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Fix
The word fix has several possible meanings: a fix is the result of position fixing in navigationa fix is a dose of a drug taken by an addictto fix is to prepare or to repair somethingto fix is to make permanent, see photographic fixerto fix is to fasten one object to another using adhesive or a fa..

Fixation
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fixation in human psychology refers to the state where an individual becomes obsessed with an attachment to another human, animal or inanimate object. A Freudan belief that, if during one of the psychosexual stages of development, a..

Fixational eye movement
Fixational eye movements (also known as fixational instability, retinal jitter) are small, involuntary eye movements that occur during visual fixation. There are three categories of fixational eye movements: microsaccades, ocular drifts, and ocular microtremor. Fixational eye movements were found in..

Fixation (alchemy)
Fixation in alchemy refers to a process by which a previously volatile substance is "transformed" into a form (often solid) that is not affected by fire. It is one of the 12 vital alchemical processes that are required for transformation of a substance. ..

Fixation disparity
Fixation disparity exists when there is a small misalignment of the eyes when viewing with binocular vision. The misaligment may be vertical, horizontal or both. The misalignment (a few minutes of arc) is much smaller than that of strabismus, which prevents binocular vision, although it may reduce ..

Fixative
It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a [Disambiguationdisambiguation page]. ([[Wikipedia talk:|Discuss]]) A fixative is a stabilizing or preservative agent. There are several different compounds called fixatives: Contents 1 D..

Fixative (perfumery)
In perfumery, a fixative is a natural or synthetic substance used to reduce the evaporation rate and improve stability when added to more volatile components. This allows the final product to last longer while keeping its original fragrance. Fixatives are indispensable commodities to the perfume in..

Fixed
Fixed may refer to: fixed, a monospace font of X Window Systema fixed currencya fixed exchange rateFixed, an album by Nine Inch NailsFixing an animal, a euphemism for spaying or neutering, castrating, gelding, and so onFixing a sport by predetermining its outcome.This is a [disambiguationdisam..

Fixed-gear bicycle
A fixed gear bicycle A fixed-gear bicycle or fixed wheel bicycle, is a bicycle without a freewheel and usually only one gear ratio. The sprocket is attached to the hub without a freewheel mechanism, usually secured by a reverse-thread lockring. Because there is no freewheel mechanism, fixed..

Fixed-odds gambling
Fixed-odds gambling is a form of gambling against odds offered by a bookmaker, an individual, or on a bet exchange. Contents 1 Calculating fixed odds2 Types of odds offered2.1 Fractional odds2.2 Decimal odds2.3 Moneyline odds3 References4 See also Calculating f..

Fixed-pattern noise
:For fixed pattern noise in video projectors see Screen door effect. Fixed pattern noise is the term given to a particular noise pattern on digital imaging sensors often noticeable during longer exposure shots where particular pixels are susceptible to giving brighter intensities above the general b..

Fixed-point arithmetic
This article is about a form of limited-precision arithmetic in computing. For the fixed points of a mathematical function, see fixed point (mathematics). Contents 1 Introduction2 Fixed Point Nomenclature3 Fixed Point Operations, Precision Loss, and Overflow4 Examples still in ..

Fixed-point lemma for normal functions
The fixed-point lemma for normal functions is a basic result in axiomatic set theory; it states that any normal function has arbitrarily large fixed points and can often be used to construct ordinal numbers with interesting properties. A formal version and proof (using the Zermelo-Fraenkel axioms) f..

Fixed-point theorem
In mathematics, a fixed-point theorem is a result saying that a function F will have at least one fixed point (a point x for which F(x) = x), under some conditions on F that can be stated in general terms. Results of this kind are amongst the most generally useful in mathematics. The Banach fixed p..

Fixed-price contract
A fixed-price contract is a contract which is framed in such a way that, when the contractor finishes the agreed-upon work, it will only receive the pre-arranged compensation, regardless of what their costs were. The compensation is usually based on the expected expense of completing the work, pl..

Fixed-term election
Elections This series is part ofthe Politics series PsephologyElectoral systemsCriticisms of electoralismElectoral fraudGeneral electionLocal electionBy-electionFixed-term electionIndirect electionSecret ballotSuffragePluralismElections by countryElections by dateReferendumRedistrictingGerryma..

Fixed-wing aircraft
"Airplane" and "Aeroplane" redirect here. For other uses, see Airplane (disambiguation) and Aeroplane (disambiguation). A fixed-wing aircraft (commonly called airplane in North America and aeroplane in many Commonwealth countries. From Fr. aéro- 'air' and Gr. -planos 'wandering' ) is a h..

Fixedsys
Fixedsys is a non-proportional Windows font (actually a series of .fon files for different codepages). The name means fixed system, although it is often pronounced "fixed size" because its glyphs are monospace or fixed-width. It is the oldest font in Windows, and was the system font in Windows 1.0 a..

Fixed (album)
Fixed (also known as Halo 6) is an EP by Nine Inch Nails released in 1992. Fixed is the sixth official Nine Inch Nails release and is the companion remix disc to Broken. Guest remixers include Butch Vig, J. G. Thirlwell of Foetus, Peter Christopherson of Coil, and members of the live band at ..

Fixed (typeface)
misc-fixed is a collection of monospace bitmap fonts that is distributed with the X Window System. It is a set of independent bitmap fonts which – apart from all being sans-serif fonts – cannot be described as belonging to a single font family. The misc-fixed fonts were the first fonts available..

Fixed 3D
In techniques for computer games, fixed 3D is a three-dimensional (3D) representation of the game world with game characters rendered in real time against a prerendered environment. Used heavily in the survival horror game genre, it was first seen in Infogrames' Alone in the Dark series in the earl..

Fixed access
Fixed access: In personal communications service (PCS), terminal access to a network in which there is a set relationship between a terminal and the access interface. A single "identifier" serves for both the access interface and the terminal. If the terminal moves to another access interface, that..

Fixed action pattern
In ethology, a fixed action pattern (FAP) is a complex behavioral sequence that is indivisible and runs to completion. FAPs are invariant and are produced by the innate releasing mechanism that responds to a sign stimulus. Examples A mating dance may be used as an example. Many species of birds..

Fixed asset
Fixed asset, also known as property, plant, and equipment (PP&E), is a term used in accountancy for assets and property which cannot easily be converted into cash. This can be compared with current assets such as cash or bank accounts, which are described as liquid assets. In most cases, only tangib..

Fixed assets management
Fixed assets management is an accounting process that seeks to track fixed assets for the purposes of financial accounting, preventative maintenance, and theft deterence. Many organizations face a significant challenge to track the location, quantity, condition, maintenance and depreciation stat..

Fixed Assets Register
A Fixed Asset Register (FAR) is an accounting method used for major resources of a business. Fixed Assets are assets such as land, machines, office equipments, buildings, patents, trademarks, copyrights, etc. held for the purpose of production of goods or rendering of services and are not held for ..

Fixed base operator
A Fixed Base Operator (also known as Fixed Base of Operation), or FBO, is a service center at an airport that may be a private enterprise or may be a department of the municipality that the airport serves. The services offered by an FBO may include any of the following: Aircraft fueling and oil di..

Fixed capital
Fixed capital is a concept in economics and accounting, first theoretically analysed in some depth by the economist David Ricardo. It refers to any kind of real or physical capital that is not used up in the production of a product. It is contrasted with circulating capital. Refining the distinct..

Fixed Content Aware Storage
The SNIA Fixed Content Aware Storage (FCAS) Technical Working Group is chartered to serve as a center of technical activities related to application-level object storage, specifically including Content Addressed Storage (CAS) and other naming schemas. This charter includes development of standards t..

Fixed cost
Fixed costs are expenses whose total does not change in proportion to the activity of a business. (Indirect costs may be fixed or variable.) For example, a retailer must pay rent and utility bills irrespective of sales volumes. Fixed costs include, but are not limited to, overheads (rent, insuranc..

Fixed currency
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Fixed dose combination (antiretroviral)
Fixed dose combinations of antiretrovirals are multiple antiretroviral drugs combined into a single pill. Licensed fixed dose combinations include: Combivir® Combivir® = AZT + 3TC. The FDA approved it September 26, 1997, making it the thirteenth approved antiretroviral. It is marketed by ..

Fixed effects estimator
In statistics the fixed effects estimator is an estimator for the coefficients in panel data analysis. If we assume fixed effects, we impose time independent effects for each individual. Formally the model is [y_=x_\beta+\alpha_+u_,] where [y_] is the dependent variable obser..

Fixed exchange rate
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Fixed feast
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A fixed feast is an annual celebration that is held on the same calendar date every year, such as Christmas, as distinguished from moveable feasts, such as Easter, whose calendar date varies. ..

Fixed Fee MLS
Fixed Fee Listing Services allow those selling their homes to list their property on the MLS, and thus make it accessible to to real estate agents and the buyers they represent. This service is typically much cheaper than using traditional brokers. The listing fee can range anywhere from $200-$500, ..

Fixed first visit
Fixed First Visit or FFV is a program by DaimlerChrysler and other car dealerships to ensure that the car maintenance conducted is "done right the first time" In some senses FFV is used as a metric for how well the mechanic diagnoses and fixes the problem "on the first visit." 20% FFV would mean ..

Fixed focusing
A camera with fixed focusing has no focus control. The focus is preset once and for all, at a distance for which sharpness will be good enough for most subjects, usually from 1 meter (3 feet) to infinity (far away). These cameras have a lens with a moderately small aperture (f/5.6 or f/8). If they h..

Fixed income
Fixed income refers to any type of investment that yields a regular (fixed) payment. For example, if you borrow money and have to pay interest once a month, you have issued a fixed income security. When a company does this, it is often called a bond or corporate bank debt (although 'preferred stoc..

Fixed income analysis
Fixed income analysis is the valuation of fixed income or debt securities, and the analysis of their interest rate risk, credit risk, and likely price behavior in hedging portfolios. The analyst might conclude to buy, sell, hold, hedge or stay out of the particular security. Fixed income products a..

Fixed income arbitrage
Fixed income arbitrage is an investment strategy generally associated with hedge funds, which consists of the discovery and exploitation of inefficiencies in the pricing of bonds, i.e. instruments from either public or private issuers yielding a contractually fixed stream of income. Most arbitrage..

Fixed income market
Unlike the stock market, the fixed income market does not have a centralized trading/exchange platorm. Instead, most trades take place over-the-counter, with brokers using telephone and email conversations to make trades. ..

Fixed interest
A fixed interest rate loan is a loan where the interest rate doesn't fluctuate over the life of the loan. This allows the borrower to accurately predict their future payments. When the prevailing interest rate is very low, a fixed rate loan will be slightly higher than variable rate loans because ..

Fixed investment
Fixed investment in economics refers to investment in fixed capital, i.e. tangible capital goods (real means of production or residential buildings), or to the replacement of depreciated capital goods. Thus, fixed investment is investment in physical assets such as machinery, land, buildings, ins..

Fixed liability
A fixed liability is a type of debt. Bonds, mortgages and loans that are payable over a term exceeding one year would be fixed liabilities. See also Long-term liabilities. ..

Fixed Odds Betting Terminals
Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) are computerised machines normally found in betting shops which allow players to bet on the outcome of various games and events with Fixed Odds. They were introduced to UK shops in 2002, shortly after the abolition of the Betting Tax in October 2001. The most c..

Fixed Penalty Notice
Fixed Penalty Notices were introduced to provide British police in England, Scotland and Whales with a realistic weapon against antisocial behaviour. The are designed to reduce paperwork on police officers by allowing low-level anti-social behaviour to be dealt with on the spot. There are currently ..

Fixed phone
Redirect [[Template:Merge]] A fixed phone line (that is, a not mobile phone line) can be hard-wired or wireless. Fixed wireless refers to the operation of wireless devices or systems in fixed locations such as homes and offices. Fixed wireless devices usually derive their electrical power from the ..

Fixed pixel display
Fixed pixel displays are display technologies such as LCD and plasma that use an unfluctuating matrix of pixels with a set number of pixels in each row and column. With such displays, adjusting (scaling) to different aspect ratios because of different input signals requires complex processing. In c..

Fixed point
Fixed point has many meanings in science, most of them mathematical. Mathematics Fixed point — a number x that makes f(x) = x. There exists a number of fixed-point theorems.Fixed point spaceFixed-point lemma for normal functions Computing Fixed-point arithmetic — manner of doing arithm..

Fixed points of isometry groups in Euclidean space
A fixed point of an isometry group is a point that is a fixed point for every isometry in the group. For any isometry group in Euclidean space the set of fixed points is either empty or an affine space. For an object any unique centre, and, more generally, any point with unique properties with resp..

Fixed point (mathematics)
This article is about the fixed points of a mathematical function. For a form of limited-precision real arithmetic in computing, see Fixed-point arithmetic. In mathematics, a fixed point (sometimes shortened to fixpoint) of a function is a point that is mapped to itself by the function. For example..

Fixed point combinator
Y combinator redirects here; for the technology venture capital firm, see Y Combinator. A fixed point combinator (or fixed-point operator) is a higher-order function which computes a fixed point of other functions. A fixed point of a function f is a value x such that f(x) = x. For example, 0 and ..

Fixed point index
In mathematics, the fixed point index is a concept in topological fixed point theory, and in particular Nielsen theory. The fixed point index can be thought of as a multiplicity measurement for fixed points. The index can be easily defined in the setting of complex analysis: Let f(z) be a holomorph..

Fixed point space
In mathematics, a Hausdorff space X is called a fixed-point space if every homeomorphism [f:X\rightarrow X] has a fixed point. For example, any closed interval [a, b] of the real number line is a fixed point space: every continuous function with f(a) > 0 and f(b) <..

Fixed point theorems in infinite-dimensional spaces
In mathematics, a number of fixed point theorems in infinite-dimensional spaces generalise the Brouwer fixed point theorem. They have applications, for example, to the proof of existence theorems for partial differential equations. The first result in the field was the Schauder fixed point theorem..

Fixed price
Fixed price is a phrase used in Indian English to mean that no bargaining is allowed over the price of a good or, less commonly, a service. As bargaining is very common in many parts of the world outside of Europe and North America, this term expresses an exception from the norm. In the United King..

Fixed rate bond
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Fixed rope
Fixed rope is the practice of fixing in place bolted ropes to assist climbers and walkers in exposed mountain locations. Used widely on American and European climbing routes but disdained by the purist mountaineer. Many guided expeditions to any of the eight-thousanders will normally setup fixed rop..

Fixed Service Satellite
Fixed Service Satellite (or FSS), is the official classification (used chiefly in North America) for geostationary communications satellites used chiefly for broadcast feeds for television and radio stations and networks, as well as for telephony, data communications, and also for Direct-To-Home (DT..

Fixed sign
In astrology, there are four fixed signs. The fixed signs are Taurus ( ), Leo ( ), Scorpio ( ) and Aquarius ( ). A Fixed Quality is attached to the Signs Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius. The Fixed Houses are the Second, Fifth, Eighth and Eleventh; if an astrological chart shows a preponderance of..

Fixed star
A fixed star (from the Latin stellae fixae) is any celestial object that does not seem to move in relation to the other stars of the night sky. Hence, a fixed star is any star except for the Sun. A nebula or other starlike object may also be called a fixed star. People in many cultures have imagined..

Fixed Wireless Data
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Fixer (comics)
The Fixer is a name used by two villainous fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe. Fixer (Daredevil) The first Fixer was a mobster who was involved in extortion and illegal gambling. He paid boxer "Battling Jack" Murdock to take a fall and lose a fight. Murdock accepted the money, b..

Fixin' to Die Blues
“Fixin’ to Die Blues” was written by legendary Mississippi bluesman Booker T. Washington White. Better known as Bukka White – the name given to him by record company Vocalion. It is unclear exactly when he wrote the song. It is unique amongst the Blues “dying” songs” in that it’s mai..

Fixing a Hole
"Fixing a Hole" Song by The Beatles From the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Album released June 1 1967 Genre Rock Song Length 2:36 Record label Apple Records Producer George Martin Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Album Listing Getting Better (Track 4) Fixing A Hole (T..

Fixing Broken Windows
This is not to be confused with the Parable of the broken window. Broken windows in the Pruitt-Igoe housing development Fixing Broken Windows: Restoring Order and Reducing Crime in Our Communities by George L. Kelling and Catherine Coles is a criminology book published in 1996, about petty cr..

Fixing Dinner
Fixing Dinner is a Canadian food reality television series for Food Network. Host Sandi Richard comes "to the rescue" of a family that can't cope with making healthy, fresh dinners, and shows them hints on how to counteract their lack of time. On Food Network Canada the program airs Saturdays at 1:..

Fixism
Fixism was a Doctrine or a Philosophical Theory well accepted in the XVIII century. Fixists believed all living things were created as it were by a “Divine” power. This doctrine had a strong push by the French naturalist Baron Georges Cuvier (1769 - 1832). The Fixists satirized Charles Darwin (1..

FixIt Guides
The Fixit Guides are a set of free online guides detailing how to access the internal components of Apple's line of MacBook, PowerBook, and iBook laptops. The guides are available in both PDF and HTML formats. The layout in either format is three images per page, each associated with a set of steps ..

Fixmer/McCarthy
Fixmer/McCarthy is a collaboration between the French techno producer Terence Fixmer, and British EBM vocalist Douglas McCarthy (of Nitzer Ebb). The partnership released an album entitled Between the Devil... and toured during 2005, with a notable live performance at the Infest festival during Augu..

Fixtureless In-Circuit Test
Fixtureless in-circuit test (FICT) is a cost-effective alternative to a "bed of nails" tester for in-circuit testing of low to medium volumes of printed circuit board assemblies. It relies on a computerized optical inspection of the circuit assembly and positionable test probes. Traditional "bed of ..

Fixtures
This article is about the legal concept. For other uses, see Fixture (disambiguation). ..

Fixture (disambiguation)
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. Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fixture c..

Fixture (tool)
This article is about the tool. For other uses, see Fixture (disambiguation). A fixture is a tool of the manufacturing industry used in mass production. Fixtures are used to hold objects in place and clamp them to machines or operating surfaces, so that the object can be worked on. ..

Fixture unit
In plumbing, a Fixture Unit (FU) is a unit measuring the rate of water flow, equal to one cubic foot of water per minute. One cubic foot of water is roughly 7.48 gallons. A Fixture Unit is used in plumbing design for both water supply and waste water. There are situations where a design provides fo..

Fixup
A fixup is a novel created from short stories which may or may not have been initially related. The stories are edited for consistency, and sometimes new, connecting material is written for the new novel. Fixups were most common in the 1950s, when science fiction and fantasy were making the tran..

Fixx
For the British new wave band, see The Fixx. Fixx is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe from an alternate future. She as a member of X-Factor, X.S.E. and X.U.E. She first appeared in X-Factor (1st. series) #140. Fixx was created by Howard Mackie. History In Bishop's futu..

Fixxations
Fixxations (Honey002) is the debut EP by Norwegian band Serena Maneesh. The songs were composed by Emil Nikolaisen, Lina Holmström and Håvard Krogedal. Contents 1 Track listing2 Production3 Personnel4 Other release formats5 Media links6 External links Track list..

Fixxxer
"Fixxxer" is a song written by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich of Metallica, and appearing on the 1997 Metallica album ReLoad. At eight minutes and fifteen seconds, it is the longest song on the album. It's in its structure and length similar to "The Outlaw Torn" which makes even the structure of "Re..

Fix (position)
A position fix or simply a fix is a term used in position fixing in navigation to describe a position derived from measuring external reference points. The term is generally used only with manual or visual techniques such as the use of intersecting visual or radio position lines rather than the us..

Fix and Foxi
Fix & Foxi is the most successful, best known German comic and the most published work of comic artist Rolf Kauka. It was published for more than 40 years (between 1953 and 2000). The series is currently published in the comic album format, though it has been published as comic booksin the past. The..

FIX protocol
The Financial Information eXchange (FIX) protocol is an electronic communications protocol developed for international real-time exchange of securities transactions in the finance markets. A company called FIX Protocol, Ltd. established for this purpose maintains and owns the specification, while k..

Fix You
"Fix You" is the second single from Coldplay's third album X&Y (2005). It was released on 5 September 2005 to avoid competing against Oasis' "The Importance of Being Idle" (released 22 August) on the UK Singles Chart. [news.softpedia.com] When writing the song, Chris Martin was influenc..

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