science, a coherence protocol is a protocol in systems with distributed memory (distributed shared memory systems, including multiprocessors), which maintains memory coherence according to specified consistency model. Examples of such protocols are the MESI protocol, MSI protocol, MOSI ..
Coherence theory of truth
There is no single coherence theory of truth, but rather an assortment of perspectives that are commonly collected under this title. In general, coherence theory sees truth as coherence with some specified set of sentences, propositions or beliefs. A pervasive tenet is the idea that truth is prima..
Coherence time
For an electromagnetic wave, coherence time is the time over which a propagating wave (especially a laser or maser beam) may be considered coherent. In other words, it is the time interval within which its phase is, on average, predictable. In long-distance transmission systems, the coherence tim..
Coherentism
redirect[[Template:Portal]]There are two distinct types of coherentism. One refers to the coherence theory of truth. The other is belief in the coherence theory of justification — an epistemological theory opposing foundationalism and offering a solution to the regress argument. In this epis..
Coherent (company)
Coherent is a company situated in Santa Clara, California, USA. It was founded in 1966 and is considered to be a major developer in laser technology and optical components. Coherent serves a number of markets with its products for industrial, medical, and scientific applications. As of 2005, the tot..
Coherent (operating system)
The Coherent operating system was a UNIX Version 7 clone by the now-defunct Mark Williams Company, originally produced for the PDP-11. A port was introduced in 1983 as the first Unix-like systems for IBM PC-compatible computers. Coherent was capable of running on most Intel-based PCs with Intel 80..
Coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy
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Coherent control
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since July 2006. } Coherent control attempts to control a chemical reac..
Coherent duality
Coherent duality in mathematics refers to a number of generalisations of Serre duality, applying to coherent sheaves, in algebraic geometry and complex manifold theory, as well as some aspects of commutative algebra that are part of the 'local' theory. The historical roots of the theory lie in the ..
Coherent energy
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Coherent file distribution protocol
Coherent File Distribution Protocol (CFDP) is an IETF standard intended for very high speed one-to-many file transfers. See RFC 1235 ..
Coherent information
The coherent information is an entropy measure used in quantum information theory. It is a property of a quantum state ρ and a quantum channel [\mathcal]; intuitively, it attempts to describe how much of the quantum information in the state will remain after the state goes through the..
Coherent risk measure
A risk measure [\rho] is said to be coherent iff it satisfies the following properties: Sub-additivity [\rho(X_1 + X_2) \leq \rho(X_1) + \rho(X_2)] Monotonicity [\rho(X) \leq \rho(Y)] whenever [X \leq Y] Translational invariance [\rho(X - d) \ = \ ..
Coherent sheaf
In mathematics, especially in algebraic geometry and the theory of complex manifolds, a coherent sheaf F on a locally ringed space X is a sheaf isomorphic with the cokernel of a morphism of OX-modules OXm → OXn. Here OX is the structure sheaf of local rings, given by definition on X. The form..
Coherent space
In proof theory, a coherent space is a concept introduced in the semantic study of linear logic. Let a set C be given. Two subsets S,T ⊆ C are said to be orthogonal, written S ⊥ T, if S ∩ T is ∅ or a singleton. For a family of C-sets (i.e., F ⊆ ℘(C)), the dual of F, written F ⊥, is d..
Coherent spectroscopy
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Coherent state
In quantum mechanics a coherent state is a specific kind of quantum state of the quantum harmonic oscillator whose dynamics most closely resemble the oscillating behaviour of a classical harmonic oscillator system. It was the first example of quantum dynamics when Erwin Schrödinger derived it in 19..
Coherer
The coherer was the first device used to detect radio signals in wireless telegraphy. Its operation is based upon the large resistance offered to the passage of electric current by loose metal filings, which decreases under the influence of radio frequency alternating current. The coherer became the..
Cohesin
Cohesin Cohesin. Cohesin, binds sister chromatids together during metaphase (PDB: 1w1w). Gene code: [link] ID#: GI:2570096 Structure: [link]1W1W Recent publications: [link] Cohesins: chromosomal proteins that prevent premature separation of sister chromatids., [..
Cohesion
Cohesion may mean: Cohesion (chemistry): the intermolecular attraction between like-molecules.Cohesion (computer science): a measure of how well the lines of source code within a module work together to provide a specific piece of functionality.Cohesion (linguistics): the linguistic elements that m..
Cohesion-tension theory
The cohesion-tension theory is a theory of intermolecular attraction commonly observed in the process of water travelling upwards (against the force of gravity) through the xylem of plants. Water is a polar molecule due to the high electronegativity of the oxygen atom, which is an uncommon molecu..
Cohesion (chemistry)
Mercury sticks together because of the cohesive forces. Cohesion or cohesive attraction or cohesive force in chemistry is the intermolecular attraction between like-molecules. Cohesion explains phenomena such as surface tension. Capillary action for example described in the Cohesion-tension ..
Cohesion (computer science)
This page is about the concept in computer programming. For the concept in chemistry, see Cohesion (chemistry). In computer programming, cohesion is a measure of how well the lines of source code within a module work together to provide a specific piece of functionality. Cohesion is an ordinal typ..
Cohiba
Cohiba may refer to: Cohiba (cigar brand)Cohiba (cigarette) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Cohiba (cigarette)
This article is about the Cuban cigarette brand. For the cigar, see Cohiba (cigar brand). Cohiba cigarettes were created by Habanos S.A. to diversify its notable cigar brand names. Officially named cigarillos negros, production of Cohiba cigarettes began in 1987 in Cuba as a joint venture betwe..
Cohiba (cigar brand)
Cohíba is a trademark for two kinds of premium cigar, one produced in Cuba for Habanos SA, the Cuban state-owned tobacco company, and the other produced in the Dominican Republic for General Cigar. The name cohíba derives from the Taino word for "tobacco". Cohíba was originally a private brand s..
Cohn
Cohn, Kohn Cohn Arthur Cohn Daniel Cohn-Bendit (Danny Cohn-Bendit) Dan Cohn-Sherbock Edwin J(oseph) Cohn''' ** (1892-1953) Ferdinand (Julius) Cohn Gustav Cohn Harry Cohn Joan Cohn (nee Joan Perry), the widow of Harry Cohn Jonas Cohn Leopold Cohn, scholar Linda Cohn Marc Cohn* Marc Cohn (album) Nik..
Cohn & Wolfe
Cohn & Wolfe is a strategic marketing public relations firm dedicated to creating, building and protecting the world’s most prolific brands. Areas of expertise include consumer marketing, healthcare, information technology and business-to-business communications. Its mission is to support client..
Cohoba
Cohoba is an old Spanish transliteration (then h was not mute as in modern Spanish, today j is used for the h sound) for ceremony in which psychedelic ground seed of the cojóbana tree; was smoked in twin nasal Y-shaped pipes also called Cohoba [link]. The cojóbana tree is believed by ..
Cohobation
In pre-modern chemistry and alchemy, cohobation was the process of repeated distillation of the same matter, with the liquid drawn from it; that liquid being poured again and again upon the matter left at the bottom of the vessel. Cohobation is a kind of circulation, only differing from it in this,..
Cohocksink Creek
The Cohocksink Creek was formerly a stream running between what are now the Philadelphia neighborhoods of Northern Liberties and Kensington. It was a tributary of the Delaware River. The stream has been converted to a storm sewer, and it now runs beneath the streets shown on the map at right. ..
Cohoctah Township, Michigan
Cohoctah Township is a township in Livingston County, Michigan, United States. The population was 3,394 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 99.3 km² (38.3 mi²). 98.7 km² (38.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of..
Cohocton
Cohocton may refer to: Cohocton (village), New YorkCohocton (town), New YorkCohocton River in New York This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to t..
Cohocton (town), New York
Cohocton is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 2,626 at the 2000 census. The Town of Cohocton contains a village, also called Cohocton and is in the northwest part of the county. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 Communities an..
Cohocton (village), New York
Cohocton is a village in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 854 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from an Iroquois phrase for "log in the water." The Village of Cohocton is within the Town of Cohocton. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4&nbs..
Cohocton River
The Cohocton River is a tributary of the Chemung River, approximately 55 mi (89 km), in western New York in the United States. It rises in southeastern Livingston County, approximately 15 mi (24 km) northeast of Dansville. It flows generally southeast through rural Steuben County, in a winding cour..
Cohoe, Alaska
Cohoe is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,168. Geography Cohoe is located at [60°18′5″N, 151°17′45″W] (60.301277, -151.295952)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the Unit..
Cohoes
Cohoes can refer to: Cohoes-class: a net laying class of ship in the US Navy Places*Cohoes, New York This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to ..
Cohoes, New York
Cohoes is a city located at the northeast corner Albany County, New York, USA. It is called the "Spindle City" because of the importance of textile production to its growth. At the time of the 2000 census, the city population was 15,521. The name is believed to arise from a Mohawk expression, Ga-ha..
Cohoes Falls
The Cohoes Falls is a waterfall on the Mohawk River in Cohoes, New York. Discovered by the indigenous Mohawk tribe, the falls' original name was Ga-ha-oose, which is believed to mean "The Place of the Falling Canoe." Cohoes historian Arthur Masten also wrote in his 1880 history that the phr..
Cohomology
In mathematics, specifically in algebraic topology, cohomology is a general term for a sequence of abelian groups defined from a cochain complex. That is, cohomology is defined as the abstract study of cochains, cocycles and coboundaries. Cohomology can be viewed as a method of assigning algebraic i..
Cohomology operation
In mathematics, the cohomology operation concept became central to algebraic topology, particularly homotopy theory, from the 1950s onwards, in the shape of the simple definition that if F is a functor defining a cohomology theory, then a cohomology operation should be a natural transformation from ..
Cohomology ring
In mathematics, specifically algebraic topology, the cohomology ring of a topological space X is a ring formed from the cohomology groups of X together with the cup product serving as the ring multiplication. Here 'cohomology' is usually understood as singular cohomology, but the ring structure is a..
Cohomotopy group
In mathematics, particularly algebraic topology, cohomotopy groups are contravariant functors from the category of topological spaces and continuous maps to the category of groups and group homomorphisms. They are dual to the homotopy groups, but less studied. The pth cohomotopy group of a topologi..
Cohors amicorum
Cohors amicorum is a Latin term, literally meaning "cohort of friends". The notion cohort is to be taken not in the strict, military sense (primarily the constitutive unit of a legion; circa batallion), but indicated a fairly large number; accordingly, friend is to be taken is a loose sense, rather ..
Cohort
Cohort may mean: Cohort (military unit), a Roman legion.Cohort (statistics), an age group in statistics,Cohort (computer science), a concept in computer science.Cohort study, a form of longitudinal study used in medicine and social science.A term in biology for a group of allied orders or families ..
Cohortative mood
The cohortative mood (also known as Intentional; "cohortative subjunctive" is also synonymous with "hortatory subjunctive") is a grammatical mood, used to express plea, insistence, imploring, self-encouragement, wish, desire, intent, command, purpose or consequence. It is similar to the jussive mood..
Cohortes urbanae
The urban cohorts of ancient Rome were created to counterbalance the enormous power of the praetorian guard in the city of Rome. Their primary role was to police Rome from the roaming mobs and gangs that so often haunted its streets. Very occasionally they would take to the field of battle, but in t..
Cohort (computer science)
A cohort in computer science is a group of proximate data and/or operations. It is a mean for scheduling to achieve greater performance. External links [Using Cohort Scheduling to Enhance Server Performance][Citations from CiteSeer] ..
Cohort (military unit)
This page discusses the Roman military unit. See cohort for other meanings. A cohort (from the Latin cohors, plural cohortes) is a fairly large military unit, generally consisting of one type of soldier. Military cohort Originally, the cohort was a sub-unit of a Roman legion, consisting of 480 i..
Cohort (statistics)
For other senses of this word, see cohort. In statistics and demography, a cohort is a group of subjects — most often humans from a given population — defined by experiencing an event (typically birth) in a particular time span. For example, Irish women born in the year 1950 would form ..
Cohort effect
Cohort Effect The term "cohort effect" is used to describe variations in the characteristics of an area of study (such as the incidence of a characteristic or the age at onset) over time among individuals who are defined by some shared temporal experience or common life experience, such as ye..
Cohort study
A cohort study is a form of longitudinal study used in medicine and social science. It is one type of Study design. In medicine, it is usually undertaken to obtain additional evidence to refute or support the existence of an association between suspected cause and disease. The cohorts are identifie..
Cohos Trail
The Cohos Trail is a hiking trail running 162 miles through northern New Hampshire in the United States, connecting the northern and southern ends of Coos County. It begins at Notchland, near Crawford Notch State Park, and follows a series of trails to the hamlet of Fabyans, then over Cherry Mounta..
Cohousing
Cohousing playground next to Common House A cohousing community is a kind of intentional community composed of private homes with full kitchens, supplemented by extensive common facilities. A cohousing community is planned, owned and managed by the residents, groups of people who want more i..
Coho (disambiguation)
Coho salmon, a species of salmonCoho, code name for Linspire 4.5, a Linux distribution..
Coho salmon
The Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch, from the Russian кижуч kisutch) is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. Coho is found in the North Pacific (Alaska, Kamchatka, Kuril Islands). Coho salmon are also known as silver salmon or "silvers". During their ocean phase, Coho have si..
Cohuna, Victoria
Cohuna is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Murray Valley Highway, in the Gannawarra Shire. It has a population of approximately 2000. The town is surrounded by dairy farms. To the north is Gunbower Island, which is covered in red gum and box forest, and is home to native birdlife, kan..
Cohutta, Georgia
Cohutta is a town in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. The population was 582 at the 2000 census. Geography Cohutta is located at [34°57′33″N, 84°57′10″W] (34.959202, -84.952908)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the t..

 


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