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"Proletarian Union" Committee of the Portuguese Marxist-Leninist Communist Organization (in reorganization)
"Proletarian Union" Committee of the Portuguese Marxist-Leninist Communist Organization (in reorganization) (in Portuguese: Comité "União Proletária" da Organização Comunista Marxista-Leninista Portuguesa (em reorganização)), a splinter-group of the Portuguese Marxist-Leninist Communist Orga..
)project-open(
]project-open[ is an open source based web project management, financial controlling and professional services automation software for companies in the consulting, engineering, advertising and localization sectors. ]project-open[ is supported by a company of the same name, found..
.pro
.pro is a generic top-level domain for professionals. It was created in 2002 and is operated by the Registry Services Corporation. The intention of the domain is to signal to web visitors that the website owner is a professional with valid credentials, but so far .pro has not been popular. .pro ..
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/proc/meminfo
/proc/meminfo is a pseudo-file in the proc filesystem of recent versions of the Linux kernel. It is accessed to provide information about the current state of the system's computer memory, including information about virtual memory and the cache. It is the primary method for user-level programs to..
À Propos
À Propos is a Canadian radio program that presents French language music for English audiences. Host Jim Corcoran is a Quebec musician who includes translations with featured songs. À Propos began in November 1988 and is currently broadcast Saturday nights on CBC Radio One. See also Jim CorcoranM..
Épron
Épron is a commune of the Calvados département, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. Its postal code is 14610. The INSEE code is 14242. ..
P.R. Olgiati Bridge
The P.R. Oligiati Bridge is a steel girder bridge that was built in 1984. It carries U.S. Route 27 and goes through the outer edge of downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee. ..
P. Roy Vagelos
Pindaros Roy Vagelos (born 1929 in Westfield, New Jersey) was president and chief executive officer (1985) and chairman (1986) of Merck, he was widely admired for attracting top research scientists who developed many major new drugs. His experience gave him an unusual perspective on mastering thr..
Péron
For other uses of Péron, see Peron. Péron Country      France Région Rhône-Alpes Départment Ain Arrondissement Gex Canton Collonges INSEE 01288 Postal Code 01630 MayorCurrent Term Christian Armand2001-2007 Intercommunality Lo..
Péronne
Péronne is the name or part of the name of several communes in France: Péronne, in the Saône-et-Loire départementPéronne, in the Somme département Péronne-en-Mélantois, in the Nord département This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the s..
Péronne, Somme
Péronne is a commune of the Somme département, in France. ..
Pérotin
Pérotin (fl. c. 1200) was a European composer, believed to be French, who lived around the end of the twelfth and beginning of the thirteenth century. He was the most famous member of the Notre Dame school of polyphony. Contents 1 Works2 Influence3 References and further reading4..
Pérouges
Pérouges Country      France Région Rhône-Alpes Départment Ain Arrondissement Bourg-en-Bresse Canton Meximieux INSEE 01290 Postal Code 01800 MayorCurrent Term Marie-Josèphe Cinquin2001-2008 Intercommunality Longitude Lat..
Pêro da Covilhã
Pedro or Pêro da Covilhã (pron. IPA ['peɾu dɐ kuvi'ʎɐ̃]) (c. 1460 – after 1526) was a Portuguese diplomat and explorer. He was a native of Covilhã in Beira. In his early life he had gone to Castile and entered the service of Alphonso, Duke of Seville. Later, when war broke o..
Pêro de Alenquer
Pêro de Alenquer (15th century) Portuguese explorer of the African coast. Accompanied Bartolomeu Dias in his journey around the Cape of Good Hope in 1487/1488. Latter wrote a description of Vasco da Gama's first voyage to India. ..
Pêro de Barcelos
Pêro de Barcelos (15th century/16th century), Portuguese explorer of North America, together with João Fernandes Lavrador. ..
Pêro de Sintra
Pêro de Sintra was a (15th century) Portuguese explorer of the African coast. He was the first European to reach Sierra Leone in 1460. ..
Pêro Dias
Pêro Dias (15th century) Portuguese explorer of the African coast. Accompanied his brother Bartolomeu Dias in his journey around the Cape of Good Hope in 1487/1488, having commanded the supply-ship. ..
Pêro Vaz de Caminha
Pêro Vaz de Caminha (c. 1450-1500), pron. IPA: ['peɾu vaʃ dɨ kɐ'miɲɐ], Portuguese explorer that accompanied Pedro Álvares Cabral in the discovery of Brazil, being one of the captains of the fleet. Caminha wrote what is considered by many to be one of the most accurate and detailed a..
PRO
PRO can refer to different topics: Performance rights organisationPublic Record OfficePublic relations professionalPRO (category theory): a construction in mathematicsPropuesta Republicana, known as PRO, a political party in Argentina ..
Pro
The Latin conjunction and prefix pro means for and frequently designates an advantage. Pro can mean several things: Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Performance rights organizationProfessionalProline (amino acid abbreviation)ProstitutePro gamerProducer responsibi..
PRO-350
The Professional 325 (PRO-325), Professional 350 (PRO-350) were PDP-11 compatible microcomputers introduced in 1982 by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) as high-end competitors to the IBM PC. Like the similar Rainbow-100 and DECmate-II (also introduced at that time), they used the LK201 keyboard ..
Pro-Administration Party (United States)
Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington's administration — especially Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's financial policies — prior to the formation of the Federalist and Republican Parties; it is also sometimes..
Pro-American sentiment
Pro-American sentiments among non-Americans are characterized by a favoring of American culture (especially pop-culture), a feeling of identity with the United States and its population, or a generally positive attitude to foreign or domestic policies of the United States. It exists in many countrie..
Pro-Am Community Theatre
Although repertory, revue, extra work, fringe and others may be regarded as Pro-am Theatre, the Pro-Am Community Theatre is part of that type of theatre which involves both paid professionals and unpaid amateurs with either having the chance of principle roles. The difference between this and the o..
Pro-am Theatre
Although fringe, repertory, revue, etc may be regarded as Pro-am Theatre, this particular type of pro-am involves both professionals and amateurs being cast in various parts in a production-rather than having the amateurs on the sidelines (as in extra work). Pro-am theatre started in Australia, mo..
Pro-ana
Pro-ana is a social movement promoting a view of anorexia nervosa as a lifestyle choice rather than a disorder. The pro-ana movement was most visible on the Internet between 2001 and 2003 and has subsequently faded in popularity. There are number of pro-ana websites and discussion groups where self-..
Pro-Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Newark
The Pro-Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Newark is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It was the motherchurch of the Archdiocese of Newark and was the seat of its prelate bishop until the completion of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on Clifton Ave. It is located in Newar..
Pro-choice
Pro-choice activists on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court, to rally for abortion rights on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Pro-choice is a term used to describe the political and ethical view which maintains that a woman should control her fertility. This entails the guarantee of what suppo..
Pro-democracy camp
"Pro-democracy camp" (民主派) is a frequently used jargon by the media and academics to refer to the politicians and social activists in Hong Kong who advocate faster pace of democratisation and implementation of universal and equal suffrage. On issues of political and constitutional development ..
Pro-drop language
Linguistic typology Morphological Analytic Synthetic Fusional Agglutinative Polysynthetic Morphosyntactic Alignment Nominative-accusative Ergative-absolutive Active-stative Tripartite Direct-inverse system Syntactic pivot Theta role Word Order VO languages Agent Verb Object V..
Pro-ed
Pro-ed, which stands for pro-eating disorder or proactive-eating disorder, is a collective term for pro-ana and pro-mia. These movements consider eating disorders to be choices, rather than conditions. Pro-ana is more widespread than pro-mia. External Links [[link] The House of ED..
Pro-European
Pro-European is a subjective term applied to a person who supports the European Union (EU) and/or further European integration, specifically in the context of political argument over the current and future status of the EU and its policies. Antonyms include eurosceptic, anti-European and the pejora..
Pro-Euro Conservative Party
The Pro-Euro Conservative Party was set up by John Stevens and Brendan Donnelly, members of the European Parliament who had been deselected by the UK Conservative Party and believed that the Conservative Party was too eurosceptic. They stood in the 1999 European Parliament Elections, in which they ..
Pro-feminism
Pro-feminism refers to support of the cause of feminism without implying that the supporter is a member of the feminist movement. The term is most often used in reference to men who are actively supportive of feminism and of efforts to bring about gender equality. A number of pro-feminist men are in..
Pro-feminist men
Pro-feminist men are considered by some to be a stream of the modern men's movement sympathetic towards feminism, that is they are pro-feminist. It seeks to add a male voice and advocate change by men in their gender relations and social, political and institutional structures. It can be contrasted ..
Pro-finite group
In mathematics, pro-finite groups are groups that are in a certain sense assembled from finite groups; they share many properties with the finite groups. Contents 1 Definition2 Examples3 Properties and facts4 Pro-finite completion5 Ind-finite groups6 See also7 R..
Pro-Football, Inc. v. Harjo
Pro-Football, Inc. v. Harjo, 415 F.3d 44 (D.C. Cir. 2005), is a case in which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board {TTAB) to cancel the registration of the Washington Redskins football team, b..
Pro-form
A pro-form is a function word that substitutes a word, phrase, clause, or sentence whose meaning is recoverable from the context, and it is used to avoid redundant expressions. A pro-form is also used for the item questioned in a question, and such a pro-form is called an interrogative pro-form. P..
Pro-gay slogans and symbols
Pro-gay slogans and symbols are catchphrases, slogans or symbolic images which express support for members of the LGBT community, LGBT lifestyles and/or LGBT rights. Contents 1 Examples1.1 Rainbow flag1.2 Triangles1.3 \"Gays Bash Back\"1.4 \"We're here. We're queer. Get u..
Pro-Indonesia militia
Pro-Indonesia militias (also pro-Indonesian militias) were East Timorese paramilitary militia groups that formed to show loyalty to the Indonesian government during the movement for East Timorese independence in the late 1990s. Many believed that the independence movement would be unsuccessful, and ..
Pro-IV
Pro-IV is a Fourth-generation programming language, now owned by Northgate Information Solutions. It has a small but active community of developers, probably numbering between 1,000 and 5,000 worldwide. Pro-IV usual application domain is database-centric business applications. Pro-IV has some simil..
Pro-jekt
Not to be Confused with Projekt or Project Pitchfork Pro-jekt are an Electrogoth / Darkwave band. They were formed in January 2000, in Derbyshire, England. They engineered and financed their own demo album, and later signed to Nightbreed Recordings Ltd, in Aug 2001. Pro-jekt released their debut..
PRO-LAD
9,10-DIDEHYDRO-6-PROPYL-N,N-DIETHYLERGOLINE-8b-CARBOXAMIDE (PRO-LAD) is an analogue of LSD first made by Alexander Shulgin and reported in the book TIHKAL. PRO-LAD is a hallucinogenic drug similar to LSD, and is around as potent as LSD itself with an active dose reported at between 100 and 200 micr..
Pro-life
Pro-life is a term adopted by a variety of movements focusing on bioethics issues. It can be used to indicate opposition to practices such as euthanasia, human cloning, embryonic human stem-cell research and the death penalty, but most commonly (especially in the media and popular discourse) to ab..
Pro-life activism
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] Pro-life activism is a term for activities, by individuals or groups, intended to influence public policy, or other's opinions, beliefs and behavior, in opposition to abortion and euthanasia. The efforts sometimes involve the dissemination of literature and servic..
Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians
Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians (PLAGAL) is an interest group of gay and lesbian Americans that support the pro-life position that life begins at conception and thus abortion is murder. However, they differ from most other pro-life interest groups because they also support gay rights. Conte..
Pro-life feminism
Pro-life feminism is the opposition to abortion based on feminism. It asserts that abortion is not a necessary right but has instead served to hurt women more than it has benefited them. Further, it states that abortion does not empower women but creates a disempowered body of women who are seen by ..
Pro-Line
This article is about the radio control accessory manufacturer. For the Ontario provincial sports betting game, please see Sport Select. Pro-Line is a major manufacturer of wheels, tires, accessories and bodies for 1/10-scale on- and offroad radio-controlled cars. The company was founded in 1983 ..
Pro-Mark
Pro-Mark are a drumstick, mallet and percussion product manufacturer located in Houston, USA. Their drumsticks are famed for superior quality and are used by many professional studio drummers and respected artists such as Neil Peart of Rush, Ian Paice of Deep Purple, and Ringo Starr of The Beatle..
Pro-mia
Pro-mia is a movement which views the condition bulimia nervosa as positive, promoting binge-purge eating habits as a "lifestyle choice" rather than an illness. This movement, along with pro-ana, has been criticised for creating an environment in which those suffering from eating disorders might n..
Pro-MPEG
Pro-MPEG – the Professional-MPEG Forum – is an association of broadcasters, program makers, equipment manufacturers, and component suppliers with interests in realizing the interoperability of professional television equipment, according to the implementation requirements of broadcasters..
Pro-Pain
Pro-Pain is an American heavy metal band that fuses groove metal and Hardcore. Contents 1 Members1.1 Former members2 Discography3 External links Members Gary Meskil: Bass / VoxTom Klimchuck: Lead GuitarEric Klinger: Rhythm Guitar / VoxJC Dwyer: Drums Former members Dave Chava..
Pro-Pain-Pro Wrestling
Pro-Pain-Pro-Wrestling or 3PW was wrestling promotion which was based around Philadelphia. They were an ECW-style promotion, running many of their shows from the old ECW arena, The New Alhambra. Run by The Blue Meanie, and partner Jasmin St. Claire they staged their first show on February] 15, 200..
Pro-p group
In mathematics a pro-p group is a pro-finite group [G] such that for any open (hence of finite index) normal subgroup [N\triangleleft G] the quotient group [G/N] is a finite p-group. Alternatively one can define a pro-p group to be the inverse limit of an inverse syste..
Pro-rata
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Pro-sentence
A pro-sentence is a function word that substitutes a whole sentence whose content is recoverable from the context. Pro-sentences are a kind of pro-forms and are therefore anaphoric. In English, yes, no, okay and amen are common pro-sentences. Pro-sentences can be seen as interjections, since they ..
Pro-simplicial set
A pro-simplicial set is an inverse system of simplicial sets. A pro-simplicial set is called pro-finite if each term of the inverse system of simplicial sets has finite homotopy groups. ..
Pro-Test
Pro-Test is a British group that promotes and supports animal testing in medical research. It was founded on January 29, 2006 to counter SPEAK, an animal-rights campaign opposing the construction by Oxford University of a biomedical and animal-research facility,[University of Oxford News Releas..
Pro-verb
In grammar, a pro-verb is a word or phrase that stands in place of a verb (for example, in order that the verb not need to be repeated). It does for a verb what the more widely known pronoun does for a noun. It, along with pronouns and some other word classes, form the general group of word classes ..
Pro-Vice-Chancellor
In a university, an assistant to a Vice-Chancellor is called a Pro-Vice-Chancellor (also Pro Vice-Chancellor or Deputy Vice-Chancellor). These are sometimes teaching academics who take on additional responsibilities. Some universities (e.g., Macquarie University) also have a full-time Deputy Vice-Ch..
Pro-war rhetoric
Rhetorical genre is known to be recurrent form of discourse. Genres are credible common themes found within mass communications. Pro-war rhetoric is any type of literature or media that tries to gain support for war efforts. Pro-war Rhetoric helps to find commonalities within all cultures. The t..
Pro/DESKTOP
Pro/DESKTOP (commonly referred to as Pro/D) is a Computer-aided design (CAD) program from Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC), that allows users to design and model in 3D and create 2D drawings. It can transfer a 3D design into a 2D engineering drawing format and also create photo-realistic v..
Pro/ENGINEER
Pro/ENGINEER (commonly referred to as Pro/E or Pro) is a parametric feature-based three-dimensional Solid modeling CAD software created by Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC). Contents 1 Overview2 Modules2.1 Foundation modules2.2 Advanced modules3 Configuration4&nbs..
Proa
R. M. Munroe's 1898 proa A Proa is a multihull vessel consisting of two (usually) unequal parallel hulls, superficially similar to an outrigger canoe. Found in many configurations and forms, it was developed as a sailing vessel in Micronesia (Pacific Ocean), and forms of it may be found as far..
Proablepharus
Classification Genus Proablepharus Proablepharus kinghorniProablepharus naranjicaudusProablepharus reginaeProablepharus tenuis ..
Proac
ProAc is a British loudspeaker manufacturing company. The company was founded by Stewart Tyler in 1979. External links [ProAc Website][Brief history][A review of Tablette 50 Signature][Review of Response 1sc at Stereophile][Another review of Respons..
Proaction
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Proactionary Principle
The proactionary principle, a phrase coined in 2004 by cultural strategist Natasha Vita-More (known for her writings and multi-media transhumanist works), is an ethical principle intended as a pro-innovation counterbalance to the more famous precautionary principle. Dr. Max More, philosopher who sp..
Proactive
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. To be proactive is to act before a situation becomes a source of confrontation or crisis. It is the opposite of "retroactive," which refers to actions taken after an event. The word is often misused to mean simply "active," meaning..
Proactive Academics
Proactive Academics is the modern approach to Homeschooling. It includes the use of instructional materials with proven records of success, outcome based testing to ensure quality education and an association or support group lead by an experienced and trained educator. ..
Proactive and Preemptive Operations Group
The Proactive and Preemptive Operations Group (aka PPOG or P2OG), is reported to be a clandestine military intelligence agency established in 2002. Although the actual status of the project is not entirely clear, P20G is said to have been created to thwart potential terrorist attacks on the United ..
Proactive maintenance
Proactive maintenance is a maintenance strategy for stabilizing the reliability of machines or equipment. Its central theme involves directing corrective actions aimed at failure root causes, not active failure symptoms, faults, or machine wear conditions. A typical proactive maintenance regiment ..
Proactiv Solution
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ProAc Loudspeakers
ProAc is a British loudspeaker manufacturing company. The company was founded by Stewart Tyler in 1979. External links [ProAc Website][Brief history][A review of Tablette 50 Signature][Review of Response 1sc at Stereophile][Another review of Respons..
Proailurus
Proailurus was a prehistoric feline that lived in Europe approximately 30-20 million years ago. It is an ancestor of today's domestic and big cats. Proailurus was a compact animal, just a little larger than the domestic cat, weighing about 20 lb (9 kg). It had a long tail, large eyes and sharp cla..
Proalbionbaatar
Proalbionbaatar is a small mammal from the Upper Jurassic of Guimarota, Portugal. It's the most derived member of the order Multituberculata known from that locality, and shared the world with the much larger dinosaurs. It lies within the suborder "Plagiaulacida" and family Albionbaataridae. The ..
Proanthocyanidin
Proanthocyanidin (also known as oligomeric proanthocyanidin (OPC), pycnogenol, leukocyanidin and leucoanthocyanin) is a class of flavonoids. It was discovered in 1936 by Professor Jacques Masquelier and called Vitamin P, although this name did not gain official category status and has since fallen o..
Proardea
Proardea is an extinct genus of heron. It stood about 70 cm (2 ft 4 in) tall. ..
Proarrhythmia
Proarrhythmia is a new or more frequent occurrence of pre-existing arrhythmias, paradoxically precipitated by antiarrhythmic therapy, which means it is a side-effect associated with the administration of some existing antiarrhythmic drugs, as well as drugs for other indications. In other words, it ..
Proastiakos
A Proastiakós train in Athens Central Railway Station Proastiakós (Greek: Προαστιακός, meaning "Suburban") is the name used by the suburban railway system of Athens, Greece. It currently connects Larissa station (Athens Central Railway ..
Proatheris
Proatheris is a monotypic genus created for a venomous viper species, superciliaris, commonly known as the lowland viper. Also known as swamp viper, this is a small terrestrial species that has a limited distribution in east Africa. Contents 1 Description2 Habitat & diet3 Geograp..
Proaza
Proaza is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Santo Adriano and Grado, on the south by Teverga and Quirós, on the west by Yernes y Tameza and Teverga, and on the east by Quirós. Parroquias BandujoCaranga LinaresProa..
PROBA
PROBA (Project for On-Board Autonomy) is a satellite launched by European Space Agency (ESA) 2001 as part of the MicroSat program. This small (40×60×80 cm; 94kg) boxlike system, with solar panel collectors on its surface, has remarkable image-making qualities. It is a hyperspectral sy..
Probabilism
In theology and philosophy, probabilism (from Latin probare, to test, approve) holds that in the absence of certainty, probability is the best criterion. In moral theology, especially Catholic, it refers especially to the view in casuistry that in difficult matters of conscience one may safely follo..
Probabilistic argument
In some contexts, probabilistic argument means any argument involving probability theory.In some contexts, it means method of non-constructive existence proof in mathematics called the probabilistic method. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with t..
Probabilistic argumentation
Probabilistic argumentation is a general theory of reasoning under uncertainty and ignorance. It combines the fields of probability theory and deductive logic, making it a probabilistic logic . References ..
Probabilistic encryption
Probabilistic encryption is the use of randomness in an encryption algorithm, so that when encrypting the same message several times it will, in general, yield different ciphertexts. The term "probabilistic encryption" is typically used in reference to public key encryption algorithms, however vari..
Probabilistic forecasting
Probabilistic forecasting is a technique for weather forecasting which relies on different methods to establish an event occurrence/magnitude probability. This differs substantially from giving a definite information on the occurrence/magnitude (or not) of the same event, technique used in determini..
Probabilistic latent semantic analysis
Probabilistic latent semantic analysis is a novel statistical technique for the analysis of two-mode and co-occurrence data, which has applications in information retrieval and filtering, natural language processing, machine learning from text, and related areas. Compared to standard latent semant..
Probabilistic logic
The aim of a probabilistic logic (or probability logic) is to combine the capacitiy of probability theory to handle uncertainty with the capacity of deductive logic to exploit structure. The result is a richer and more expressive formalism with a broad range of possible application areas. The diff..
Probabilistic method
This article is not about probabilistic algorithms, which give the right answer with high probability but not with certainty, nor about Monte Carlo methods, which are simulations relying on pseudo-randomness. The probabilistic method is a nonconstructive method, primarily used in combinatorics and ..
Probabilistic metric space
A probabilistic metric space is a generalization of metric spaces where the distance is no longer defined on positive real numbers, but on distribution functions. Let D+ be the set of all probability density functions F such that F(0) = 0 (F is a nondecreasing, left continuous mapping from R in..
Probabilistic number theory
Probabilistic number theory is a subfield of number theory, which uses explicitly probability to answer questions of number theory. One basic idea underlying it is that different prime numbers are, in some serious sense, like independent random variables. This however is not an idea that has a uniqu..
Probabilistic proposition
A probabilistic proposition is a proposition with a measured probability of being true for an arbitrary person at an arbitrary time. ..
Probabilistic relational model
A Probabilistic relational model (PRM) is the counterpart in relational learning of a Bayesian network. ..
Probabilistic risk assessment
Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) (or Probabilistic Safety Assessment/Analysis) is a systematic and comprehensive methodology to evaluate risks associated with a complex engineered technological entity (such as airliners or nuclear power plants). Risk in a PRA is defined as a feasible detrimental..
Probabilistic Turing machine
In computability theory, a probabilistic Turing machine is a non-deterministic Turing machine which randomly chooses between the available transitions at each point with equal probability. Equivalently, it can be defined as a deterministic Turing machine having an additional "write" instruction w..
Probability
Certainty series NihilismAgnosticismUncertaintyProbabilityEstimationBeliefJustified true beliefCertaintyDeterminism This box: [ view] • [ talk] • [ edit] ''This article is about probability. For the South Park episode, see Probably The word probability derives..
Probability-generating function
PGF redirects here, for other uses see PGF (disambiguation). In probability theory, the probability-generating function of a discrete random variable is a power series representation (the generating function) of the probability mass function of the random variable. Probability-generating functions..
Probability (Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode)
Contents 1 Plot summary2 Cast and crew3 Episode trivia4 Quotes5 External links Plot summary Goren and Eames are called in to investigate the murder of a homeless man made to look like the victim of a freak accident; when Goren digs deeper, he discovers a pattern of oth..
Probability amplitude
In quantum mechanics, a probability amplitude is a complex-valued function that describes an uncertain or unknown quantity. For example, each particle has a probability amplitude describing its position. This amplitude is then called wave function. This is a complex-valued function of the position..
Probability and statistics
See the separate articles on probability or the article on statistics. Statistical analysis depends on the characteristics of particular probability distributions, and the two topics are normally studied together. See also List of probability topicsList of statistical topics. ..
Probability axioms
The probability P of some event E, denoted [P(E)], is defined with respect to a "universe", or sample space [\Omega], of all possible elementary events in such a way that P must satisfy the Kolmogorov axioms. Alternatively, a probability can be interpreted as a measure on a &sig..
Probability current
In quantum mechanics, the probability current (sometimes called probability flux) is a useful concept which describes the flow of probability density. In particular, if one pictures the probability density as an inhomogeneous fluid, then the probability current is the rate of flow of this fluid (the..
Probability density
Probability density may refer to: probability density function in probability theoryprobability amplitude in quantum mechanics 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..
Probability density function
In mathematics, a probability density function (pdf) serves to represent a probability distribution in terms of integrals. A probability density function is non-negative everywhere and its integral from −∞ to +∞ is equal to 1. If a probability distribution has density f(x), then ..
Probability distribution
In mathematics and statistics, a probability distribution, more properly called a probability distribution function, assigns to every interval of the real numbers a probability, so that the probability axioms are satisfied. In technical terms, a probability distribution is a probability measure whos..
Probability interpretations
The word probability has been used in a variety of ways since it was first coined in relation to games of chance. There are two broad categories of probability interpretations: Frequentists talk about probabilities only when dealing with well defined random experiments. The relative frequency of o..
Probability mass function
In probability theory, a probability mass function (abbreviated pmf) gives the probability that a discrete random variable is exactly equal to some value. A probability mass function differs from a probability density function in that the values of the latter, defined only for continuous random var..
Probability of error
Probability of error in hypothesis testing In hypothesis testing in statistics, two types of error are distinguished. Type I errors which consist of rejecting a null hypothesis that is true; this amounts to a false positive result.Type II errors which consist of failing to reject a null hypothesis ..
Probability of kill
Computer games, simulations, models, and operations research programs often require a mechanism to determine statistically whether the engagement between a weapon and a target resulted in a kill, or the probability of kill. Statistical decisions are required when all of the variables that must be co..
Probability oriented philosophy
Probability oriented philosophy is a direction of philosophical researches which uses a language of probability theory to consider philosophical problems. In whole probability oriented philosophy[#endnote_Nalimov] is directed to delight corresponding problems from a new point of view: Lang..
Probability space
In mathematics, a probability space is the foundation of probability theory. It enables a precise definition of probability. Contents 1 Definition2 Examples3 Other concepts3.1 Random variables3.2 Independence3.3 Mutual exclusivity Definition A probability space (Ω..
Probability theory
Probability theory is the mathematical study of probability. Mathematicians and actuaries think of probabilities as numbers in the closed interval from 0 to 1 assigned to "events" whose occurrence or failure to occur is random. Probabilities [P(A)] are assigned to events [A] ac..
Probability vector
In mathematics and statistics, a probability vector or stochastic vector is a vector with non-negative entries that add up to one. Here are some examples of probability vectors: [x_0=\begin0.5 \\ 0.25 \\ 0.25 \end,\; x_1=\begin 0 \\ 1 \\ 0 \end,\; x_2=\begin 0.65 \\ 0.35 \end,\; x_3=\begin..
Probable cause
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Probable prime
In number theory, a probable prime (PRP) is an integer that satisfies a specific condition also satisfied by all prime numbers. Different types of probable primes have different specific conditions. While there may be probable primes that are composite (called pseudoprimes), the condition is general..
Probably (South Park)
"Probably" is episode 411 of the Comedy Central series South Park. It originally aired on July 26, 2000. It is the second part of a two-part episode, the first being "Do the Handicapped Go to Hell?" Plot In this episode, the South Park children build a church to live in sinlessness, and do not go..
Probably approximately correct learning
Probably approximately correct learning (PAC learning) is a framework of learning that was proposed by Leslie Valiant in his paper A theory of the learnable. In this framework the learner gets samples that are classified according to a function from a certain class. The aim of the learner is to fi..
Probably Wouldn't Be This Way
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Probactrosaurus
Probactrosaurus (meaning 'before Bactrosaurus') was an early hadrosauroid iguanodont. It lived in China during the Early Cretaceous Period. The type species is Probactrosaurus gobiensis, described by Rozhdestvensky in 1966. It was a herbivorous dinosaur, about 17 - 20 feet (5 - 6 metres) in length..
Probainognathia
Probainognathia are mammal-like cynodonts, and are one of the two main branches of the Eucynodontia infraorder, with the other being the Cynognathia - a group that includes Cynognathus and the Tritylodonts. They were mainly meat-eaters, while the Cynognathians were plant-eaters. The Probainognathia..
Probainognathidae
Probainognathidae is an extinct family of meat-eating mammal-like reptiles (Therapsids) which lived during the Upper Triassic. According to some authors, it has perhaps two known members: Probainognathus from South America, and the somewhat later Lepagia from Europe. The family was established by R..
Probainognathus
Probainognathus is a genus of meat-eating mammal-like reptile (Therapsids) that lived during the lower Upper Triassic of South America. This creature had an incipient squamosal-dentary jaw-cranium joint, which is a clearly mammalian anatomical feature. It was at the very least closely related to t..
Proband
Proband is the first affected individual in a family with a genetic disorder who is manifesting the disease and is diagnosed so. Between the ancestors of the proband, there are other subjects with the manifest disease, but they might be unknown due to the lack of information regarding those individ..
Probands
Proband is a term used most often in medical genetics and other medical fields to denote a particular subject (person or animal) being studied or reported on. On pedigrees, the proband is noted with an arrow and the box (male) or circle (female) shaded accordingly. It is important to denote the prob..
Probate
Probate is the legal process of settling the estate of a deceased person; specifically, distributing the decedent's property. In England and Wales, Ireland (N. and Eire) and Commonwealth countries, and some U.S. states, probate is obtained by executors of a will while Letters of Administration are..
Probate Court
Probate Court is a court found in some jurisdictions which is primarily concerned with the proper distribution of the assets of a decedent. Probate Court exists to determine the validity of wills, enforce the provisions of valid wills, to prevent malfeasance by executors and administrators of estate..
Probate research
Probate research deals with finding heirs and proving their right to inheritances. Intestacy laws vary enormously from one country to another, however, a common factor is that a minority of estates exist where no entitled persons are known. On such cases solicitors in the UK, or Estate Attornies in..
Probation
:This article is about the sentence given to defendants as punishment for minor crimes. For use in a workplace setting, see probation (workplace). ..
Probation (workplace)
This article is about the status given to new employees of a business. For the punishment given to criminals, see probation. In a workplace setting, probation is a status given to new employees of a company or business. This status allows a supervisor or other company manager to closely evaluate th..
Probation officer
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Probatio diabolica
Probatio diabolica is a legal requirement to achieve an impossible proof. Where a legal system would appear to require an impossible proof, the remedies are reversing the burden of proof, or giving additional rights to the individual facing the probatio diabolica. For example, somebody might paten..
Probatio pennae
Probatio pennae (also written probatio pennę; in medieval Latin; literally "pen test") is the medieval term for breaking in a new pen. A tenth-century probatio pennae: the first known Dutch language fragment. A scribe would normally do this by writing a few lines of text on a piece of blottin..
Probe
Probe is a generic term used to refer to a device used to gather information. A robotic probe is a device that uses onboard instruments to gather and relay a variety of telemetry to controllers from remote, hazardous or otherwise difficult to reach locations. Probes may return their data over radi..
Probenecid
Probenecid is a uricosuric drug, primarily used in treating gout or hyperuricemia, that increases uric acid removal in the urine. Probenecid also decreases the renal excretion of some drugs. In one study, probenecid was shown to more than double a patient's exposure to oseltamivir (trade name T..
Probert Encyclopaedia
The Probert Encyclopaedia is a concise online encyclopedia containing over 110,000 entries organized topically, written and published by Matthew Probert under the name Probert Publishing. It has unusual search functions which create pages containing the text of all the articles matching the search, ..
Probe (Philippine TV series)
Probe (formerly known as The Probe Team and The Probe Team Documentaries) is a Philippine public affairs program being aired on ABS-CBN and on its sister cable channel, the ANC. It is hosted by Cheche Lazaro and is produced by Probe Productions Inc., under a joint co-production agreement with ABS..
Probe (StarCraft)
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Probe (TV series)
Probe was a 1988 American television pilot and subsequent TV series created by William Link and Isaac Asimov which aired on ABC. The pilot and series starred Parker Stevenson as a misanthropic genius who solved high tech crimes. Characters Austin James played by Parker StevensonMichelle Castle pl..
Probe 7, Over and Out
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Probe droid
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Probe effect
Heisenberg uncertainty principle applied to computer software. In code profiling and performance measurements, the delays introduced by insertion/removal of code instrumentation may result in a non-functioning application, or unpredictable behavior. ..
Probe Entertainment
Probe Entertainment was British videogame developer owned by Acclaim Entertainment. In 2001, Probe Entertainment became Acclaim Cheltenham. It is responsible for developing Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II for Sega Genesis and Extreme-G and Extreme-G 2 for Nintendo 64. Games developed Ami..
Probe plus
Probe Plus is a record label based in Wirral, England. They were founded by Geoff Davies who loves to promote small, unsigned bands. Probe Plus has a number of bands to their name including Kelso, Dead Poppies and Marlowe. However the label is better known for the indie band Half Man Half Biscuit w..
Probe Records
Probe Records was a sub-label of ABC-Paramount Records. It was started in 1968 as their label for psychedelic rock. Releases Number - Title - Artist [Release Date] (Chart) CPLP 4500 - The Soft Machine - The Soft Machine [1968] (12-68, #160)CPLP 4501 - The Mystic Number National Ba..
Probie
Probie is a term used by firefighters to identify a probationary firefighter, or rookie. For instance, in the TV series NCIS, Timothy McGee (Sean Murray) is refered to as "Probie", by Anthony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly), and on the show Rescue Me, Mike Silletti, played by Michael Lombardi is called ..
Probing amendment
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] In legislative debate, a probing amendment is an amendment tabled by a legislator without the intention of seeing the amendment carried. The purpose of proposing the amendment is to provide an opportunity for discussion of a specific point. Under the British Pa..
Probing Lensing Anomalies Network
The Probing Lensing Anomalies NETwork (PLANET) collaboration coordinates a network of telescopes to rapidly sample photometric measurements of the magnification of stars in the galactic bulge undergoing gravitational microlensing by intervening foreground stars (or other compact massive objects). Th..
Probinsya Muna Development Initiative
The Probinsya Muna Development Initiative is a provincial political party in the Philippines. ..
Probiotic
Probiotics are dietary supplements containing potentially beneficial bacteria or yeast, however lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are the most common microbes used. LAB have been used in the food industry for many years, because they are able to convert lactose into lactic acid. This not only provides the ..
Probir Sen
Khokhan SenIndia (IND) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type - Tests First-class Matches 14 82 '''Runs scored 165 2580 Batting average 11.78 23.24 100s/50s -/- 3/11 Top score 25 168 Balls bowled - 150 Wickets - 7 Bowling average - ..
Probištip
ProbištipПробиштип | style="border: 0; vertical-align: middle;" | | style="border: 0;" | {{{symbol_type City motto : Coordinates [42.0° N 22.10° E] Municipality : Probištip municipality Elevation m Population 10 826 ..
Probištip municipality
Probištip municipalityОпштина Пробиштип | style="border: 0; vertical-align: middle;" | | style="border: 0; vertical-align: middle;" | | style="border: 0;" | Flag | style="border: 0;" | {{{symbol_type Municipality center Probištip Mayor Duško Jovanovski Mu..
Probit
In probability theory and statistics the probit function is the inverse cumulative distribution function, or quantile function of the normal distribution. The probit function is often denoted as [\Phi^] and is of type: [\Phi^: (0;1) \to (-\infty;+\infty) \!] Like the logit (lo..
Probit model
In statistics, a probit model is a popular specification of a generalized linear model, using the probit link function. Probit models were introduced by Chester Bliss. Because the response is a series of binomial results, the likelihood is often assumed to follow the binomial. Let [ Y ] ..
Problem
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Problem refers to a situation, condition, or issue that is unresolved or undesired. Usually, the nature of a problem is such that an answer or solution is needed. In such cases, problem solv..
Problem-based learning
Problem-based learning (PBL) is a pedagogical concept of "active learning" in tertiary education, but is currently being adapted for use in K-12 education. It was pioneered and used extensively at Mcmaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The defining characteristics of PBL are: Learning is d..
Problem-Oriented Medical Information System
The Problem-Oriented Medical Information System, or PROMIS, was a hypertext system specially designed for maintaining health care records. PROMIS was developed at the University of Vermont in 1976, primarily by Jan Schultz and Dr. Larry Weed. Apparently, the developers of Carnegie Mellon University'..
Problem-oriented policing
Problem-oriented policing (POP), coined by University of Wisconsin professor Herman Goldstein, is a policing strategy that involves identifying specific crime and disorder problems, such as occur in crime hot spots. With problem-oriented policing, the problem is analyzed and a strategy devised to t..
Problem-reaction-solution
Problem-reaction-solution is a contemporary term which relates to the Hegelian dialectic popularised largely through its influence at the foundation of Marxist theory. Problem-reaction-solution is a more streamlined interpretation of these ideas which is credited to the revisionist conspiracy theor..
Problematic
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Problematic is an Australian alternative/punk rock band from Broken Hill, New South Wales. Contents 1 Band members2 History3 Band members3.1 Former members4 Discography4.1 Albums4.2 Singles and EPs5 External links ..
Problematica
Problematica can be:- A pseudo-phylum used for animals or plants whose classification cannot be decided.The specific name of various biological species.This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you m..
Problematic (album)
Problematic is an album by ALL that was released in 2000. Tracks Carry You (2:00)She Broke My Dick (0:44)Better Than That (2:04)WWW.Sara (2:22)Roir (1:10)What Are You For? (2:11)Stupid Kind Of Love (1:56)Alive (1:52)Real People (2:17)Lock 'Em Away (1:49)Teresa (1:42)I Want Out (0:51)Crucifiction..
Problematic (disambiguation)
Problematic may refer to: in philosophy, problematic, a term used by Immanuel Kant to refer to a certain kind of judgementsProblematic, an alternative/punk rock band See also: problem. redirect[[Template:Disambig]]..
Problematic physics experiments
Physics experiments that attempt to be the first in their category tend to have a higher failure rate than normal. Experimenters are sometimes involved in a race to be first or are under other pressures to perform, equipment is often being pushed to its limits, and experimental techniques are someti..
Problematize
To propose problems. To problematize a term, text, opinion, ideology, identity, or person is to consider the concrete or existential elements of those involved as challenges (problems) that invite the people involved to transform those situations. (Friere (1976) cited in Crotty (1998), p. 155-156) ..
Problems of Communism (journal)
Problems of Communism was a professional journal during the Cold War which predicted the collapse of the USSR. p. 187 It changed its name to Problems of Post-Communism in 1992 and still publishes bi-monthly today. It is published by M.E. Sharpe. Notes External links [Official site] ..
Problems of fame and faith
When a well-known person claims to be a "Born again Christian", they can quite often be unprepared for the expectations of the Born again community, and the criticisms of the wider world. There is a temptation amongst the Born again community to look up to and view these people as leaders in the fai..
Problems with portfolio models
There are problems with the use of product portfolio techniques in crafting a brands strategic direction and positioning: The criteria are very general. Dimensions like industry attractiveness, market growth, market share, and business strength do not adequately assess competitive advantage in spec..
Problem (disambiguation)
Problem can be: problem - unresolved or undesired a situation, condition, or issueProblem (chess) - Yugoslav chess problem publication (1950-1987)Problems, a song by Against Me! from their album Searching for a Former ClarityThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of article..
Problem bank list
In American finance, the problem bank list is a confidential list created and maintained by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation which lists banks that are in jeopordy of failing. The list is closely monitored, and if problems continue with a listed bank, the FDIC takes control of the bank; it ..
Problem based embedded training
Problem Based Embedded Training (PBET) PBET is an instructional methodology that enables designers to create simulated mixed reality [link] (e.g.. augmented reality [link]) and virtual reality "missions" that are designed to meet embedded training objectives. This methodology ..
Problem Child
Problem Child may refer to: Films: ''Problem Child (1990 film)Problem Child 2, 1991[[Problem Child 3: Junior in Love]] A song: from the AC/DC album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheapfrom the Glue Gun album ''The Scene Is Not for Salethe 1977 single by The Damnedby the Beach Boys for the movie of the same ..
Problem Child (1990 film)
Contents 1 Tagline2 Plot3 Main cast4 Box office5 ''DVD'' Release6 Sequels7 Animated TV series8 Trivia9 External links Tagline He's So Bad, Even The Nuns Refused To Keep Him!Attila the Hun. Ivan the Terrible. Al Capone. They were all seven once. Plot..
Problem Child (Damned)
"Problem Child" Single by The Damned From the album Music for Pleasure B-side "You Take My Money" Released September 28 1977 Format 7" single Recorded Britannia Studios, Islington, August 1977 Genre Punk/Rock Length 2:15 Label Stiff BUY 18 Producer Nick Mason Chart positions N/A The ..
Problem Child (song)
"Problem Child" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the fourth track of their Australian album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, released in September 1976 (see 1976 in music), and was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott. "Problem Child" is the fifth track on the int..
Problem Child 2
Problem Child 2 is a 1991 comedy starring Michael Oliver, John Ritter, Laraine Newman, Amy Yasbeck (who plays a different character than she did in the first film in the series), Ivyann Schwann, Jack Warden and Gilbert Gottfried. It is a sequel to the 1990 film Problem Child and was followed by [[..
Problem Child 3: Junior in Love
Problem Child 3: Junior in Love (1995) is the sequel to Problem Child 2. In this sequel, Junior is in his early teens and is in love with a girl called Tiffany. However, she doesn't notice him. Unfortunately there are three other boys interested in her as well. Mr. Peabody had switched jobs again; h..
Problem domain
A problem domain is a domain where the parameters defining the boundaries of the domain and sufficient mappings into a set of ranges including itself are not well enough understood to provide a systematic description of the domain. This would be a target space of meta-tools designed to explore a do..
Problem domain analysis
Problem Domain Analysis is the process of creating a model describing the problem to be solved. Description Problem domain analysis is completely independent of solution domain constructs, and is therefore eminently reusable. Once the problem domain analysis is performed for a business domain, it ca..
Problem domain expert
A problem domain expert is a person who has become extremely able to solve problems in a particular domain, due to his or her training and experience gathered through the years. The term is most frequently used in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in discussions of expert systems. ..
Problem finding
Problem finding means problem discovery. It is part of the larger problem process that includes problem shaping and problem solving. Problem finding requires intellectual vision and insight into what is missing. This involves the application of creativity. ..
Problem Frames Approach
Problem Analysis or the Problem Frames Approach is an approach to software requirements analysis. It was developed by British software consultant Michael A. Jackson. It was first sketched in his book Software Requirements & Specifications (1995) and described much more fully in his book Problem Fra..
Problem novel
Problem novels are a sub-genre of young adult literature that deal exclusively with an adolescent's first confrontation with a social or personal ill. References ..
Problem of Apollonius
Apollonius' problem is to find a circle that is tangential to a given set of three circles. The three fixed circles can be of any size or distance to one another. There are eight possible solutions, as shown in the Figure. This problem can be solved using circle inversion. We first increas..
Problem of change
Philosophers who attempt to describe how an entity changes often refer to what they call the problem of change: how can something stay itself through change. In other words, how can an object change, whereby it would cease to be what it was anymore, in order to be a different item, but still remain ..
Problem of evil
In the philosophy of religion and theology, the problem of evil is the problem of reconciling the existence of evil or suffering in the world with the existence of an omniscient, omnipotent, omnibenevolent God or Gods. An answer to the problem of evil is called a theodicy. Contents 1 History..
Problem of Hell
The problem of Hell is a variant of the problem of evil, aimed specifically at religions which hold both that: An omnipotent (all-powerful), omniscient (all-knowing), and omnibenevolent (all-loving) God exists.Some people will be consigned to Hell forever, and will be eternally punished. Contents ..
Problem of induction
The problem of induction is the philosophical issue involved in deciding the place of induction in determining empirical truth. The problem of induction is whether inductive reason works. That is, what is the justification for either: generalizing about the properties of a class of objects based on..
Problem of mental causation
The problem of mental causation is a conceptual issue in the philosophy of mind. That problem is how to account for the common-sense idea that intentional thoughts or intentional 'mental states' are causes of intentional actions. The problem divides into many distinct sub-problems. The sub-problem w..
Problem of multiple generality
The problem of multiple generality names a failure in traditional logic to describe certain intuitively valid inferences. For example, it is intuitively clear that if: Some cat is feared by every mouse then it follows logically that: All mice are afraid of at least one cat However, it is not possib..
Problem of other minds
The problem of other minds is the philosophical problem of determining how we know that there are minds associated with the bodies we see walking around among us. This is more specifically a problem of epistemology. The problem can more accurately be expressed by breaking it into several steps. We..
Problem of the futures contingents
The problem of the futures contingents designs a logical paradox first posed by Diodorus Cronus from the Megarian school of philosophy, under the name of the "dominator", and then reactualized by Aristotle in chapter 9 of De Interpretatione. It was latter taken on by Leibniz. It concerns the conting..
Problem of universals
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. The problem of universals is a phrase used to refer to a nest of intertwined problems about universals w..
Problem picture
A Problem Picture is a genre of art popular in the late Victorian era, characterised by a deliberately ambiguous narrative that can be interpreted in several different ways, or which portrays an unresolved dilemma. It is the pictorial equivalent of the Problem play. The viewer of the picture is invi..
Problem play
The problem play is a form of drama that emerged during the 19th century as part of the wider movement of Realism in the arts. A characteristic feature of the problem play is that it deals with problematic social issues through debates between the characters on stage, who typically represent conflic..
Problem plays (Shakespeare)
In Shakespeare studies, the term "problem plays" normally refers to three comedies that William Shakespeare wrote between about 1601 and 1603: All's Well That Ends Well, Measure for Measure and The Merchant of Venice, although some critics would extend the term to other plays, most commonly Hamlet, ..
Problem shaping
Problem shaping means revising a question so that the solution process can begin or continue. It is part of the larger problem process that includes problem finding and problem solving. Problem shaping (or problem framing) often involves the application of critical thinking. Algorithmic approach ..
Problem size
In the fields of algorithm analysis and computational complexity theory, the running time or space requirements of an algorithm are expressed as a function of the problem size. The problem size measures the size, in some sense, of the input to the algorithm. The problem size has to be cleanly define..
Problem solving
Problem solving forms part of thinking. Considered the most complex of all intellectual functions, problem solving has been defined as higher-order cognitive process that requires the modulation and control of more routine or fundamental skills (McCarthy & Worthington, 1990). It occurs if an organi..
Problem Solving Environment
A Problem Solving Environment (PSE) is specialized software for solving one class of problems. Many PSEs were introduced in the 1990s. They use the language of the respective field and often employ modern graphical user interfaces – the goal is to make the software easy to use for specialists..
ProBoards
[ProBoards] The preview of the main ProBoards forum page. ..
Probolinggo
Probolinggo is a city on the north coast of East Java, Indonesia. Like most of northern East Java, the city has a large Madurese population in addition to many ethnically Javanese people. It is located on one of the major highways across Java, and has a harbor that is heavily used by fishing vesse..
Proboscidea
Proboscidea is an order containing only one family of living animals, Elephantidae, the elephants, with three species (African Bush Elephant, African Forest Elephant, and Asian Elephant). During the period of the last ice age there were more, now extinct species, including a number of species o..
Proboscidea (genus)
Proboscidea is a flowering plant genus in the family Martyniaceae, some of whose species are known as devil's claw, devil's horn, ram's horn, or unicorn plant. The plants produce long, hooked seed pods. The hooks catch on the feet of animals, and as the animals walk, the pods are ground or crushe..
Proboscis
This article is about the mouth part. For the butterfly genus, see Proboscis (genus) In general, a proboscis (from Greek pro "before" and boskein "to feed") is an elongated appendage from the head of an animal. The most common usage is to refer to the tubular feeding and sucking organ of certain inv..
Proboscis (genus)
Proboscis is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. The species in the genus Proboscis occur in South America. ..
Proboscis Monkey
The Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus, monotypic in genus Nasalis) is a reddish-brown arboreal mainly Sonneratia leaf-eating Old World monkey, found only in the coastal areas of East-Borneo and the Mentawai Islands west of Sumatra, in coastal mangrove swamps and riverine forests. The most distin..
Probot
Probot might mean: PROBOT, a side project band masterminded by Foo Fighters singer/guitarist Dave Grohl (ex-Nirvana drummer).Probe droid, as found in the fictional Star Wars universe. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an ..
PROBOT
PROBOT (portmanteau: probe + robot) is a musical project masterminded by Dave Grohl. On the album, Grohl fulfilled his dream of teaming up with heavy metal vocalists from 1980s and 1990s metal bands who influenced his musical tastes while he was growing up. Similar to 1995's Foo Fighters, Grohl..
Probreviceps
Probreviceps is a small genus of microhylid frogs with only three members living in Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Species Probreviceps macrodactylus (Nieden, 1926).Probreviceps rhodesianus Poynton & Broadley, 1967.Probreviceps uluguruensis (Loveridge, 1925). ..
Probspot
Probspot, the alias of electronic dance music producer Rico Soarez, has been featured on numerous shows and events. The most notable productions in his repertoire include Blueberry, Midnight, and Foreplay. Probspot is known for producing melodic trance with a focus on strong melodic lines. ..
Probst
For the ecclesiastical title, see Propst (German) or Provost (English). People whose surname is or was Probst include: Probst, Christoph (1919-1943), German resistance fighterProbst, Eva (born 1930), German actressProbst, Jeff (born 1962), U.S. television personalityProbst, Larry, CEO of Electroni..
Probstei
Probstei is an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated around Schönberg, which is the seat of the Amt, but not part of it. The Amt Probstei consists of the following municipalities (population in 2005 between brackets): Barsbek (64..
Probudi Me
Probudi Me (English translation: "Awaken Me") was the Croatian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997, performed in Croatian by E.N.I.. The song was performed twenty-third on the night (following France's Fanny with Sentiments Songes and preceding the United Kingdom's Katrina And The Waves with L..
Probujdane
“Probujdane” (written “Пробуждане” in Bulgarian) is the first self-released album by Balkandji. The name means “Awakening” and the band translates it as “Awake”. It is freely distributed under the Creative Commons [Attribution] Licence. [#endnote_download&..
Probus
For other uses, see Probus (disambiguation). This antoninianus minted under Probus (c. 280) shows the solar divinity Sol Invictus riding a quadriga. Probus issued many different coins during his six years of rule. Marcus Aurelius Probus (c. 232–September/October, 282), Roman Emperor (27..
Probus, Cornwall
Probus civil parish and village in the Carrick district of Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. It is famous for having the tallest church tower in the County of Cornwall   Civil Parishes of Carrick District Cornwall Chacewater| Cubert| Cuby| Falmouth| Feock| Gerrans | Gwennap | Kea | K..
Probus (disambiguation)
Probus can refer to: People Henry IV Probus, Duke of PolandSaint Probus of Side Places Probus, Cornwall 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..
Probus and Ladock railway station
Probus and Ladock Halt was opened by the Great Western Railway on 1 February 1908 between between St Austell and Truro. Characteristic Great Western Railway corrugated iron waiting shelters were provided on both of the wooden platforms. The station was nearer to Probus than Ladock, indeed Grampound..
Probus Clubs
The Probus Club Movement Th Probus Club movement was formed in UK in 1965. Often sponsored by Rotary Clubs, Probus Clubs cater for the interests of retired or semi-retired professional or business people. Each club is autonomous. The movement is now almost world wide. Typically, meetings are held..
Probyan
A "Probyan" is a true fan of the singer, songwriter, and actor P.J. Proby. It is a fan called U.P. who invented the term. External link [U.P. website] ..
Proby Cautley
Sir Proby Thomas Cautley (1802 - January 25, 1871), English engineer and palaeontologist, born in Suffolk, is best known for concieving and building the Ganga canal in India, which starts at Haridwar. Proby Cautley came to India during the British Raj at the age of 17 and joined the Bengal artiller..
Procainamide
Procainamide( proe-KANE-a-mide) (trade names Pronestyl®, Procan®, Procanbid®) is a pharmaceutical antiarrhythmic agent used for the medical treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, classified by the Vaughan Williams classification system as class Ia. It blocks open sodium (Na+) channels and p..
Procaine
For other uses of the name Novocaine and other spellings thereof, see Novocaine (disambiguation). Procaine is a local anesthetic drug of the amino ester group. It is used primarily to reduce the pain of intramuscular injection of penicillin, and is also used in dentistry. Owing to the ubiquity of t..
Procalcitonin
Procalcitonin (PCT) is a precursor of the hormone calcitonin, which is involved with calcium homeostasis, and is produced by the C-cells of the thyroid gland. It is there that procalcitonin is cleaved into calcitonin, katacalcin and a protein residue. It is not released into the blood stream of he..
Procambarus clarkii
Procambarus clarkii is a species of freshwater crayfish, native to the south-eastern United States, but found also on other continents, where it is often an invasive pest. It is known variously as the red swamp crawfish, red swamp crayfish, Louisiana crawfish or Louisiana crayfish. Contents 1&..
Procambium
The procambium is a primary meristem of roots and shoots that forms the vascular tissues of primary xylem and primary phloem. See also vascular cambium, secondary xylem ..
Procamelus
Procamelus is an extinct genus of camelid that lived during the Miocene epoch. Its name is derived from the Greek πρό, an adverb meaning "before" and κάμελος (camel), thus "early camel." ..
Procan
Greyhawk Deity Procan Title(s) The The Storm Lord, the Sailor of Sea and Sky) Homeplane Ever-Changing Chaos of Limbo Power Level Intermediate Alignment Chaotic Neutral Portfolio Seas, Sea Life, Salt, Sea Weather, Navigation Domains Animal, Chaos, Travel, Water ..
Procapitalism
Procapitalism is a political party based in Belfast, Northern Ireland and Kitzbühel, Austria. Its philosophy is based on laissez-faire capitalism. Procapitalism is led by Charles Smyth. He is an engineer and a writer of fiction, technical and political documents. Procapitalism claim to be in co..
Procarbazine
Procarbazine (Matulane® (US), Natulan (Canada)) is an antineoplastic chemotherapy drug for the treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma and certain brain cancers (such as Glioblastoma multiforme). It is a member of a group of medicines called alkylating agents. Its mechanism of action is not fully under..
Procas
In Roman mythology, King Procas of Alba Longa was the father of Amulius and Numitor. Virgil VI, 767; Livy I, 3, 9. ..
Procatalepsis
A procatalepsis is a rhetorical figure or strategy in which the writer raises an objection and then immediately answers it; by doing so, the writer seeks to strengthen his argument by dealing with possible objections before his audience can raise counter-arguments. Example: "It is difficult to see ..
Proca action
In physics, in the area of field theory, the Proca action describes a massive spin-1 field of mass m in Minkowski spacetime. The field involved is a real vector field A. The Lagrangian density is given by: [\mathcal=-\frac(\partial^\mu A^\nu-\partial^\nu A^\mu)(\partial_\mu A_\nu-\partial_\nu ..
ProCD v. Zeidenberg
ProCD, Inc. v. Zeidenberg, 86 F.3d 1447 (7th Cir., 1996), is a United States contract case involving a "shrink wrap license". The issue presented to the court was whether a shrink wrap license was valid and enforceable. Judge Easterbrook wrote the opinion for the court and found such a license was..
Procedendo
In common law jurisprudence, procedendo is one of the prerogative writs. It is a writ that sends a case from an appellate court to a lower court with an order to proceed to judgment. "The writ of procedendo is merely an order from a court of superior jurisdiction to one of inferior jurisdiction to..
Procedural
Procedural, as an adjective, refers to the concept of procedure. It may also refer to: Procedural programming, a computer programming conceptProcedural generation, a term often used in connection with computer graphics applications to indicate that data is created algorithmically rather than directl..
Procedural animation
A procedural animation is a type of computer animation, used to automatically generate animation in real-time to allow for a more diverse series of actions than could otherwise be created by artists. Procedural animation is used to simulate particle systems (smoke, fire, water), cloth and clothin..
Procedural code
In computer science, procedural coding is an anti-pattern that involves solving a problem by incrementally taking somewhat vague steps towards a perceived solution potentially without a full analysis of the desired goals or problem domain. This linear approach often has the effect of producing a mo..
Procedural control
Procedural control is a method of providing air traffic control services without the use of radar. It is used in regions of the world, specifically sparsely-populated land areas and oceans, where provision of contiguous radar cover is either prohibitively expensive or is simply not feasible. It al..
Procedural defense
In jurisprudence, procedural defenses are a form of defense, via which a party argues that they should not be held liable for a legal charge or claim brought against them. In common law jurisdictions the term has applications in both criminal law and civil law. Procedural defenses are applicable i..
Procedural democracy
Procedural democracy is a democracy in which the people have less influence than in traditional liberal democracies. This type of democracy is characterized by voters choosing, in free and fair elections contested by competing candidates, who fills public offices that are governed by constitutional ..
Procedural generation
Procedural generation is a widely used term to indicate the possibility to create content on the fly, as opposed to creating it before distribution. This is often related to computer graphics applications. Procedural synthesis is actually the correct term for this kind of approach, recalling as "el..
Procedural justice
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Procedural knowledge
Procedural knowledge or know-how is the knowledge of how to perform some task. Know-how is different from other kinds of knowledge such as propositional knowledge in that it can be directly applied to a task. Procedural knowledge about solving problems differs from propositional knowledge about pro..
Procedural law
Procedural law comprises the rules by which a court hears and determines what happens in civil or criminal proceedings. The rules are designed to ensure a fair and consistent application of due process (in the U.S.) or fundamental justice (in other common law countries) to all cases that come befor..
Procedural memory
Procedural memory, also known as implicit memory, is the long-term memory of skills and procedures, or "how to" knowledge. As compared with declarative memory, it is governed by different mechanisms and different brain circuits. Procedural memory is often not easily verbalized, but can be used wit..
Procedural parameter
In computing, a procedural parameter is a parameter of a procedure that is itself a procedure. This concept is an extremely powerful and versatile programming tool, because it allows programmers to modify certain steps of a library procedure in arbitrarily complicated ways, without having to unde..
Procedural programming
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. Procedural programming is sometimes used as a synonym for imperative programming (specifying the steps the progr..
Procedural surface
In computer graphics, a procedural surface is a representation of a surface as a mathematical implicit equation, rather than an explicit representation. An explicit representation, for example, describes a line as the straight segment going through two given points. A procedural surface is one wh..
Procedural texture
A procedural texture is a computer generated image created using an algorithm intended to create a realistic representation of natural elements such as wood, marble, granite, metal, stone, and others. Usually, the natural look of the rendered result is achieved by the usage of fractal noise an..
Procedural to OOP
The following example uses C and C++ to demonstrate how Procedural program code could be translated to Object-Oriented program code. Contents 0.0.1 Encapsulation0.0.1.1 C code0.0.1.2 Equivalent C++ code0.0.1.3 Inference0.0.2 Inheritance0.0.3 Polymorphism Encapsulat..
Procedure
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A procedure is a series of activities, tasks, steps, decisions, calculations and other processes, that when undertaken in the sequence laid down produces the described result, product or outcome. Procedure may also refer to: Instr..
Procedures of the Supreme Court of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada The Court History  · Act  · Process Current members Beverley McLachlin Michel Bastarache  · Ian Binnie Louis LeBel · Marie Deschamps Morris Fish  · Rosalie Abella Louise Charron  · Marshall..
Procedures of the Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the only court specifically established by the Constitution of the United States, implemented in 1789. This article is concerned with the process and procedures used by the modern court. For general discussion of the court's jurisdiction and composition, ..
Procedure (conflict)
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Procedure codes
Procedure codes are numbers or alphanumeric codes used to identify specific health interventions taken by medical professionals. Contents 1 Examples of procedure codes1.1 International1.2 North American1.3 European1.4 Other2 See also Examples of procedure codes Int..
Proceed-to-select
Proceed-to-select: In communications systems operation, pertaining to a signal or event in the call-access phase of a data call, which signal or event confirms the reception of a call-request signal and advises the calling data terminal equipment to proceed with the transmission of the selection si..
Proceedings
For the legal hearing, see legal proceedings. In academia, proceedings are the collection of academic papers that are published in the context of an academic conference. They are usually distributed as printed books after the conference has closed. Proceedings contain the contributions made by rese..
Proceedings in Courts of Justice Act 1730
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Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society
Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society is a monthly mathematics journal published by the American Mathematical Society. As a requirement, all articles must be at most 10 printed pages. See also Journal of the American Mathematical SocietyNotices of the American Mathematical SocietyTra..
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, usually referred to as PNAS, is the official journal of the United States National Academy of Sciences. PNAS is an important scientific journal that printed its first issue in 1915 and continues to publish cutting..
Proceedings of the Natural History Society of Brünn
The Proceedings of the Natural History Society of Brünn (Original title in German: Verhandlungen des naturforschenden Vereins Brünn) was the publication where Gregor Mendel published his scientific discoveries on genetics. ..
Proceedings of the Physical Society
The Proceedings of the Physical Society is a journal on the subject of physics, originally associated with the Physical Society of London, England. ISSN [0370-1328] (Print) Journal history 1874–1925: Proceedings of the Physical Society of London1926–1948: Proceedings of the ..
Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy
The Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (PRIA) is the journal of the Royal Irish Academy, founded in 1785 to promote the study of Science, Polite Literature and Antiquities. The Proceedings, comprising papers presented to the Academy, are correspondingly divided into three sections, A, B and C..
Proceedings of the Royal Society
Cover of Proc. R. Soc. A Proceedings of the Royal Society is a scientific journal published by the Royal Society of London. Today, the Royal Society publishes two proceeding series: Series A, which publishes research related to mathematical, physical and engineering sciencesSeries B, which ..
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (2002 c. 29) is a United Kingdom law which provided for civil recovery and created the Assets Recovery Agency, amongst other things. External links [Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (2002 c. 29)]: full text of the act ..
Procell
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. In demonology Procell is a strong Great Duke of Hell that has under his command forty-eight legions of demons. ..
Procellaria
Procellaria is a genus of southern ocean long-winged seabirds All five species are named as 'petrel', although they are thought to be more closely related to the shearwaters . They are large shearwaters, found in the temperate and cold waters of the southern oceans. They are pelagic outside the ..
Procellariidae
The family Procellariidae are a group of seabirds which contains four natural groups, the fulmars, the gadfly petrels, the prions and the shearwaters. This family is part of the bird order Procellariiformes, which also includes the albatrosses, the storm-petrels, and the diving petrels. Althoug..
Procellariiformes
Procellariiformes (from the Latin procella, a storm) is an order of birds formerly called Tubinares and still called tubenoses in English. Description They are all highly pelagic seabirds (feeding in the open ocean), and all of them have their nostrils enclosed in one or two tubes on their strai..
Procellosaurinus
Classification Genus Procellosaurinus Procellosaurinus erythrocercusProcellosaurinus tetradactylus ..
Procept
A procept is an amalgam of three components: a process which produces a mathematical object and a symbol which is used to represent either process or object. It derives from the work of Eddie Gray and David Tall, and is a much used construct in mathematics education research. The notion was first p..
Proceptive phase
In biology and sexology, the proceptive phase is the initial period in a relationship when organisms are 'courting' each other, prior to the acceptive phase when copulation occurs. Behaviours that occur during the proceptive phase depend very much on the species but may include visual displays, mov..
Proceratium google
Proceratium google, also known as the Google ant, was discovered in Madagascar by Dr.Brian L. Fisher, Associate Curator of Entomology at the California Academy of Sciences. Fisher named the ant after the search engine Google, as a tribute to the usefulness of Google Earth in his research. The ant h..
Proceratosaurus
Proceratosaurus was a medium-sized carnivorous theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of England. Originally thought to be an ancestor of Ceratosaurus due to the similar small crest on its snout, it is now considered a coelurosaur, one of the earliest known. Proceratosaurus may have been an a..
Procera Networks
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Procerosaurus
Procerosaurus is the name given to an invalid genus of dinosaur. P. cruralis, first described by von Huene in 1902, is a junior synonym of Tanystropheus,. Since Tanystropheus was named first, that name takes precedence. The second species, based on a sole fragment of bone, was described by Fritsch ..
ProCert
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Procerus (disambiguation)
Procerus is a body part - see Procerus Procerus may also refer to: Procerus Technologies, a company involved in development of the Kestrel Autopilot.This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may..
Procerus muscle
For other uses see Procerus (disambiguation) The Procerus (Pyramidalis nasi) is a small pyramidal slip of muscle arising by tendinous fibers from the fascia covering the lower part of the nasal bone and upper part of the lateral nasal cartilage; it is inserted into the skin over the lower part of ..
Procerus Technologies
Procerus Technologies was founded specifically to enhance and commercialize the Kestrel Autopilot technology developed within the Brigham Young University MAGICC Lab. Located in Vineyard, UT and founded in 2004, Procerus' primary focus is ongoing development of the Kestrel Autopilot System for comm..
Proces-verbal
PROCES-VERBAL (French proces, process, Late Latin verbalis, from verbum, word), in French law, a detailed authenticated account drawn up by a magistrate, police officer, or other person having authority of acts or proceedings done in the exercise of his duty. In a criminal charge, a proces-verbal ..
Procesadora Campofresco, Inc.
History Procesadora Campofresco, Incorporated was founded in Puerto Rico in 1982 by its current President, Julio F. Méndez Muñoz (a Cuban immigrant) with the goal of introducing exotic juices and beverages to the North American and European markets, including passion fruit, tamarind and guava unde..
Proceso
Proceso is the Spanish language word for "process". This term may refer to: Proceso, a Mexican political magazine.Proceso de Reorganización Nacional, the dictatorship that ruled Argentina between 1976 and 1983. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated w..
Proceso (magazine)
Proceso (Spanish: "Process") is a Mexican magazine published in Mexico City. It was founded on November 6, 1976 by journalist Julio Scherer García, its current president. Without doubt was the most prestigious political publication in Mexico, but in later years his prestige is waning because of l..
Proceso de Reorganización Nacional
Proceso de Reorganización Nacional (Spanish, "National Reorganization Process", often simply Proceso) was the name used by its leaders for the right-wing military dictatorship that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983 (in Argentina it is simply known as "the Military Junta", even though several of the..
Process
Process (lat. processus - movement) is a naturally occurring or designed sequence of changes of properties/attributes of a system/object. From the most general systemic perspective it can be continuous or discrete. Every measurement is a process. The process of measurement is the fundamental co..
Process-based management
Process-based management is a management approach that governs the mindset and actions in an organization. It is a philosophy of how an organization manages its operations, aligned with and supported by the vision, mission and values of the organization. The process is the basis on which decisions a..
Process-Space Festival
Process – Space Festival of Contemporary Arts takes place annually in June at the town of Balchik on the north coast of the Black Sea, Bulgaria. The festival aims to stimulate the innovations and research in contemporary arts, to open the established genre borders towards new ways of creative sel..
Processed Book Project
The Processed Book Project [(prosaix.com/pbos)] is a prototype Web site and service with customized software tools, launched in November 2005, to explore the evolving nature of books, journals, and other authored content published electronically as digital data, and accessible on a widely ..
Processed cheese
"American cheese" redirects here. (Refer to American cheese subheading below.) For other cheeses of the United States, see List of American cheeses. Processed cheese slices individually wrapped in plastic Processed cheese (or process cheese) is a food product made from regular cheese and other..
Processing
Processing typically describes the act of taking something through an established and usually routine set of procedures to convert it from one form to another, as a manufacturing procedure, such as processing milk into cheese. Processing can also refer to administrative procedure such as processing ..
Processing (programming language)
Processing is an open source project initiated by Casey Reas and Benjamin Fry, formerly of the Aesthetics and Computation Group at the MIT Media Lab. It is "a programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) built for the electronic arts and visual design communities", which aims t..
Processing deficit
Processing Disorder A Processing Disorder refers to a problem that people with learning disabilities have attending to, decoding or recalling information needed to perform more complex cognitive tasks such as understanding what others say, reading, writing or doing math. Processing disorders invol..
Processing disorder
A Processing Disorder refers to a problem that people with learning disabilities have attending to, decoding or recalling information needed to perform more complex cognitive tasks such as understanding what others say, reading, writing or doing math. Processing disorders involve the basic tasks n..
Processing medium
In industrial engineering, a gaseous, vaporous, fluid or shapeless solid material that plays an active role in manufacturing processes, comparable to that of a tool. Examples: A processing medium for washing is a soap solution, a processing medium for steel melting is a plasma, and a processing med..
Procession
Former the '60s progressive rock band, Procession, see Procession, Sixties band Funeral Procession, illustrated in a manuscript of the Hours of the Virgin. Fifteenth Century. British Museum, 27697. A procession (M. Eng., processioun, Fr., procession, Lat., processio, from procedere, to go f..
Procession, Sixties band
Procession was a jazz-tinged rock band formed in Melbourne in October 1967. The group is most notable for including English guitarist Mick Rogers who later joined Manfred Mann’s Earth Band. Contents 1 Early years2 Procession relocates to London, Mike Hugg produces3 After disbandi..
Procession (album)
Procession is the eleventh album from Weather Report. It is the first album to feature the newest lineup of Weather Report. Victor Bailey replaced Jaco Pastorius as the bassist and Omar Hakim replaced Peter Erskine as the drummer. José Rossy was also added to the line up as percussionist. Om..
Procession (song)
"Procession" was the second single by British group New Order, released in September 1981 on 7" vinyl record. The single's Factory Records catalogue number is FAC 53. Though all of New Order's songs are credited as group compositions, it is known that the main writer of "Procession" was Stephen M..
Procession of the Holy Blood
Each Ascension Day, Bruges becomes the decor of a large procession, dating back to the Middle Ages. The centerpiece is the Blood of Christ, a coagulated relic said to become fluid again each year on this day. Sixty to one hundred thousand spectators watch the procession, a parade of historical scene..
Procession of the Species
A baby octopus reaches for daddy's hand The Procession of the Species Celebration is an annual, community arts-based Earth Day celebration in Olympia, Washington. It was started in 1995 by a group of Olympia residents to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Earth Day and to support Congression..
Procession Path
PROCESSION PATH (Latin: ambitus templi], the route taken by processions on solemn days in large churches up the north aisle, round behind the high altar, down the south aisle, and then up the centre of the nave. ..
Processivity
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. In molecular biology, processivity is a measure of the average number of nucleotides replicated by a DNA ..
Processor
Processor can mean: Central processing unit, the part of a computer that interprets instructions.Microprocessor, a part of a microcomputer.Digital signal processor or DSP.Audio processor, used in studios and radio stations.Preprocessor, a computer program run before another, such as a compiler. This..
Processor-in-memory
A Processor-in-memory refers to a computer processor tightly coupled to memory, generally on the same silicon chip. Notable PIM projects include the UC Berkeley [IRAM] or Notre Dame [PIM] efforts. The chief goal of merging the processing and memory components in this way is to r..
Processor affinity
Processor affinity is a modification of the naïve central queue scheduling algorithm. Each task (be it process or thread) in the queue has a tag indicating its preferred / kin processor. At allocation time, each task is allocated to its kin processor in preference to others. Processor affinity tak..
Processor Direct Slot
LC PDS Ethernet card. PDS connector is at bottom left of photo. The card was mounted parallel to the main logicboard, unlike most computer busses where cards are inserted at right angles to the motherboard. Processor Direct Slot or PDS, was a solution (actually, a whole number of different sol..
Processor register
In computer architecture, a processor register is a small amount of very fast computer memory used to speed the execution of computer programs by providing quick access to commonly used values—typically, the values being calculated at a given point in time. Most, but not all, modern computer a..
Processor scheduling
Without processor scheduling the Microprocessor would give attention to jobs based on when they arrived in the queue. This is not always optimal. Some applications should be given more time with the processor because that program is more critical. In order to do this, the processor give a priorit..
Processor Technology
Processor Technology Corporation was a microcomputer company founded in the mid-1970s. Processor Technology manufactured approximately 10,000 of their Sol-20 personal computers between 1977 and 1979. External links [Jim's Junk][Collection of old analog and digital computers at ..
Processual archaeology
Processual archaeology is a form of archaeological theory which arguably had its genesis in 1958 with Willey and Phillips work, Method and Theory in American Archeology when the pair stated that "American archeology is anthropology or it is nothing" (Willey and Phillips, 1958:2). This idea implied ..
Processus
The word Processus may refer to: In the field of Anatomy, processus is Latin for process, which is an outgrowth of tissue.processuses were small administrative units of the Kingdom of Hungary.Saint ProcessusThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with t..
Processus (Kingdom of Hungary)
The processus (Latin: processus/ reambulatio, Hungarian: szolgabírói járás, Slovak: slúžnovský obvod/slúžnovský okres, German: Stuhlbezirk) was the name of the lowest-level administrative unit (district) in the Kingdom of Hungary between the 15th century and 1918. The counties in the King..
Process (anatomy)
In anatomy, a process (Latin: processus) is a projection or outgrowth of tissue from a larger body. Examples Examples of processes include: the mastoid processthe xyphoid processthe spinous process extends from rearward from the centre of each vertebra. External links [Dorland's Medical dicton..
Process (computing)
In computing, a process is a running instance of a program, including all variables and other state. A multitasking operating system may just switch between processes to give the appearance of many processes executing concurrently or simultaneously, though in fact only one process can be executing a..
Process (disambiguation)
A process is a naturally occurring or designed sequence of changes of properties or attributes of an object or system. It may also be: process (anatomy), a projection or outgrowth of tissue from a larger bodybusiness process, a method or system for achieving a commercial resultprocess (computing)..
Process (engineering)
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since 7 May 2006. Contents 1 Engineeri..
Process (information system development)
redirect [[Template:Context]] Information system development In the context of Information System Development a process is performed to produce a product. Such processes are also called techniques. Products represent what shall be constructed, e.g. class diagrams, state charts, and so on. Processes..
Process (philosophy)
In philosophy and systems theory, basic processes, or logical homologies as they were termed by Ludwig von Bertalanffy, are unifying principles which operate in many different systemic contexts. For example, feedback is a principle that figures prominently in the science of cybernetics. Natural an..
Process (science)
In science, a process is any method (or event) that results in a transformation in a physical or biological object, a substance or an organism. Some example of such processes are: activation, combustion, crystallization, centrifugation, diffraction, dispersion, distillation, electrolysis, electropho..
Process agent
A process agent is a representative upon whom court papers may be served. They typically represent carriers or freight forwarders, as a process agent can act to serve as a point of contact and a legal address for contract purposes in a country where the actual entity does not have an office. In ..
Process Analytical Technology
PAT has been defined by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a mechanism to design, analyze, and control pharmaceutical manufacturing processes through the measurement of critical process parameters and quality attributes. [FDA: PAT Initiative][EMEA: Inspections - ..
Process and instrumentation diagram
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Process and Reality
Process and Reality (1929) is Alfred North Whitehead's opus explicating the Philosophy of Organism, a philosophy of subjectivity as process itself. Also called process philosophy, Whitehead's paradigm laid the ground work for a paradigm of subjectivity, which Whitehead calls a "completed metaphysica..
Process area (CMMI)
The Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) contains 25 key process areas indicating the aspects of product development that are to be covered by company processes. The method by which a company chooses to adopt CMMI is called a representation. Both the staged representation and the continuous ..
Process Automation System
A process control or automation system is used to automatically control a process such as chemical, oil refinerys, paper and pulp factories. The PAS often uses a network to interconnect sensors, controllers, operator terminals and actuators. A PAS is often based on open standards in contrast to a D..
Process calculus
In computer science, the process calculi (or process algebras) are a diverse family of related approaches to formally modelling concurrent systems. Process calculi provide a tool for the high-level description of interactions, communications, and synchronizations between a collection of independent ..
Process capability
The Process Capability Study answers the question, is my process good enough? This is quite different from the question answered by a Control chart, which is, has my process changed? Properly, use of a Control Chart to establish that a process is stable and predictable precedes the use of a Capabi..
Process Church
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. The Process, Church of the Final Judgement commonly known as the Process Church was a religious cult that flouri..
Process color
Process color is a common shortened form of the term "four-color printing process." Process color (and similar terms) refers both to a method of reproducting colored images on printing presses and to the specific ink colors used. Other ways of referring to this printing process include "four color,"..
Process consultant
In organization development, a process consultant is a facilitator who helps a group deal with issues involving the process in a meeting, rather than the tasks. He or she is a specialized type of consultant. Contents 1 Role in Small Group Development2 Role in Conflict Resolution3 ..
Process Contention Scope
Process Contention Scope is a scheme used to map a user-level thread to a kernel-level one. The name is derived from the fact that the processes and threads are contending for a kernel process. The operating system decides which kernel thread to run based on a scheme called System Contention Scope..
Process control
Process control is a statistics and engineering discipline that deals with architectures, mechanisms, and algorithms for controlling the output of a specific process. See also control theory. For example, heating up the temperature in a room is a process that has the specific, desired outcome to re..
Process control block
A Process Control Block (PCB, also called Task Control Block or Task Struct) is a data structure in the operating system kernel representing the state of a given process. In some operating systems the PCB is placed in the beginning of the kernel stack of the process since that is a convenient prote..
Process control network
A Process Control Network (PCN) is a communications network that is used to transmit instructions and data between control and measurement units and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) equipment.These networks have, over the years, used many of the technologies and topologies utilised i..
Process costing
Process costing traces and accumulates direct costs, and allocates indirect costs, through a manufacturing process. Costs are assigned to products, usually in a large batch, which might include an entire month's production. Eventually, costs have to be allocated to individual units of product. Why..
Process design
Process Design is the creation of processes for desired physical and/or chemical transformation of materials. Process design is central to chemical engineering, and like other forms of engineering design, it can be considered the summit of chemical engineering, bringing together the components of ..
Process drama
Process drama as a teaching methodology has developed primarily from the work of Dorothy Heathcote and Gavin Bolton (Bolton, 1979, 1984, 1992; Bolton & Heathcote, 1999; Heathcote & Bolton, 1995) and through the work of other leading drama practitioners (Morgan & Saxton, 1989; Neelands, Booth, & Goo..
Process engineering
Chemical Engineering Process engineering is often a synonym for chemical engineering and focuses on the design, operation and maintenance of chemical and material manufacturing processes. Process engineering and process engineers are found in a vast range of industries, including the Chemical Proces..
Process function
A process function (or a process quantity) is a physical quantity that describes the transition of a system from an equilibrium state to another equilibrium state. As an example, mechanical work and heat are process quantities because they describe quantitatively the transition between equilibrium ..
Process gain
In a spread spectrum system, the process gain (or 'processing gain') is the ratio of the spread bandwidth to the unspread bandwidth. It is usually expressed in decibels (dB). The process gain is the ratio by which unwanted signals or interference can be suppressed relative to the desired signal whe..
Process group
In POSIX-conformant operating systems, a process group denotes a collection of one or more processes. The collection is identified by a positive integer, the process group ID, which is the process identifier of the process that is (or was) the process group leader. Process groups are used to contr..
Process identifier
In computing, the process identifier (normally referred to as the process ID or just PID) is a number used by some operating system kernels (such as that of UNIX or Windows NT) to uniquely identify a process. Under Unix, the PID of a newly created child process is returned by the fork() system call..
Process improvement
Process improvement is the activity of elevating the performance of a process, especially that of a business process with regard to its goal. Process improvement can take the form of an improvement project, or that of a process. Such a process of continuous improvement is part of organization's ma..
Process management
Process management is the ensemble of activities of planning and monitoring the performance of a process, especially in the sense of business process, often confused with reengineering. Process Management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, techniques and systems to define, visualize, ..
Process merging
Process Merging Process merging is a technique that brings together several existing process models and creates a new process model. The new process model incorporates activities of the existing process models. ..
Process modeling
The term process model (usually business process model) is used in different contexts. The context in which process models will be described in the forthcoming sections, will be Information System Development. There, process models are concepts which belong to the wider area of Method Engineering..
Process model (Australia)
A Process Model is a proposal to assist parliament make decisions concerning constitutional reform. In Australia, process models are devised to involve the public in republicanism. Contents 1 Rationale2 Process model events2.0.1 Constitutional convention2.0.2 Non-binding plebi..
Process music
Process music or systems music is music which arises from a process, and more specifically, music which makes that process audible. The term pre-dates and is often used synonymously with minimalism. A number of Steve Reich's early works are examples of process music, particularly a specific process..
Process of corning black powder
Corning is the process by which meal powder, or finely divided black powder, is compressed into cakes, crushed, and then screened by particle size into different size categories. This process alters the burn rate of black powder, giving it more flexibility for different applications. ..
Process of elimination
The process of elimination is a logical tool to root out problems in larger systems. By replacing each component in turn with ones that are known to be good, the faulty bit will be revealed. This procedure depends upon both a full inventory of system parts and a supply of substitutes. ..
Process Of Guilt
Process Of Guilt are a Death/Doom Metal band from Evora, Portugal formed by Hugo Santos (guitar/vocals), Nuno David (guitar), Custòdio Rato (Bass) and Gonçalo Correia (drums) in 2002. For about a year the band were silent until their demo release Portraits Of Regret which didn't have a large amo..
Process of intelligence
The process of intelligence also known as decision support includes requirements definition, collection management, source discovery and validation, multi-source fusion, and compelling actionable presentation. Source: Robert David Steele, ["Peacekeeping Intelligence & Information Peacekeeping,..
Process optimization
Process optimization is the practice of making changes or adjustments to a process, to get results. Description In chemical engineering terms, a process is typically a set of equipment arranged, controlled, and operated in a particular way, to produce a product. The product must meet certain specif..
Process Oriented Psychology
Process Oriented Psychology refers to a body of theory and practice that encompasses a broad range of psychotherapeutic, personal growth, and group process applications. It is more commonly called Process Work in the United States, the longer name being used in Europe and Asia. Contents 1 H..
Process owner
redirect [[Template:Context]]The process owner is the person who co-ordinates the various functions and work activities at all levels of a process. This person might have the authority or ability to make changes in the process as required, and manages the entire process cycle to ensure performance e..
Process philosophy
Process philosophy identifies metaphysical reality with change and dynamism. The majority of metaphysics since the time of Plato, on the other hand, usually posits a "timeless" metaphysical reality of substances, objects, or things, while processes are denied or subordinated to timeless objects. Pro..
Process physics
Process physics is a new and radical information theoretic approach to the modeling of fundamental physics. It aims to be a theory of everything by abandoning the space-time construct of Galileo, Newton and Einstein, and by arguing that time can only be modeled as a process. The abandonment of tim..
Process Safety Management
Process Safety Management is a regulation, promulgated by the U.S. OSHA, intended to prevent a disaster like the 1984 Bhopal Disaster. "Unexpected releases of toxic, reactive, or flammable liquids and gases in processes involving highly hazardous chemicals have been reported for many years. Inciden..
Process shot
Process shot was a term used in cinematography during the twentieth century for special effects created by the use of the Dunning Process, or, more generically, for similar kinds of special effects. ..
Process Specification Language
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Process states
In a multitasking computer system, processes may occupy a variety of states. These distinct states may not actually be recognized as such by the operating system kernel, however they are a useful abstraction for the understanding of processes. Contents 1 Primary process states1.1 Cr..
Process Stories
"Process Stories" is episode 73 of The West Wing. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Plot It is election night, and Bartlet isn't the only winner. Horton Wilde won his House race in Orange County, Cal., which puts Sam in a delicate position, especially s..
Process theology
Process theology (also known as Neoclassical theology) is a school of thought influenced by the metaphysical process philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead (1861 - 1947). Process theology has no relation to the Process Church. The concepts of process theology include: God is not omnipotent in the se..
Process theory
Process theory is a commonly used form of scientific research study in which events or occurrences are said to be the result of certain input states leading to a certain outcome (output) state, following a set process. Process theory holds that if an outcome is to be duplicated, so too must the pro..
Procès de Jeanne d'Arc
Procès de Jeanne d'Arc, known in English as The Trial of Joan of Arc, is a 1962 film by the French director Robert Bresson. Joan is played by Florence Carrez. As usual in Bresson's mature films, it stars non-professional performers and is filmed in an extremely spare, undramatic style. The line..
Procfs
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. On Unix-like computer systems, procfs is short for process filesystem: a pseudo-filesystem which is used to access kernel information about pro..
Prochain épisode
Prochain épisode is Hubert Aquin's first novel, published in French in 1965. The narrator, like Aquin himself, turns his adventures into a spy thriller to while away the time he is forced to spend in the psychiatric ward of a Montreal prison, where he is awaiting a trial for an unspecified revolut..
Prochannya z Disko
Prochannya z Disko (Farewell to Disco) is a single of Ukrainian singer Ruslana released in 1999. Tracklisting # Title Length 1. Prochannya z Disko (Album Version) 5:15 2. Prochannya z Disko (Mix) 8:06 ''' Ruslana Studio albums: Myt' Vesny - Dzvinkyj Viter | Ostanne rizd..
Procházka
Procházka is very common Czech surname. Feminine gender is Procházková. (Literal translation of the name to English would be the walk.) Procházka may refer to: Libor Procházka - Czech ice hockey playerMartin Procházka - Czech ice hockey playerStanislav Procházka - Czech ice hockey player Pr..
Procheneosaurus
Procheneosaurus was the former name of a specimen of dinosaur fossils. It was later discovered the remains were from two separate dinosaur genera: Corythosaurus and Lambeosaurus. The name Procheneosaurus is thus invalid. References http://www.dinoruss.com/de_4/5a7af53.htm ..
Prochetodon
Prochetodon is a genus of mammals from the extinct order Multituberculata. It lived during the Upper Paleocene and the Lower Eocene in North America. The genus was formally named by G. L. Jepsen in 1940. (Jepsen, 1940) Contents 1 ''P. cavus''2 ''P. foxi''3 ''P. taxus''4 Refe..
Prochilodontidae
The Prochilodontidae are a small family of fishes found in South America. They are characterized by having fleshy lips with rows of small teeth. The family has three genera and around 21 species. Reference ["Prochilodontidae"]. FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 vers..
Prochilodus lineatus
Prochilodus lineatus (synonym P. platensis) is a South American species of ray-finned fish that inhabits the basin of the Paraná River and the Paraguay River in the Argentine Mesopotamia and Paraguay, and the Paraíba do Sul River in Brazil. In Spanish its common name is sábalo; in Brazil it re..
Prochiral
An sp2-hybridized carbon atom, with re and si faces. In chemistry, prochiral molecules can be converted from achiral to chiral in a single step. If two identical substituents are attached to an sp3-hybridized atom, the descriptors pro-R and pro-S are used to distinguish between the two. Repla..
Prochlorococcus
Prochlorococcus is a genus of marine cyanobacteria that now includes some three dozen species, differentiated on the basis of their ribosomal DNA. Sallie W. Chisholm of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Robert J. Olson of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and "other collaborators" ..
Prochlorperazine
Prochlorperazine is a highly potent neuroleptic, which is 10 to 20-times more potent than chlorpromazine. It is a typical antipsychotic drug of the phenothiazine class sold under the names Compazine®, Buccastem® and Stemetil®. It is now more frequently used for the treatment of nausea a..
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Procida
Procida and the Gulf of Naples. Procida as seen from the sea. View of Corricella from Cape Pizzaco. Procida is one of the Flegree Islands off the coast of Naples, Italy. It is also a comune (municipality), that covers the whole territory and, in addition, the near little island c..
ProCite
ProCite is commercial reference management and bibliographic database application sold by The Thomson Corporation. External links [Official web site] ..
Proclamation
A proclamation (Lat. proclamare, to make public by announcement) is, in English law, a formal announcement ("royal proclamation"), made under the great seal, of some matter which the king in council or queen in council desires to make known to his subjects: e.g., the declaration of war, the statemen..
Proclamation Day
Proclamation Day is the South Australian public holiday that celebrates the proclamation of South Australia as a British province. The proclamation took place at The Old Gum Tree at Glenelg on December 28, 1836 by Captain John Hindmarsh. The proclamation included the same protection under the law fo..
Proclamation No. 1081
Proclamation No. 1081 was Philippine dictator and President Ferdinand E. Marcos' declaration of the State of Martial Law covering the entire Republic of the Philippines on September 21, 1972. It was announced to the public two days later. Under the pretext of an unattempted assassination of former..
Proclamation of Neutrality
It has been suggested that Neutrality Proclamation be [Merging and moving pagesmerged] into this article or section. ([[Talk:Neutrality Proclamation|Discuss]]) redirect [[Template:Not verified]] The Proclamation of Neutrality, issued by George Washington on April 22, 1793, declared the U..
Proclamation of Połaniec
Proclamation of Połaniec (also known as Połaniec Manifesto, Polish: ) issued on 7 May 1794 by Tadeusz Kościuszko near the town of Połaniec, was one of the most notable events of the Kościuszko Uprising in Poland, and is the most famous legal acts in of the Uprising. This act partially abolished..
Proclamation of Rebellion
The Proclamation of Rebellion, officially titled A Proclamation for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition, was King George III's response to the news of the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775. Issued August 23, it declared elements of the American colonies in a state of "open and avowed rebellio..
Proclamation of Timişoara
The Proclamation of Timişoara is a document written by the Timişoara participants in the Romanian Revolution of 1989, in which they expressed their political views and demands. This was in response to the first Mineriad, and the Proclamation's 8th point was one of the main requests of the Golaniad..
ProClarity Corporation
ProClarity Corpration is a software company specializing in business intelligence. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Boise, Idaho. ProClarity's products integrate tightly with Microsoft SQL Server, specifically Microsoft Analysis Services. Among ProClarity's more than 2,000 global c..
Procles
In Greek mythology, Procles was one of the Heracleidae, a great-great-great-grandson of Heracles, and a son of Aristodemus. His twin was Eurysthenes, and together they received the land of Lacedaemon after Cresphontes. Temenus and Oxylus captured the Peloponnesus. ..
Proclin
Proclin is a broad spectrum anti-microbial suited as a preservative for enzymes. It does not inhibit antibody binding, nor interfere with ISE electrodes. Proclin presents no health hazards, and is safe to dispose at recommended use level. When disposing reagents containing Proclin 300, flush drains ..
Proclus
"Proclus" can also refer to St Proclus, Patriarch of Constantinople, who died circa 446. It can also refer to the martyr Proculus of Pozzuoli. It can also refer to Proclus, a crater on the Moon. Proclus Lycaeus (February 8, 412 – April 17, 485), surnamed "The Successor" or "diadochos" (Gre..
Proclus (crater)
Crater characteristics Proclus crater from Apollo 15. Note the prominent ray system. NASA photo. Coordinates ..
Procmail
Procmail is a mail delivery agent (MDA) or mail filter, a program to process incoming emails on a computer, widely used on Unix systems. It is typically invoked from an MTA like Sendmail; this makes the mailprocessing event-driven. The companion-tool formail allows procmail to be used in batch-proc..
Procne
In Greek mythology, Procne or Prokne was a daughter of Pandion I and Zeuxippe. She married Tereus and had one son: Itys. Tereus loved his wife's sister, Philomela. He raped her, cut her tongue out and held her captive so she could never tell anyone. Philomela wove a tapestry that told her story ..
Procode
[ProCode] is a community dedicated to professional quality computing and programming. The aforementioned hosts tutorials, a discussion board, an IRC channel and an abundance of information regarding programming, security and various platforms and hardware. ProCode is the user-friendly,..
ProCoder
ProCoder is MPEG encoding software manufactured by the Canopus Corporation. External links [ProCoder web page] ..
Procol's Ninth
Procol's Ninth, by Procol Harum, was released in 1977. Track listing Pandora's BoxFool's GoldTaking The TimeThe Unquiet ZoneThe Final ThrustI Keep ForgettingWithout a DoubtThe Piper's TuneTypewriter TormentEight Days a Week Credits Chris Copping - organAlan Cartwright - bass guitarB.J. Wilso..
Procolophonia
The Procolophonia are an suborder of herbivorous reptiles that lived from the Middle Permian till the end of the Triassic period. They were originally included as a suborder of the Cotylosauria (later renamed Captorhinida Carroll 1988) but are now considered a clade of Parareptilia. They are clo..
Procolophonomorpha
The Procolophonomorpha are an order or clade of early reptiles that appeared during the Middle Permian. They constitute a diverse asemblage that includes a number of lizard-like forms, as well as more diverse types like the Pareiasaurs. The most important subclade, the Procolophonia are tradition..
Procol Harum
--> Procol Harum are an English progressive rock band, formed in the 1960s. They are best known for their #1 hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale", though they have had a devoted cult following throughout their career. Some of the roots of Procol Harum are in a live band led by Gary Brooker and Rob..
Procol Harum (album)
Procol Harum's self-titled first album was released in 1967. Contents 1 Track listing2 Credits3 Notes4 External links Track listing All songs written by Gary Brooker (music) and Keith Reid (lyrics), except "Repent Walpurgis" written by Matthew Fisher. Original UK release ..
Procol Harum Live with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Procol Harum Live with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, by Procol Harum, was released in 1972. Track listing "Conquistador""Whaling Stories""A Salty Dog""All This And More""In Held 'Twas in I""Glimpses of Nirvana""'Twas Teatime at the Circus""In the Autumn of My Madness""Look to Your Soul""Gran..
Procom
ProCom is a software Programming Competition event held annually at the Karachi Campus of the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (formerly FAST-ICS). In April 2006, the 7th annual ProCom event was held. The past six ProCom(s) have been highly successful events at the Student Le..
Procompsognathus
Life-sized model of Procompsognathus triassicus Procompsognathus was a small, speedy theropod dinosaur. This meat-eater lived during the late Triassic period, about 222 to 219 million years ago. It probably ate insects and lizards in a relatively dry, inland environment. Procompsognathus was..
Procon-ten
Audi was one of the last German manufacturers to use airbags in their cars, mainly due to the high effectiveness of the technology they trademarked as “Procon-Ten”, introduced in 1987. Procon-Ten used thick cables (similar to winch cables) running around the rear of the engine. In the event of a..
Proconsul
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Ancient Rome In the Roman Republic, a proconsul was a promagistrate (like a propraetor) who, after serving as consul, spent a year as a governor of a province. Certain provinces were reserved for proconsuls; who received which one by senatorial appointment ..
Proconsul (disambiguation)
Proconsul may refer to: proconsul, a type of promagistrate in the Roman EmpireProconsul, a genus of Miocene apeProconsul, a Romanian band 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 ch..
Proconsul (genus)
Proconsul was an early genus of primates that existed from 27 to 17 million years ago during the Miocene epoch, first in Kenya, and restricted to Africa. There are 4 species ranging in size from 22-84 lbs. They inhabited rainforests. They had a mixture of Old World monkey and ape characteristic..
Proconsul africanus
Proconsul africanus was a Miocene-era fossil found on Rusinga Island by Mary Leakey and her research team. Pieces of this fossil had been found before but Mary Leakey's find was more complete. The 18 million year old fossil is a possible ancestor of both great and lesser apes, and humans. Th..
Proconsul major
Proconsul major, an extinct primate of the genus Proconsul, was possibly the ancestor of Afropithecus and showed hominid characteristics. It occurred during the early Miocene and was roughly, the size of a gorilla. Proconsul major lived on the continent of Africa. Based upon dental morphology, ..
Proconsul nyanzae
Proconsul nyanzae is a fossil primate discovered several times. It was first named by Wilfrid Le Gros Clark and Louis Leakey in 1950. That year it was also described by Clark & Leakey as Sivapithecus africanus and in 1967 by Leakey as Kenyapithecus africanus. A more recent discovery by Ward et al...
Procopius
This article is about the Byzantine scholar. For other people named Procopius, see Procopius (gens). Procopius is also a spider genus (Corinnidae). Procopius (in Greek Προκόπιος, c. 500 - c. 565) was a prominent Byzantine scholar of the family Procopius. He is commonly held to be the last m..
Procopius (gens)
The Procopii (Procopius or Procopia in singular male/female) were a family of Ancient Rome. Their members included: Procopius (usurper) (c.325-366), a Roman general and usurper emperorProcopius Anthemius (c.420-472), a Western Roman EmperorProcopius of Gaza (c.465-528), a Christian rhetoricianProco..
Procopius (usurper)
Bronze coin issued by Procopius. Procopius (326 - May 27, 366), was a Roman usurper against Valentinian I, and member of the Constantinian dynasty. According to Ammianus Marcellinus, Procopius was a native of Cilicia. On his mother's side, Procopius was cousin of Emperor Julian. Procopius to..
Procopius of Gaza
Procopius of Gaza (c. 465-528 AD) was a Christian sophist and rhetorician, one of the most important representatives of the famous school of his native place. Here he spent nearly the whole of his life teaching and writing, and took no part in the theological movements of his time. The little that ..
Procoptodon
Procoptodon was a genus of giant short-faced kangaroo living in Australia during the late Pleistocene era. It stood approximately 3 metres tall. The Giant Short-faced Kangaroo had a flat face and forward-pointing eyes. On each foot it had a single large toe something like a horse's hoof. On these ..
Procor
Procor are a Canadian company producing railway shipping cars. It is Canada's largest private rail car rental fleet that has more than 21,000 conventional and special-purpose tank and freight cars External link http://www.procor.com/ ..
Procovery
Procovery describes the process of how individuals with serious and chronic illnesses and injuries can build healthier and more fulfilling lives, notwithstanding the possible continuing presence or worsening of symptoms. Procovery is defined as "attaining a productive and fulfilling life regardl..
Procrastination
Procrastination is the deferment or avoidance of an action or task which requires completion by focusing on some other action or task. For the person procrastinating, this can result in a loss of productivity, stress and a sense of guilt. While it is normal for individuals to procrastinate to som..
Procrastination (SpongeBob SquarePants episode)
"Procrastination" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season two. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Brief summary: After SpongeBob is assigned an 800-word essay, he starts working on it. He keeps on getting distracted. Time/Date: 2:50 PM: SpongeBob s..
Procreation
In biology, procreation is the act by which organisms reproduce. A more detailed treatment of reproduction in general, or sexual reproduction in particular, are in those articles. In some systems of ethics, sexual intercourse with procreative intent is often treated differently from intercourse ab..
Procreation sonnets
The term procreation sonnets is a name given to Shakespearean sonnets numbers I to XVII. They are referred to as the procreation sonnets as they all argue that the young man to whom they refer should marry and father children, hence, procreate. Shakespeare usually argues that the child will be a c..
Procreative beneficence
Procreative beneficence is a term referring to the moral obligation of parents to have the healthiest children through all natural and artificial means available. The term was coined by Julian Savulescu, a professor of applied ethics at St Cross College in Oxford. See also ..
Procreative liberty
Procreative liberty is a term referring to the freedom to decide whether or not to have children, or, more generally, the freedom to control one's reproductive capacity. Advocates of procreative liberty actively support the maximization of reproductive rights in a safe, ethical, and responsible ..
Procris
The Death of Procris, by Piero di Cosimo (c. 1486–1510) In Greek mythology, Procris was the daughter of Erechtheus of Athens and wife of Cephalus. Procis had two sisters, Creusa and Orithyia. The goddess of the dawn, Eos (Aurora to the Romans) kidnapped Cephalus when he was hunting, b..
Procrustes
In Greek mythology, Procrustes (the stretcher), also known as Damastes (subduer) and Polypemon (harming much), was a bandit from Attica. He had his stronghold in the hills outside Eleusis. There, he had an iron bed into which he invited every passerby to lie down. If the guest proved too tall, he wo..
Procrustes (story)
Larry Niven's short story "Procrustes," published in 1994, is the sixth in the series of stories about crashlander Beowulf Shaeffer. The short story was originally published in Crashlander, Larry Niven, New York: Ballantine, 1994, pp. 160-207 (ISBN 0345381688). Synopsis Beowulf Shaeffer, half-dream..
Procrustes analysis
In statistics, Procrustes analysis is a technique for analysing the statistical distribution of shapes. Here we just consider object made up from a finite number [k] of points in [n] dimensions, these points are called landmarks. The shape of object can be considered as a membe..
Proctalgia fugax
The term Proctalgia fugax refers to fleeting rectal pain. It often occurs in the middle of the night and can last a variable amount of time; generally from a few seconds to 30 minutes. Many sufferers encounter it less than 6 times a year. The pain can sometimes accompany the urge to defecate̵..
Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G, NYSE: [PG]) is a global corporation based in Cincinnati, Ohio that manufactures a wide range of consumer goods. The company has annual revenue of $55.4 billion and employs 106,000 employees. Contents 1 History2 Controversies2.1 Animal testing2..
Procter & Gamble on Tyneside
Procter & Gamble has a long history on Tyneside, starting from it's purchase of Thomas Hedley Co. in 1930. Thomas Hedley was a company local to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and was the start of P&Gs expansion from its American operations. P&G moved into Hedley's Newcastle City Road site, and had it's headqu..
Procter (surname)
Procter is a surname, and may refer to Adelaide Anne Procter, British poet, daughter of Bryan ProcterArthur Herbert Procter, British Army soldierBryan Procter, British poetCory Procter, American football playerEmily Procter, American actressHenry Procter, British generalMike Procter, South African ..
Proctitis
Proctitis is an inflammation of the rectum. Contents 1 Symptoms2 Causes3 Treatment4 External links Symptoms Symptoms are ineffectual straining to empty the bowels, diarrhea, rectal bleeding, a feeling of rectal fullness, left-sided abdominal pain, passage of mucus through t..
Proctodeum
A proctodeum is the back ectodermal part of an alimentary canal. It is created during embryogenesis by a folding of the outer body wall. Mammalian embryogenesis/Embryology and Fetal development - [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit] Embryo/Carnegie stages: Zygote | Morula | Blastula..
Proctology
Proctology is a field in medicine dealing with diseases and disorders of the rectum, anus, colon and pelvic floor. The word Proctology is derived from the Greek words Proktos, meaning anus or hindparts, and Logos meaning science or study. Physicians specializing in this field of medicine are called..
Proctonemesia
Proctonemesia is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Species Proctonemesia multicaudata Bauab & Soares, 1978 (Brazil)Proctonemesia secunda (Soares & Camargo, 1948) (Brazil) ..
Proctoporus
Classification Genus Proctoporus Proctoporus achlyensProctoporus anatolorosProctoporus balneatorProctoporus bolivianusProctoporus cashcaensisProctoporus cephalolineatusProctoporus colomaromaniProctoporus columbianusProctoporus guentheriProctoporus hypostictusProctoporus inanisProctoporus labionisPr..
Proctor
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Proctor, an English variant of the word procurator, is a person who takes charge or acts for another. The word proctor is frequently used to describe someone who oversees an exam or dormitory. The title is used in England in three principal senses: In la..
Proctor, Minnesota
Proctor is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,852 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Education4 External links Geography Downtown Proctor along U.S. Highway 2 Proctor is located beside the Bayview neighborhoo..
Proctor, North Carolina
Proctor is located in Swain County, North Carolina. It is on Hazle Creek. It is named after Moses Proctor, first white settler to this area. http://www.westernncattractions.com/hazelcreek/Hazel_Creek_Memories.htm ..
Proctor, Vermont
Proctor, Vermont Proctor is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,877 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 History4 Notable residents5 External links Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the tow..
Proctorville
Proctorville may refer to: Proctorville, OhioProctorville, North CarolinaThis 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. ..
Proctorville, North Carolina
Proctorville is a town in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 133 at the 2000 census. Geography Proctorville is located at [34°28′34″N, 79°2′11″W] (34.476055, -79.036515)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census..
Proctorville, Ohio
Proctorville, originally Quaker's Bottom, is a village in Lawrence County, Ohio, along the Ohio River},named after James Proctor, Proctorvilles first postmaster. The population was 620 at the 2000 census. A bridge across the Ohio River connects Proctorville to Huntington, West Virginia. Proctorvill..
Proctor (crater)
There is more than one crater named Proctor: Proctor (lunar crater)Proctor (crater on Mars) 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..
Proctor (disambiguation)
A Proctor is the name of certain important university officials. Proctor is also the title of an advocate in a court of admiralty. Proctor is also a surname, and may refer to Aaron Proctor, American wrestling promoterAlexander Phimister Proctor, American sculptorA. F. W. Beauchamp Proctor, South A..
Proctor (lunar crater)
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Proctor and Bergman
Proctor and Bergman are the comedians Philip Proctor and Peter Bergman, two of the four members of The Firesign Theatre. The two Midwestern members of the group performed as a double act for a while in the mid-1970s and recorded a few albums, though all four members continued to perform and record t..
Proctor Community Garden
The Proctor Community Garden is a small, neighborhood-operated garden and planting area in the north end of Tacoma, Washington. It is located on the northwest side of the intersection of North 21st Street and North Proctor Street, just south of the Proctor District. Although maintained by the comm..
Proctor District, Tacoma, Washington
The Proctor District is a neighborhood in the north end of Tacoma, Washington. Primarily a center for locals to shop, the District has cultivated a small town feel, despite the increasing status of the surrounding area as a bedroom community for commuters to Seattle. Businesses The Proctor District..
Proctor Lake
Proctor Lake is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir on the Leon River, 3 miles (5 km) west of Proctor, Texas, USA. Proctor Lake Dam and the reservoir are managed by the Fort Worth District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The reservoir was officially impounded in 1963, and serves to pro..
Proctor Silex
Proctor Silex Co. was created in 1960 with the merger of Proctor Electric and Silex Corporation. In 1990 Proctor Silex merged with Hamilton Beach. External link [History of Proctor-Silex, 1788 to 1972] ..
Proctoscopy
Proctoscopy is a common medical procedure in which an instrument called a proctoscope (also known as a rectoscope) is used to examine the anal cavity, rectum or sigmoid colon. A proctoscope is a short (10in or 25 cm long), straight, rigid, hollow metal tube, and usually has a small light bulb mounte..
Proctotrupoidea
The Hymenopteran superfamily Proctotrupoidea is a somewhat confusing assemblage of taxa, with new families being added (or subtracted) with surprising frequency, and very little to unify them all into a single natural group. It seems quite likely that the superfamily, as presently understood, is p..
Proculus
For saints with this name, see Saint Proculus. Proculus was a Roman usurper, one of the "minor pretenders" according to Historia Augusta;Historia Augusta took for its source a lost history by Trebellius Pollio, that covered "in a single book, the thirty pretenders of the time of Valerian and Gall..
Procuratie
St Mark's Square showing the Procuratie Nuove on the left, the Napoleonic Wing ahead and the Procuratie Vecchie to the right. The Procuraties are three connected buildings on St Mark's Square in Venice. They are also connected to St Mark's Clocktower. They are historic buildings over arcade..
Procuration
Procuration (Lat. procurare, to take care of) is the action of taking care of, hence management, stewardship, agency. The word is applied to the authority or power delegated to a procurator, or agent, as well as to the exercise of such authority expressed frequently by procuration (per procurationem..
Procurator
A procurator is the incumbent of any of several current and historical political or legal offices. The term, from the Latin, generally means one who has care of something in place of another. Hence, in canon law, a procurator acts as a sort of agent for a party in a case (as distinguished from the a..
Procurator Fiscal
A procurator fiscal is the public prosecutor in Scotland. He/she also carries out functions broadly equivalent to the coroner in other legal systems. For the majority of crimes in Scotland the procurators fiscal present cases for the prosecution in the Sheriff and District Courts, and the case for ..
Procurement
Procurement is the acquisition of goods or services at the best possible total cost of ownership, in the right quantity and quality, at the right time, in the right place for the direct benefit or use of the governments, corporations, or individuals generally via, but not limited to a contract. Sim..
Procurement programme of the Royal Australian Navy
Royal Australian Navy Components Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm Clearance Diving Team History History of the Royal Australian Navy Procurement programme Ships Current fleet Historic ships Ship classes Other Naval College Navy memorial Australian White Ensign The Royal ..
Procurement software
Procurement software is business software that helps to automate the purchasing function of organisations. Activities including raising and approving purchase orders, selecting and ordering the product or service, receiving and matching the invoice and order, and paying the bill is handled electroni..
Procuring
Procuring is the act of acquiring goods or services, usually by contract. Procuring is the act of aiding a prostitute in the arrangement of a sex act with a customer. Pimps are known under the law as procurers. Examples of procuring include: bringing a prostitute into a country for the purpose of ..
Procurve switch
ProCurve is the name given to a line of network switches produced by Hewlett-Packard. Contents 1 Available Models1.1 Core Switches1.2 Interconnect Fabric1.3 Distribution/Aggregator1.4 Edge Switches1.5 Unmanaged Switches2 External links Available Models A variet..
Procuticle
The procuticle is the major portion of the exoskeleton of an insect (and various other arthropods); its exact composition and structure may differ somewhat among different taxa, but certain aspects can be generalized: When first secreted by the epidermis, it is soft, pliable, and pale, as much of th..
Procyclical
The opposite of countercyclical, a procyclical good or service experiences greater activity/values when the economy grows and less activity when it stagnates or shrinks. Most things are procyclical: most goods, labor (Brad DeLong) and marginal cost (Mark Bils) are examples. ..
Procyclidine hydrochloride
Procyclidine hydrochloride is an anticholinergic drug principally used for the treatment of: Drug-induced parkinsonism, akathisia and acute dystonia;Parkinson disease; andIdiopathic or secondary dystonia. Uses It is used in patients with schizophrenia to reduce the side effects of antipsychotic tre..
Procynosuchidae
Procynosuchidae, along with Dviniidae, were the earliest cynodonts. They appeared about 260 million years ago, and were abundant during the Latest Permian time (251 mya), just before the Permian-Triassic extinction event. Even though they were primitive, they already had the advanced mammalian char..
Procynosuchus
Procynosuchus was a cynodont, a group that was ancestral to mammals. Procynosuchus, specifically, belonged to a group of cynodonts called Procynosuchidae, one of the earliest cynodonts. It lived in the Late Permian world. Procynosuchus was not a typical cynodont because, Procynosuchus was semi-aqua..
Procyon
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Procyonidae
Procyonidae is a family of Carnivora which includes the raccoons, coatis and others. There is considerable uncertainty over the correct classification of several members. The Red Panda was previously classified in this family, but some experts, including Don E. Wilson and DeeAnn M. Reeder, classif..
PROC procedure language
PROC is the name of PICK operating system's procedure language. PROC is comparable to a UNIX shell script or a Windows batch file, and has similar features such as control-flow constructs, file manipulation, subroutine calls, and terminal input and output. The PROC language itself consists of terse ..
Prod
This article is about a nickname. For the Wikipedia deletion policy, see [Proposed deletion].. For the handheld electric device commonly used for stimulating movement cattle, see Cattle prod Prod is a shortened name for Protestant. Generally used in everyday speech to denote that someone..
Proddatur
Proddatur is a town in the Andhra Pradesh state of southern India. It has a population of 164,932 (2001 census). State of Andhra Pradesh | History | Politics | Capital Hyderabad Districts Adilabad • Anantapur • Chittoor • East Godavari • Guntur • Hyderabad • ..
Prodeinodon
Prodeinodon is a dubious genus of theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China and Mongolia. Three species have been identified, all three known only from tooth fragments showing no diagnostic features, making them difficult to classify, though they may belong to a carnosaur. ..
Prodeinotherium
Prodeinotherium (pro - "before" "terrible beast") is an early representative of the family Deinotheriidae, that lived in Africa, Europe, and Asia in the early and middle Miocene. It was the size of a small elephant, but differed from elephants in possessing a pair of downward curving tusks on the..
Prodelision
Prodelision is a form of elision in which the latter word loses its first vowels. ..
Prodemca
redirect [[Template:Not verified]]PRODEMCA (Friends of the Democratic Center in Central America), was a United States non-profit organization founded in 1981 to support democratic movements in Central America. PRODEMCA projects focused primarily on Nicaragua, especially in the construction of anti-S..
ProDG
ProDG is a suite of development tools produced for various games consoles by SN Systems. External links [SN Systems Website][SN Systems Products Page] ..
Prodicus
Prodicus of Ceos (Πρόδικος Pródikos, born c. 465 or 450 BC) was a Greek humanist of the first period of the Sophistic movement, known as the "precursor of Socrates." He was still living in 399 BC. He came to Athens as ambassador from C..
Prodidomidae
The Prodidomidae are a spider family with about 300 species in 30 genera. Genera Anagrina Berland, 1920 (Africa)Austrodomus Lawrence, 1947 (South Africa)Caudalia Alayón, 1980 (Cuba)Chileomma Platnick, Shadab & Sorkin, 2005 (Chile)Chileuma Platnick, Shadab & Sorkin, 2005 (Chile)Chilongius Platnic..
Prodigals, The (New York Irish band)
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Prodigal Daughter
"Prodigal Daughter is an episode of the TV series [[Star Trek:Deep Space Nine]]. Plot summary [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Sisko is furious when he learns O'Brien has vanished while on a secret trip to New Sydney, where he was searching for th..
Prodigal Daughter (DS9 episode)
Prodigal Daughter is an episode from the seventh season of [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]. The production code of the episode is 561. First aired January 6, 1999. It was written by Bradley Thompson and David Weddle. Directed by Victor Lobl. Plot summary Miles O'Brien is presumed missing after hi..
Prodigal Sista
Prodigal Sista was the second studio album released by British soul singer, Beverley Knight. Released in August 1998, Prodigal Sista was the first album Knight released under her new contract with Parlophone Records, with whom she had signed a four album deal with in 1997 after leaving her previou..
Prodigal Son (novel)
Prodigal Son is a novel by the best-selling author Dean Koontz, released in 2005. The book is the first of three books released by Koontz in a series of three, entitled Dean Koontz's Frankenstein. The Book was co-authored by Kevin J. Anderson. Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot..
Prodigal Son (TMNT 2003 Episode)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) "Prodigal Son" Season Code: S04E16 Episode: 94 Airdate: February 11, 2006 Written by: Gavin Hignight Supervising Producer: Lloyd Goldfine Producers: Gary Richardson Frederick U. Fierst Al Kahn Norman Grossfeld Thomas Kenney Supervi..
Prodigy
Prodigy may refer to: Child prodigy, someone who is a master of one or more skills or arts at an early age:Prodigy (ISP), an Internet Service Provider (ISP);The Prodigy, a 1906 novel by Hermann Hesse commonly referred to as Beneath the Wheel;The Prodigy, a British big beat electronic group, know..
Prodigy (comics)
Prodigy is the name used by three fictional characters in the Marvel Universe. The first Prodigy was Spider-Man in disguise, the second has superhuman physical abilities, and the third was a mutant with a superhuman intellect. Contents 1 Prodigy I1.0.1 Powers2 Prodigy II2.1 ..
Prodigy (ISP)
Prodigy Communications Corporation was a dialup service (a sort of "mega-BBS") for home computers in the United States before the advent of the Internet. Prodigy claimed it was the first consumer online service, differentiating itself from the leading service provider, CompuServe, which was used mos..
Prodigy (rapper)
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. This article is about the rapper. For the British electronica/dance-punk band see The Prodigy. Prodigy (born..
Prodigy (Stargate SG-1)
"Prodigy" }||}}} }|episode list=|overridean=}} episode }|episode list=}} of the science fiction}}} television series Stargate SG-1}}}. Plot } While Col. O'Neill and Teal'c are visiting an off-world research facility on a moon and Daniel is on a mission with SG-11, Major Carter is sent to the Air Fo..
Prodikeys
Prodikeys is the world's first music and computer keyboard combination. It is created by Singapore's audio company Creative Technology. External links [Prodikeys.com: Music and PC Keyboard in One][Creative.com][A demonstration of the Prodikeys: How to play Rock'n Roll]..
Prodi Commission
The Prodi Commission was the European Commission from 1999 to 2004. Led by Romano Prodi, it took office on 13 September, 1999 after the Santer Commission resigned. Its planned term of office to 31 October, 2004 was extended when the initial Barroso Commission list proposal was withdrawn. It finally ..
Prodnalog
Prodnalog (Prodovolstvenniy nalog) (Продналог, продовольственный налог in Russian, or food tax) was a fixed food tax in Soviet Russia, introduced by the decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee on March 21, 1921 instead of prodrazvyorstka. The transition..
ProDOS
ProDOS (the Professional Disk Operating System) became the most popular operating system for the Apple II series of computers not long after its release in 1983. ProDOS was released to address shortcomings in the earlier Apple operating system (called simply DOS), which was beginning to show it..
Prodoxidae
The Prodoxidae is a family of moths commonly known as the yucca moths. These small-to-medium sized insects are among the oldest of all moths. These moths are most well-known for their obligate pollination/herbivory relationship with their hosts, the yuccas. Their bore holes are a common sight on ..
Prodrazvyorstka
Prodrazvyorstka (prodovolstvennaya razvyorstka) (Продразвёрстка, продовольственная развёрстка in Russian), translated as food apportionment, was a governmental program during the Russian Civil War, which obliged peasantry to surrender the surpluses of almost..
Prodrive
Prodrive's logo Prodrive is an motorsport and automotive engineering group based in Banbury, United Kingdom. It designs, constructs and races cars for companies and teams such as Subaru and Aston Martin. Its Automotive Technology division based in Warwick provides road car design and engineer..
Prodrive P2
{| border=0 align=right |- | The Prodrive P2 is a prototype two-seater sports car designed, engineered and built by Prodrive at it's Banbury and Warwick sites. The car uses a modified Subaru Impreza STi engine along with many Prodrive systems originally designed for their World Rally Championship a..
Prodrome
In medicine, a prodrome is an early symptom indicating the development of a disease, or indicating that a disease attack is imminent. For example fever, malaise, headache and anorexia are part of the prodrome for the Mumps. It also refers to the initial in vivo round of viral replication. ..
Prodromoi
In ancient Greece, the Prodromoi (singular, Prodromos) were the skirmisher light cavalry. Their name means "runners". They were equipped with javelins, argive shields, and cavalry sword. Sometimes they wore linen/leather armour and bronze helmets. Later, in the Macedonian army of Philip II and Alex..
Prodromos
This page is about the village in the Troodos Mountains in Cyprus. For the Greek singer, see : Prodromos Kathiniotis Prodromos (Greek: Προδρομος) is the main centre for winter sport in Cyprus. Cyprus' three ski slopes are located on nearby Mount Olympus. The village belongs to Limassol Dis..
Prodromos Kathiniotis
Prodromos Kathiniotis is a Greek singer, who became famous after his participation in the reality show Big Brother but his career was shortlived. ..
Prodromos Korkizoglou
--> Prodromos Korkizoglou is Greece's most prominent decathlete. He was born in Larisa, Thessaly (February 27, 1975) and competes for the Pelasgos Sports Club. He is the current holder of the decathlon national record (8,069 points) and his highest distinction was 1st place at the 2001 Mediterran..
Prodrug
A prodrug is a pharmacological substance (drug) which is administered in an inactive (or significantly less active) form. Once administered, the prodrug is metabolised in the body in vivo into the active compound. Rationale The rationale behind the use of a prodrug is generally for ADME optimizati..
Produce
A produce display in a brand new Giant Food Supermarket in Shillington, Pennsylvania. Produce is a general term for a group of farm-produced goods, generally limited to fruits and vegetables. More specifically, the term "produce" often implies that the foods are fresh and generally in the sam..
Produced by George Martin
Produced by George Martin is a 2001 various artists compilation box set of tracks produced by Sir George Martin. It was issued to commemorate Martin's 50 year career as a record producer. The recordings are not in chronological order, but are instead grouped together by common themes. Contents ..
Producer
Producer may refer to: Executive producer, supervises one or more producersRecord producer, or music producer, in the music industryTheatrical producer, oversees the staging of theatre productionsFilm producer, oversees the making of moviesTelevision producer, oversees the making of television progr..
Producerism
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Producers Chair
Producers Chair was an online game with a concept similar to fantasy football league type games. Essentially, a new registrant is given a $65,000,000 pot from which to start making films. The player names his film production company and pitches a new film idea. He chooses a title, category, a sour..
Producers Guild of America
Producers Guild of America (PGA) is a trade organization representing television producers, film producers and New Media producers in the United States. The PGA's membership includes over 2,800 members of the producing team worldwide. History The PGA began as two separate organizations, with the Sc..
Producers Guild of America Awards 1989
1st Producers Guild of America Awards March 29, 1990 The 1st PGA Golden Laurel Awards, given on 29 March 1990, honored the best film and television producers of 1989. Contents 1 Winners1.1 Film1.2 Television1.3 Other Winners Film Motion Picture Producer of the Year ..
Producers Guild of America Awards 1990
2nd Producers Guild of America Awards March 5, 1991 The 2nd PGA Golden Laurel Awards, given on 5 March (announced: 18 February), 1991, honored the best film and television producers of 1990. Contents 1 Winners1.1 Film1.2 Television1.3 Other Winners Film Motion Pictu..
Producers Guild of America Awards 1991
3rd Producers Guild of America Awards March 4, 1992 The 3rd PGA Golden Laurel Awards, announced on 4 March 1992, honored the best film and television producers of 1991. Winners Film Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award:*The Silence of the Lambs - Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt and Ronald ..
Producers Guild of America Awards 1992
4th Producers Guild of America Awards March 5, 1993 The 4th PGA Golden Laurel Awards, given on 5 March (announced: 14 February), 1993, honored the best film and television producers of 1992. Contents 1 Winners1.1 Film1.2 Television1.3 Other Winners Film Motion Pictu..
Producers Guild of America Awards 1993
5th Producers Guild of America Awards March 2, 1994 The 5th PGA Golden Laurel Awards, given on 2 March (announced: 14 February) 1994, honored the best film and television producers of 1993. Contents 1 Winners1.1 Film1.2 Television1.3 Other Winners Film Motion Pictur..
Producers Guild of America Awards 1994
6th Producers Guild of America Awards March 8, 1995 The 6th PGA Golden Laurel Awards, given in the The Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA on 8 March 1995, honored the best film and television producers of 1994. Contents 1 Winners1.1 Film1.2 Televi..
Producers Guild of America Awards 1995
7th Producers Guild of America Awards March 4, 1996 The 7th PGA Golden Laurel Awards, given in The Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA on 4 March 1996, honored the best film and television producers of 1995. Contents 1 Winners1.1 Film1.2 Television..
Producers Guild of America Awards 1996
8th Producers Guild of America Awards March 12, 1997 --> The 8th PGA Golden Laurel Awards, given at the Universal City Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA on 12 March 1997, honored the best film and television producers of 1996. Contents 1 Winners1.1 Film1.2 Televisi..
Producers Guild of America Awards 1997
9th Producers Guild of America Awards March 3, 1998 --> The 9th PGA Golden Laurel Awards, given on 3 March 1998, honored the best producers of 1997. Winners Film Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award:*James Cameron and Jon Landau - ''TitanicLifetime Achievement Award in Motion Pictures..
Producers Guild of America Awards 1998
10th Producers Guild of America Awards March 3, 1999 --> The 10th PGA Golden Laurel Awards, given on 3 March 1999, honored the best producers of 1998. Contents 1 Winners1.1 Film1.2 Television1.3 Other Winners Film Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award:*Saving Pri..
Producers Guild of America Awards 1999
11th Producers Guild of America Awards March 2, 2000 --> The 11th PGA Golden Laurel Awards, given at the Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA on 2 March 2000, honored the best producers of 1999. Contents 1 Winners1.1 Film1.2 Television1.3 Other Winners F..
Producers Guild of America Awards 2000
12th Producers Guild of America Awards March 3, 2001 --> The 12th PGA Golden Laurel Awards, given at the Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA on 3 March 2001, honored the best film and television producers of 2000. Contents 1 Winners1.1 Film1.2 Television1.3&n..
Producers Guild of America Awards 2001
13th Producers Guild of America Awards March 3, 2002 --> The 13th PGA Golden Laurel Awards, given at the Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA on 3 March 2002, honored the best film and television producers of 2001. Contents 1 Winners1.1 Film1.2 Television1.3&n..
Producers Guild of America Awards 2002
14th Producers Guild of America Awards March 2, 2003 --> The 14th PGA Golden Laurel Awards, given at the Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA on 2 March 2003, honored the best film and television producers of 2002. Contents 1 Winners1.1 Film1.2 Television1.3&n..
Producers Guild of America Awards 2003
15th Producers Guild of America Awards January 17, 2004 --> The 15th PGA Golden Laurel Awards, given on 17 January, 2004, honored the best film and television producers of 2003. Winners Film Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award:*[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]] - New L..
Producers Guild of America Awards 2004
16th Producers Guild of America Awards January 22, 2005 --> The 16th PGA Golden Laurel Awards, given at the Culver Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA on 22 January 2005, honored the best film and television producers of 2004. Contents 1 Winners1.1 Film1.2 Television1.3&..
Producers Guild of America Awards 2005
17th Producers Guild of America Awards January 22, 2006 Theatrical Picture: --> Animated Picture: --> The 17th Producers Guild of America Awards, given on Sunday 22 January, 2006, honored the best film and television producers of 2005. Winners Film Theatrical Picture:*Brokeback Mountain ..
Producers Releasing Corporation
PRC's logo 1945 One of the larger Hollywood production conglomerates of Poverty Row of the late 30s-mid 40s (along with Republic Pictures and Monogram Pictures and smaller outfits) PRC, as it was commonly known, intentionally made mostly small-budget B-movies. The productions were often so c..
Producers Sales Organization
Producers Sales Organization was an independent production/distribution company, largely handling European theatrical distribution of independent films. Inititated in the late 1970s, PSO (its otherwise known moniker) handled European distribution of films that are today cult classics, such as The F..
Producer Price Index
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Producer snafu
Producer Snafu is the stage name that of Ben Pena, a California based DJ in the style of Breakcore. Producer Snafu is notorious for making a sort of "cheesy" video-game music. Snafu's Life Ben Pena believes he is only an overweight Mexican with dreadlocks.And although he makes almost no contributi..
Produce Marketing Association
The Produce Marketing Association is an American trade association of produce producers. It was founded in 1949. An affiliate of the PMA, the Produce Electronic Identification Board, developed the current numbering system of Price Look-Up Numbers used in Canada and the United States. Steve Junque..
Producing Adults
Producing Adults (2004) a drama movie made by Aleksi Salmenperä. Original title in Finnish: Lapsia ja aikuisia - Kuinka niitä tehdään ..
Producing house
A producing house is a theatre which produces its own shows in-house. Theatres which do not produce their own material are known as receiving houses. West End theatres in London and on Broadway are not producing houses as the venue solely provides facilities to the incoming show even though the pro..
Product
Product may mean: Product (biology), something manufactured by an organelleProduct (business), an item that satisfies a market's want or needProduct (chemistry), a substance found at the end of a chemical reactionProduct (mathematics), the result of multiplyingProduct (project management), a physi..
Product-Market Growth Matrix
The Ansoff Product-Market Growth Matrix is a marketing tool created by Igor Ansoff. The matrix allows marketers to consider ways to grow the business via existing and/or new products, in existing and/or new markets – there are four possible product/market combinations. This matrix helps compani..
Product.01
Product.01 are an electro-dance duo consisting of Austrian/Australian vocalist Rochelle Vincente and Italian/English producer Marc Adamo. The release of their "Zero-One EP" in 2004 garnered them critical acclaim, much of it instigated by their heated reinterpretation of the Blondie classic, "Heart ..
Product/process distinction
redirect [[Template:Not verified]]The product/process distinction is a method used by the World Trade Organization to determine whether or not a complaint filed by an importing nation is valid and warrants trade barriers against the exporting nation. Under the rules of the World Trade Organization, ..
Product01
Product.01 are the electro-dance duo of Rochelle Vincente (vocals) and Marc Adamo. Bullet Ride (09/06) is licensed in the UK to Freshly Squeezed Music. See their detailed Wikipedia Page at Product.01 Discography Main Releases: 2006: Product.01 Vs Laz - Access EP, Superstonic Records.2005: Product..
Production
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Production, costs, and pricing, in microeconomics, the act of making things Economic production, in national accounts and macro-economics, an activity carried out under the control and responsibility of a resident institutional unit..
Production, costs, and pricing
In microeconomics, production is the act of making things, in particular the act of making products that will be traded or sold commercially. Production decisions concentrate on what goods to produce, how to produce them, the costs of producing them, and optimizing the mix of resource inputs used in..
Productionisation
Productionisation is the process of turning a prototype of a design into a version that can be more easily mass produced. It is almost always a necessary step in the development of any product, since it is rare that the initial design is free from flaws or construction methods which make it difficul..
Productions Guy Cloutier
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. Based by chair-man Guy Cloutier in Montreal, Quebec in 1969, Productions Guy Cloutier is a Quebec-based..
Production accounting
Production accounting is a filmmaking term, used especially in Hollywood, referring to the project accounting of the cost of a film project. As with construction accounting, salient issues are the accurate allocation of workers' time to specific projects (usually requiring each worker to fill out a ..
Production and Decay of Strange Particles (episode)
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Production assistant
Production assistant is a filmmaking term for a person responsible for various odd jobs, such as stopping traffic, acting as couriers, getting items from craft service, etc. They also do various administrative tasks, such as filing, photocopying,typing/Word processing, taking/making telephone calls ..
Production Bike Racing
Production Bike Racing is a form of motor sport that involves racing motorcycles virtually unmodified from those that can be bought in shops and then ridden on public highways. The most common subcategory is the 250 cc production bike class, in which "race-replica" motorcycles that superficially re..
Production board
A traditional production board or production strip board is a filmmaking term for a cardboard or wooden chart holding colour-coded strips of paper, each containing information about a scene in the script. A modern version will probably be printed using computer software. References Film Scheduling ..
Production budget
A film production budget determines how much money will be spend on the entire film project. It involves the identification and estimation of cost items for each phase of filmmaking (development, pre-production, production, post-production and distribution). The budget structure is normally split ..
Production car racing
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Production Code
The Production Code (also known as the Hays Code) was a set of industry guidelines governing the production of American motion pictures. The Motion Pictures Producers and Distributors Association (MPPDA, later to become the Motion Picture Association of America or MPAA) adopted the code in 1930, beg..
Production code number
The production code number or simply production code (PC) is an alphanumeric designation used to uniquely identify episodes within a television series. It is also broadly used for other identification purposes where a unique production number is desirable; for example, automobile manufacturers use p..
Production company
Production company refers to a company responsible for the physical production of a film or television program. The production company may be a small company who sells their film to a film studio, or it may be the studio itself. See also film distributorfilm studio ..
Production cycle
A Production Cycle is the stages in which a film is made, usually in the US Film Industry. A typical Hollywood-style filmmaking production cycle comprises five main stages: DevelopmentPreproductionProductionPost-productionDistribution This production cycle typically takes three years. The first ..
Production designer
Production designer is a term used in the movie industry to refer to the person responsible for the overall look of a film or TV movie. From early in pre-production, this person collaborates with the director and director of photography to define the visual feel and specific needs of the project. ..
Production diary
A Production Diary is an live account of the making of a film for promotional purposes in the form of a Video podcast. Production diaries follow different aspects of movie production while they are happening. Web-based production diaries are a new way for film makers to publicize their productions a..
Production engineer
The production engineer (also known as an A1 in North America) is the person in theatre who is in charge of keeping the audio integrity of the production. This person may be responsible for anything and everything from the mixing of microphones to the playback of prerecorded sound effects and music ..
Production equipment control
Production equipment control involves production equipment that resides in the shop floor of a manufacturing company and its purpose is to produce goods of a wanted quality when provided with production resources of a required quality. In modern production lines the production equipment is fully aut..
Production fluid
Production fluid is the fluid mixture of oil, gas and water in formation fluid that flows to the surface of an oil well from a reservoir. It's consistency and composition varies. External links [Schlumgerger Oilfield Glossary: produced fluid] ..
Production function
In microeconomics, a production function asserts that the maximum output of a technologically-determined production process is a mathematical function of input factors of production. Considering the set of all technically feasible combinations of output and inputs, only the combinations encompassin..
Production I.G
Production I.G was founded on December 15 1987, by Mitsuhisa Ishikawa. They are one of the more famous and celebrated Japanese anime companies. They are known for doing outstanding cinematic productions as well as continuing the less glamorous work of subcontracted work in spite of their recent suc..
Production line
A production line is a set of sequential operations established in a factory whereby materials are put through a refining process to produce an end-product that is suitable for onward consumption; or components are assembled to make a finished article. Typically, raw materials such as metal ores or..
Production logo
A production logo is used by movie studios and television production companies to brand what they produce. Production logos are usually seen at the beginning of a theatrical movie (an opening logo), or at the end of a television program or TV movie (a closing logo). Several production logos have bec..
Production management
Theatrical production management is a sub-division of stagecraft. The production management team (often consisting of a production manager and any number of assistants) is responsible for co-ordinating the various sub-disciplines (scenic, wardrobe, lighting, sound, etc.) of any large theatrical pres..
Production music
Production music is background music used for many media sources, such as television and radio advertisements. They are presented as a less expensive option than commissioning a composer for custom music or paying for the rights to use commercial music, as some organizations may find the cost for ei..
Production office
A film Production Office is the administrative office responsible for managing a film production. The office is responsible to the Film Producer and includes the Production Manager, Assistant Director and one or more Production Assistants. Typically a Production Office is established in the pre-prod..
Production of antibiotics
The production of antibiotics has been widespread since the pioneering efforts of Florey and Chain in 1939. The importance of antibiotics to medicine has led to much research into discovering and producing them. Contents 1 Identifying useful antibiotics2 Industrial production techniques..
Production orientation
A production orientation dominated business thought from the beginning of capitalism to the mid 1950's. Business concerned itself primarily with production, manufacturing, and efficiency issues. This view point was encapsulated in Says Law which states Supply creates its own demand (from the French ..
Production possibility frontier
For the French political party, see Parti Populaire Français. In economics, the production possibility boundary (the PPB, also called the production possibilities curve (PPC) or the “transformation curve”) is a graph that depicts the trade-off between any two items produced. It indicate..
Production schedule
The production schedule is a project plan of how the production budget will be spent over a given timescale, for every phase of filmmaking. The scheduing process starts with the script, which is analysed and broken down, scene by scene, onto a sequence of Breakdown Sheets, each of which records the..
Production set
A production set is the set of all possible product combinations that a firm can produce given its resources. Used as part of profit maximization calculations. ..
Production sets
A set is a place with an artificial nature that creates the illusion of a real or imagined place. In filmmaking there are many reasons to build or use a set instead of traveling to a real location. Factors such as Budget, time, the need to control the environment, or the fact that the place does not..
Production sharing agreements
Production sharing agreements (PSAs) are used primarily to determine the share a private company will receive of the natural resources (usually oil) extracted from a particular country. PSAs were developed by the United States Department of Energy and are deployed in the Middle East and Central Asi..
Production show
A type of theater show, common on the Las Vegas Strip, that is characterized by its large cast and entertainment value.[A British production and broadcast trade show] This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referre..
Production sound mixer
The production sound mixer is the member of a film crew responsible for recording all sound on set during the photography of a motion picture. This requires choice and deployment of microphones, choice of recording media, and mixing of audio signals in real time. The recorded production sound track..
Production string
The production string is a part of an oil well that is composed of the production tubing and other completion components and serves as the conduit through which the production fluid flows from the oil reservoir to the surface through the wellhead. It's purpose is to both contain the fluids from con..
Production strip
A traditional production board is a cardboard or wooden chart holding colour-coded strips of paper, each containing information about a scene in the script. A modern version will probably be printed using computer software. The colour-coded production board strips follow a convention (according to ..
Production Suite
Production Suite was a software compilation by Apple used for digital video editing. Production Suite contained Final Cut Pro HD, DVD Studio Pro 3 and Apple Motion. It was released in August 2004, although its component applications were announced at the National Association of Broadcasters in April..
Production system
A production system consists of a collection of productions (rules), a working memory of facts and an algorithm, known as forward chaining, for producing new facts from old. A rule becomes eligible to "fire" when its conditions match some set of elements currently in working memory. A conflict resol..
Production team
For "production team" as used historically in Chinese farming and manufacturing, see Production team (China). A production team is the group of technical staff who produce a play, television show, or film. Examples of the titles of members of a production team are the director, sound engineer, pro..
Production team (China)
A production team (Chinese:生産隊; pinyin:shēng chǎn duì) was formerly the basic accounting and farm production unit in the people's commune system in People's Republic of China from 1958 to 1984. Production teams were largely disbanded during the agricultural reforms of 1982-1985. In the admi..
Production theory basics
In microeconomics, Production is simply the conversion of inputs into outputs. It is an economic process that uses resources to create a commodity that is suitable for exchange. This can include manufacturing, storing, shipping, and packaging. Some economists define production broadly as all economi..
Production tubing
Production tubing is a tubular used in a wellbore through which production fluids are produced. Production tubing is run into the drilled well after the casing is run and cemented in place. Along with other components that constitute the production string, it provides a continuous bore from the pr..
Production Units of the Indian Railways
The Indian Railways manufactures a lot of its rolling stock and heavy engineering components. This is largely due to historical reasons. As with most developing economies, the main reason is import substitution of expensive technology related products. This was relevant when the general state of th..
Production use
Production use is when a final product is used in business or on a main server. Not for production use is the term given to software that is still in beta or alpha development stage of software development. ..
Production values
Production values is a loose term in the media to refer to the professional look, or 'polish', of a production. To give examples, the latest Hollywood film is likely to have high production values whereas a shaky home video is likely to have low production values. Note that the production values of ..
Production Way-University Station
Production Way-University Station is a station on the Millennium Line of the Skytrain system in Greater Vancouver, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Lougheed Highway and Production Way in Burnaby, British Columbia. The station was intended to be a major transfer point to Simon Fraser ..
Productive and unproductive labour
Productive and unproductive labour were concepts used in classical political economy mainly in the 18th and 19th century, which survive today to some extent in modern management discussions, economic sociology and Marxist or Marxian economic analysis. The concepts strongly influenced the constructio..
Productive efficiency
Productive efficiency is when the economy is working on its production possibility frontier (PPF). This is when production is achieved at the lowest cost possible, and is when Average Cost is at the lowest point on the AC curve. Productive efficiency can be defined as 'using the least amount of reso..
Productive forces
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Productive set
In computability theory productive sets and creative sets are special sets with important applications in mathematical logic. The set of all provable sentences in an axiomatic system is a recursively enumerable set. If the system is suitably complex, like first-order arithmetic, then the set of all..
Productivism
Productivism is the belief that measurable economic productivity and growth is the purpose of human organization (e.g., work), and that "more production is necessarily good". It is a corollary to consumerism. Contents 1 Criticism of productivism2 Arguments for productivism3 Addi..
Productivism (art)
Productivism was an art movement founded by a group of Constructivist artists in post-Revolutionary Russia who believed that art should have a practical, socially useful role as a facet of industrial production. The group formed to contradict Naum Gabo's assertion that Constructivism should be devot..
Productivity
Productivity can refer to: Productivity (economics), the amount of output created produced per unit input used.Productivity (linguistics), the degree to which a grammatical process can be extended to new cases.Productivity (corporate finance), the current year's sales to expense ratio over the prev..
Productivity (economics)
In economics, productivity is the amount of output created (in terms of goods produced or services rendered) per unit input used. For instance, labour productivity is typically measured as output per worker or output per labour-hour. With respect to land, the "yield" is equivalent to "land producti..
Productivity (linguistics)
In linguistics, productivity is the degree to which native speakers use a particular grammatical process, especially in word formation. Since use to produce novel (new, non-established) structures is the clearest proof of usage of a grammatical process, the evidence most often appealed to as establi..
Productivity Commission
The Productivity Commission is the Australian Government's principal review and advisory body on microeconomic policy and regulation. It responds to references from the Treasurer. For example, its work includes: researching the economic implications of ageing in Australia, reviewing the gas access ..
Productivity paradox
The so-called productivity paradox is the observation made in Computer Supported Cooperative Work and other business process analysis that, as new information technology is introduced, worker productivity may go down, not up. It was especially common in the late 1980s and early 1990s. A number o..
Productivity program
A productivity program is a creative computer application - the output of which will be used in print, web, or any other form of art/design. Examples include: Microsoft WordApple PagesAdobe InDesignQuark XPressMacromedia FlashMicrosoft Frontpage ..
Products based on refined oil
In our current economy there is hardly a place where one will not find a product that is a result of oil. Direct (e.g. fuel) or indirect (e.g. medicine) created from crude oil. Now that more and more scientists are speaking about the end of cheap oil, the amount of products that are based on this o..
ProductWiki
ProductWiki is an editable product catalog. They are a Canadian company based out of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and was launched at midnight on November 25th, 2005. ProductWiki is an open content wiki and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). ProductWiki attempts to create a..
Product (biology)
In cellular biology, a cellular product is something "manufactured" by an organelle (such as the Golgi apparatus). ..
Product (business)
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. In marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a market that might satisfy a want or need. H..
Product (category theory)
In category theory, one defines products to generalize constructions such as the cartesian product of sets, the direct product of groups, the direct product of rings and the product of topological spaces. Essentially, the product of a family of objects is the "most general" object which admits a mor..
Product (chemistry)
A product is a substance found at the end of a chemical reaction. While the end product of some chemical reactions may be the result of a relatively rapid reaction, nanoseconds to seconds, chemical equilibria in complex systems may require years or even centuries to be established. For example, equi..
Product (mathematics)
In mathematics, a product is the result of multiplying, or an expression that identifies factors to be multiplied. The order in which real or complex numbers are multiplied has no bearing on the product; this is known as the commutative law of multiplication. When matrices or members of various o..
Product (project management)
In project management, a product is a physical entity that is created as a result of project work. Another term for it is deliverable. Two kinds of products are created in a project (as per PRINCE2 terminology): specialist products, i.e. the intended results of project work:* installed software* ..
Product 19
Product 19 is a breakfast cereal made by Kellogg's. It consists of lightly sweetened flakes made of corn, oats, wheat, and rice, and has an ever-so-slight sour bite to its taste as well, making it a favorite among many cold-cereal eaters. It is packaged and sold in a red box. Name One might expect..
Product activation
Product activation is a license validation procedure required by some computer software programs. Specifically, product activation refers to a method where a software application hashes hardware serial numbers and an ID number specific to the product's license (a product key) to generate a unique In..
Product based planning
Product Based Planning is mandated for Prince2 projects and is a method of identifying all of the products and associated work required to complete a project. Purpose It is useful, even essential, to create a Product Breakdown Structure (PBS). A PBS is a hierarchical family tree of all the produc..
Product breakdown structure
In project management, a product breakdown structure (PBS) is an exhaustive, hierarchical tree structure of components that make up a project deliverable, arranged in whole-part relationship. A PBS can help clarify what is to be delivered by the project and can help build a work breakdown structur..
Product bundling
Product bundling is a marketing strategy that involves offering several products for sale as one combined product. This strategy is very common in the software business (for example: bundle a word processor, a spreadsheet, and a database into a single office suite), and in the fast food industry in ..
Product certification
Product certification or product qualification is the cornerstone of all bounding and the process of certifying that a certain product has passed performance and/or quality assurance tests or qualification requirements stipulated in regulations such as a building code and nationally accredited test ..
Product churning
Product churning is the practice of selling more product than is beneficial to the consumer. An example is a stock broker who regularly buys and sells securities in your portfolio. You may or may not gain, but the broker certainly piles up commissions. It has been claimed that dollar cost averagin..
Product cipher
In cryptography, a product cipher is a popular type of block cipher that works by executing in sequence a number of simple transformations such as substitution, permutation, and modular arithmetic. Product ciphers usually consist of iterations of several rounds of the same algorithm. While the indiv..
Product Consultant
Product Consultants are the wine experts for Vintages, the fine and rare wine division of the LCBO. Nearly unique in the wine industry for their broad range of expertise covering wines, spirits, and beer from scores of countries both Old World and New, Product Consultants undergo perhaps the most..
Product Data Management
Product Data Management (PDM) is a category of computer software that aims to create an automatic link between product data and a database. The information being stored and managed (on one or more file servers) will include engineering data such as CAD models, drawings and their associated documents..
Product description
A product description in project management is a structured format of presenting information about a project product. The structure of product description, according to PRINCE2: IdentifierTitlePurposeCompositionDerivationFormat and presentationAllocated toQuality criteriaQuality methodQuality chec..
Product design
Product Design is defined as the idea generation, concept development, testing and manufacturing or implementation of a physical object or service. It is possibly the evolution of former discipline name - Industrial Design. Product Designers conceptualise and evaluate ideas, making them tangible th..
Product detector
A product detector is a type of demodulator used for AM and SSB signals. Rather than converting the envelope of the signal into the decoded waveform like an envelope detector, the product detector takes the product of the modulated signal and a local oscillator, hence the name. A product detector i..
Product development technologies
Product Development Technologies (PDT) is an international full-service product development firm with design offices all over the world. It was acquired in 2005 by TZ Limited, a pioneer in the development of intelligent fastening technology. Headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois, USA, PDT is well ..
Product Development Technologies
Product Development Technologies (PDT) is an international full-service product development firm with design offices all over the world. It was acquired in 2005 by TZ Limited, a pioneer in the development of intelligent fastening technology. Headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois, USA, PDT is well ..
Product differentiation
In marketing, product differentiation is the modification of a product to make it more attractive to the target market. This involves differentiating it from competitors' products as well as one's own product offerings. In economics, successful product differentiation leads to monopolistic competit..
Product Family Engineering
Product families/lines are quite common in our daily lives, but before a product family can be successfully established, an extensive process has to be followed. This process is called “Product family/line engineering”. Product family/line engineering can be defined as a method that creates an ..
Product feeds
A product feed is a file containing information about the products listed on your site. Product feeds are used by e-commerce companies to provide information about products in an online store to search engines, product comparison websites, and other similar aggregators of e-commerce information. By ..
Product Finder
Product finders are information systems that help consumers to identify products within a large palette of similar alternative products. Product finders differ in complexity, the more complex among them being a special case of decision support systems. Conventional decision support systems, however,..
Product forecasting
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Product Information Management
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Product innovation
Product innovation - Comes from the Greek word Productionia Innovationia; Productie - "Produce" + Innovatie - "Make" ..
Product liability
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Product Liability Directive
The EC Product Liability Directive was issued on 25 July 1985. This directive should have been implemented in all the Member States on or before 25 July 1988. However, France implemented the aforementioned directive only on 19 May 1998. Furthermore, France incorrectly implemented the directive( see..
Product licensing application
A Product License Application is the formal process by which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves a biological for commercial distribution. ..
Product lifecycle
The product lifecycle goes though many phases and involves many professional disciplines and requires many skills, tools and processes. Product life cycle management (PLC) is to do with the life of a product in the market with respect to business/commercial costs and sales measures. Product Lifecycl..
Product Lifecycle Management
Product Lifecycle Management or PLM is a term used for the process of managing the entire lifecycle of a product from its conception, through design and manufacture to service and disposal. PLM is a set of capabilities that enable an enterprise to effectively and efficiently innovate and manage its ..
Product life cycle management
The conditions a product is sold under will change over time. The Product Life Cycle refers to the succession of stages a product goes through. Product Life Cycle Management is the succession of strategies used by management as a product goes through its life cycle. The product lifecycle goes thoug..
Product lining
Product lining is the marketing strategy of offering for sale several related products. Unlike product bundling, where several products are combined into one, lining involves offering several related products individually. A line can comprise related products of various sizes, types, colours, quali..
Product literature
Product literature is a primary subset of business publishing specifically geared toward the selection, purchase and use of a business' products. Typically this includes product promotionally literature, product datasheets, product operating manuals and product purchase terms and conditions. ..
Product management
Topics in Marketing[.] Key concepts Product / Price / Promotion "Placement" / Service / Retail Research / Strategy Promotion Advertising / Sales promotion Personal Sales / Publicity Public relations / Direct Promotional media Newspapers / Maga..
Product Manager
A Product Manager is the individual within an organization responsible for the day-to-day management and promotion of a product or family of products at all stages of the product lifecycle, from defining a product concept, to defining product requirements, to working across an organization to devel..
Product Manufacturing Information
Product and Manufacturing Information, or PMI, is used in 3D CAD and CPD systems to convey information on the design of a product’s components for manufacturing. This includes data such as Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, 3D annotation (text) and dimensions, surface finish, and material spe..
Product marketing
Topics in Marketing[.] Key concepts Product / Price / Promotion "Placement" / Service / Retail Research / Strategy Promotion Advertising / Sales promotion Personal Sales / Publicity Public relations / Direct Promotional media Newspapers / Maga..
Product measure
In mathematics, given two measurable spaces and measures on them, one can obtain the product measurable space and the product measure on that space. Conceptually, this is similar to defining the Cartesian product of sets and the product topology of two topological spaces. Let [(X_1, \Sigma_1)..
Product naming
Product naming is the process of deciding what a company will be called. Company naming is the process of deciding what a company will be called, either because it is a new or spun-off company, or the merger of two or more existing companies, or a single company attempting to reimage itself. A lo..
Product naming convention
A product naming convention is an art of naming a company or groups products so that customers and industry can understand or identify a product quickly. Use of numbers and letters can help sort out sections of a name. Special characters should be omitted as some systems can not handle slashes, col..
Product News - Business to Business
Product news is found in all types of publications from consumer to business-to-business.  It is generally articles or press releases announcing the introduction of a new or improved product.  Product news feeds a curiosity on what is new or better.  On the consumer side it is often e..
Product of groups
In mathematics, a product of groups usually refers to a direct product of groups, but may also mean: semidirect productproduct of subgroupswreath productfree product This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to th..
Product of group subsets
In mathematics, one can define a product of group subsets in a natural way. If S and T are subsets of a group G then their product is the subset of G defined by [ST = \ t\in T\}] Note that S and T need not be subgroups. The associativity of this product follows from that of the group produ..
Product of rings
In mathematics, it is possible to combine several rings into one large product ring. This is done as follows: if I is some index set and Ri is a ring for every i in I, then the cartesian product Πi in I Ri can be turned into a ring by defining the operations coordinatewise, i.e. (ai) + (bi) = (ai..
Product order
In mathematics, given two ordered sets A and B, one can induce an ordering on the Cartesian product A × B. Given two pairs (a1,b1) and (a2,b2) in A × B, one sets (a1,b1) ≤ (a2,b2) if and only if a1 ≤ a2 and b1 ≤ b2. This ordering is called the product order. Another possi..
Product Perfect
Product Perfect was Fashion's debut album from 1979. It's their only album to feature guitarist/vocalist Luke James. The album has more of a "punk" sound than it's synth-driven successors. The album didn't have much commercial success and got little to no airplay. Track listing "Product Perfect""..
Product placement
A Coca Cola product placement on the space shuttle is a form of space advertising. Product placement (PPL) is a promotional tactic used by marketers in which a real commercial product is used in fictional or non-fictional media, and the presence of the product is a result of an economic exchan..
Product planning
Product Planning is the ongoing process of identifying and articulating market requirements that define a product’s feature set. See also Product ManagerProduct managementMarket requirement Articles [Product Definition Team] - Article describing a market-focused product planning process..
Product recall
A product recall is a request to return to the maker a batch or an entire production run of a product, usually due to the discovery of safety issues. The recall is an effort to limit liability for corporate negligence (which can cause costly legal penalties) and to improve or avoid damage to publici..
Product Red
Product Red is an initiative begun by rock singer Bono and Bobby Shriver of DATA (Debt AIDS Trade in Africa) to raise money for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Shriver is CEO of Product Red. Product Red is a brand which is licensed to partner companies such as American E..
Product requirements document
A product requirements document (PRD) is used in product marketing to plan and execute new products. A PRD is often created after a marketing requirements document (MRD) has been written and been given approval by management. Generally it indicates that the product or change proposed is closer to im..
Product rule
Topics in calculus Fundamental theorem Limits of functions Continuity Vector calculusTensor calculus Mean value theorem Differentiation Product rule Quotient rule Chain rule Implicit differentiation Taylor's theorem Related rates Table of derivatives Integration Lists of i..
Product software implementation method
A product software implementation method is a systematically structured approach to effectively integrate a software based service or component into the workflow of an organizational structure or an individual end-user. This entry focuses on the process modeling (Process Modeling) side of the imple..
Product software market analysis
Product software market analysis consists of a number of techniques that allow an organization to collect and disseminate information from their external environment of software products for use in determining their market strategy and actions. For example, market analysis helps to determine criti..
Product stewardship
This article does not cite its [[Opentopia:Cite sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by including appropriate citations. Product stewardship is the inclusion of waste disposal measures in the distribution chain of a product. Tha..
Product Structure Modeling
The structure of a product is a breakdown of the product in several items and parts, together with a relationship between them. Product structure modeling goes beyond this concept and provides an integrated model to support all of the product life cycle aims based on a common logical framework, whic..
Product support
Product Support is a service provided by many retailers of various products, primarily electronics, that provides the end-user with a resource for information regarding the product, and help if the product should malfunction. Product Support can be found in most manuals for products in the form of a..
Product Support Services
Product Support Services, more commonly referred to as PSS, is the Microsoft business unit with primary responsibility for responding to end-user and partner requests for assistance with the company's products and services. PSS also gives feedback to Microsoft development groups for use in the deve..
Product term
In Boolean logic, a product term is a conjunction of literals, where each literal is either a variable or its negation. Examples of product terms include: [A \wedge B] [A \wedge (\neg B) \wedge (\neg C)] [\neg A] The terminology comes from the similarity of AND to mul..
Product topology
In topology and related areas of mathematics, a product space is the cartesian product of a family of topological spaces equipped with a natural topology called the product topology. Contents 1 Definition2 Examples3 Properties4 Relation to other topological notions5 See a..
Product visualization
Product Visualization involves visualization software technology for the viewing and manipulation of 3D models, technical drawing and other related documentation of manufactured components and large assemblies of products. It is a key part of Product Lifecycle Management. Technical visualization is..
Produkt
Produkt is the pseudonym of an anonymous writer, who was made popular by the websites Stileproject and Dotcult, both of which were created by Stileproject founder Jay Stile. Stile featured Produkt's work on Stileproject in early 2001, just after the Dotcult website had folded, and proved to be popu..
Prodynorphin
Prodynorphin is a opioid polypeptide hormone involved with chemical signal transduction and cell communication. The gene for prodynorphin is expressed in the endometrium and the striatum, and its gene map locus is 20pter-p12. Prodynorphin is a basic building block of endorphins, the chemical mess..
Proemial relation
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Proem (musician)
Proem, otherwise known as Richard Bailey, is a 30.1 year old web designer living in Austin, Texas. He has been releasing music since 1999 on labels like Merck, N5MD, and Hydrant. He started experimenting with electronic devices at the age of 19, using three thrift store turntables, some tape decks, ..
Proença-a-Nova
Proença-a-Nova Location - Region - Subregion - District or A.R.  Castelo Branco Party João Paulo Catarino PS Area 395.3 km² Population - Total - Density 9,61024/km² parishes 6 Coordinates [39º45'N 7º56'W] Municipal holiday June 13 ..
ProEnglish
ProEnglish is a non-profit organization which lobbies for the use of the English language in the United States founded by John Tanton. Founded in 1994 under the name English Language Advocates, ProEnglish's first project was defending an official English initiative passed by the voters of Arizona, ..
Proenzyme
A proenzyme is the inactive precursor to an active enzyme. Please see also: zymogen. ..
Proetida
Proetida is an order of trilobite that lived from the Ordovician to the Permian. It was the last order of trilobite to go extinct, finally dying out in the Permian extinction. These typically small trilobites resemble those of the order Ptychopariida, from which the new order Proetida was only re..
Proetus
Proetus was a mythical king of Tiryns. His father Abas, son of the last surviving Danaid, had ruled over Argos as well and married Ocalea. However, Proetus quarreled continually with his twin brother Acrisius, inventing bucklers in the process, and in the end the realm was partitioned between the..
Prof.DR.Jahja Kokaj
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Prof. R. Bindu
R.Bindu is the mayor of the city of Thrissur, in the Indian state of Kerala. She is also a professor teaching at Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur. In the elections to the local bodies of Kerala, conducted in September 2005, she contested as a candidate of Left Democatic Front, which is pionee..
Prof. R. Venkataswami
Professor Ramaswami Venkataswami is an eminent plastic surgeon, founder of the Institute for the Research and Rehabilitation of Hand and the Department of Plastic Surgery (IRRH and DPS) of Stanley Medical College and Hospitals (SMC), Chennai, India. He is also a notable alumnus of SMC. Prof. Venkat..
Profamilia (TransMilenio)
Profamilia Avenida 39 ◄ ► Calle 26 Location Avenida Caracas between Calles 32 and 32. Neighborhood Chapinero and Teusaquillo Opened 2000 The simple-station Profamilia is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000. Contents 1 Loc..
Profane Existence
Profane Existence (Mostly referred to by those who know of it as 'P.E.') is an anarcho-syndicalist collective, known mostly for the zine it publishes four times a year; and Profane Existence Records, a label that deals mostly with Anarcho-Punk, and Crust Punk. The collective is based in Minneapolis..
Profane Existence discography
This is an overview of the Profane Existence discography (Current as of 3/31/06). 001 Sofa Head - 1127 Walnut Ave. 7" 001.5 Doom - Police Bastard 7" 002 Nausea - Extinction LP 003 Sofa Head - Invitation To Dinner 7" 004 Va - Nightmares of Reality 2xLP 005 Atavistic - Vanishing Point LP 006 Moral Su..
Profane Existence Records
Profane Existence Records is a record label, which deals mostly with Anarcho-Punk, and Crust Punk. The label is run by the anarcho-syndicalist collective Profane Existence. See also List of record labelsProfane Existence discography External link [Official site] ..
Profane illumination
Profane illumination is a term used by critic and philosopher Walter Benjamin to describe the central component of Surrealist experience, perception, and art in his 1929 essay “Surrealism: The Last Snapshot of the European Intelligentsia.” It describes the process by which, sometimes but not al..
Profane use
The former Saint Joseph's Prairie Church, rural Dubuque County, Iowa. The building was relegated to profane use and sold Profane use is a term used in the Roman Catholic Church to refer to closed parish churches that will no longer be used as churches. This is often done in preparation to se..
Profanity
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A profanity (or "swear word", or "curse word", or "foul language") is a word, expression, or other usage which is generally considered insulting, rude or vulgar. The extent to which a profanity is considered to be in some way disagr..
Profanum
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. Profanum is the Latin word for "profane". Central to the social reality of religion is the distinction made by..
Profelis
Profelis is a genus of feline that consists of only one species - the Africa Golden Cat. ..
Profession
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. This is the article about work professions. For religious professions, see Profession (religious). A profession ..
Professional
''This article is about the people called professionals. For the movie, see The Professionals. For the TV series, see The Professionals. A professional provides a service in exchange for payment in accordance with established protocols for licensing, ethics, procedures, standards of service and tr..
Professionalization
Professionalization is the social process by which any trade or occupation transforms itself into a true profession. This process tends to involve establishing acceptable qualifications, a professional body or association to oversee the conduct of members of the profession and some degree of demarca..
Professionalization and commodification of alternative medicine
Alternative medicine can be defined as therapeutic practices that are not considered an integral part of conventional allopathic medical practice, and these practices may or may lack biological justification (Wessel, 2005). These practices include a variety of unconventional approaches to healing, ..
Professionals in the City
Professionals in the City (PNC) is the nation's largest socializing and networking organization. It offers professionals in major cities an opportunity to unwind and meet other professionals who share their interests outside of the workplace. PNC is based in Washington, DC, with branches in New Yo..
Professional Acknowledgment for Continuing Education
Professional Acknowledgment for Continuing Education credits, or PACE credits, are a type of continuing education credit sponsored by the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS). PACE credits fulfill continuing education requirements. for various state and regional laboratory regu..
Professional Adventure Writer
Professional Adventure Writer or PAW (sometimes called PAWS for Professional Adventure Writing System) is a program which allows the user to write textual adventure games with graphic illustrations. It was written by Tim Gilberts and Graeme Yeandle, based Yeandle's earlier system called The Quill..
Professional Agrologist
Contents 1 Agrology1.1 Becoming a Professional Agrologist1.2 Internationally Educated Agrologists1.3 Provincial Institutes of Agrology1.4 Sources Agrology The term Professional Agrologist refers to members of the self regulated Agrology profession in Canada. A Professio..
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization
PATCO The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization or PATCO was a labor union that once represented air traffic controllers in the United States in matters relating to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. It was initially founded in 1968 and succeeded in being rec..
Professional amateurs
Professional amateurs (also Pro-Ams or ProAms) is a conceptual term to describe a blurring between the distinction of professional and amateur, within any endeavour that could be called professional, such as writing, sports, computer programming, music, film, etc. Contents 1 Historical shif..
Professional American football championship games
Below is a list of professional football championship games in the United States, involving: the American Professional Football Association/National Football League, the first professional football league; the All-America Football Conference (AAFC, 1946-1949),the American Football League (AFL, 1960..
Professional and Amateur Pinball Association
The Professional and Amateur Pinball Association (PAPA) is an organization supporting the game of pinball as a recreational and competitive sport. PAPA is currently owned and operated by Kevin Martin and is based in Scott Township, Pennsylvania, just outside of Pittsburgh. The main activity of the ..
Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board test
The Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board test (PLAB) is the assessment procedure conducted by the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom that is required for overseas doctors outside the European Union before they can practice medicine in the UK. The PLAB test has 2 parts: Has EMQs (..
Professional Arts Consortium
The Professional Arts Consortium (also known as ProArts) is an association of six Boston, Massachusetts institutions of higher education which emphasize the visual, applied, and performing arts. The consortium allows for shared resources, such as libraries, between member schools. Students of member..
Professional Association for Computer Training (PACT)
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Professional Association of Diving Instructors
The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) is the world's largest recreational diving membership and diver training organization. PADI members, including dive centers, resorts, educational facilities, instructors, and divemasters, teach the majority of the world's recreational diver..
Professional Association of Internes and Residents of Ontario
The Professional Association of Internes and Residents of Ontario, also PAIRO, is the association that represents all medical doctors in the province of Ontario that are doing post-graduate medical training (residency). It fulfills the role of a union. It negotiates with the provincial government ..
Professional audio
Professional audio, also 'pro audio', can be used a term to refer to both a type of audio equipment as well as a type of audio engineering application. Professional audio equipment can be used to describe any audio equipment used or marketed for use as a sound application by or for a professional ..
Professional audiovisual industry
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Professional Automotive Warehouse
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Professional baseball
The sport of baseball has several professional leagues throughout the world; that is, leagues where the players are paid to play. North America Major League Baseball in North America consists of the National League and the American League. Historically, teams in one league never played teams in t..
Professional baseball in Taiwan
Professional baseball was started in Taiwan by the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL 中華職業棒球聯盟) in 1989. At one time there were two leagues and a total of 12 professional baseball teams in Taiwan because during a row over broadcasting rights, another league, the Taiwan Major..
Professional baseball in the Dominican Republic
Professional baseball in the Dominican Republic has evolved dramatically in its 100-year history. Originally there were two professional teams in the entire country; today the league consists of six teams. Santo Dominigo has two teams, Tigres del Licey, and Leones de Escogido; San Pedro de Macoris..
Professional baseball players who attended Rice University
Rice University, in Houston, Texas, has produced many alumni who have become professional baseball players: Matt AndersonJim AsbellLance BerkmanTim ByrdakFrank CarswellNorm CharltonPat CombsBubba CrosbyJose Cruz, Jr.Eddie DyerDave HiltonKevin JosephMike MachaDave PavlasMario RamosMark QuinnAllan Ra..
Professional basketball
Professional basketball''' refers to a number of leagues in which athletes play in sports arenas, on organized teams, for profit. The There's also the ..
Professional Basketball League of America
The Professional Basketball League of America (1947-48) was a basketball league in the USA that was started in 1947 in response to the tremendous upsurge in interest in basketball in the era immediately following World War II. The organization was underfunded compared to its competitors, the Basketb..
Professional body
A professional body or professional organization is an organization, usually non-profit, that exists to further a particular profession, to protect both the public interest and the interests of professionals. The balance between these two may be a matter of opinion. On the one hand, professional bo..
Professional Bowlers Association
Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in the U.S.A.. Contents 1 PBA History2 The Exempt PBA Tour3 PBA Tour Championships4 PBA in the Media5 External links PBA History The PBA was founded in 195..
Professional car
A professional car in modern times is an automobile that has been modified with extensive coachwork for service in livery transportation (i.e., as a limousine) or in funeral home operations (hearses or flower cars). Up until c. 1980 ambulances were also available on professional car chassis such as..
Professional caregiver insurance risk
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Professional certification
A professional certification, trade certification, or professional designation often called simply certification or qualification is a designation earned by a person to certify that he is qualified to perform a job. Certification indicates that the individual has a specific set of knowledge, skills..
Professional Championship Wrestling (Australia)
Professional Championship Wrestling (PCW) is an professional wrestling promotion established in 1999. It is based in Melbourne, Australia and puts on monthly events in Rowville as well as shows in Keysborough and Tullamarine. Contents 1 Events2 Carnage Controversy3 Training Schoo..
Professional Chess Association
The Professional Chess Association (PCA) was created 1993 by Garry Kasparov and Nigel Short for the marketing and organization of its chess world championship, as a consequence of the then FIDE President, Florencio Campomanes, abrogating the voting rights of the players. By regulation, the bids for ..
Professional Children's School
Professional Children's School is a small school in Manhattan, New York, United States, which admitted its first two students in 1914. Contents 1 Notable alumni1.1 Actors/actresses1.2 Dance1.3 Music1.4 Sports1.5 Heiresses2 See also3 External links Notab..
Professional Child Care College
Professional Child Care College, located in South Africa, grew out of a course that was started in Cape Town in 1990 to train professional Nannies. A branch was established in Johannesburg in 1991. In order to better meet the need for good child care the course was expanded to include the various mo..
Professional class
The Professional class refers to those individuals identified as professionals. Individuals in this particular group commonly distinguish themselves from other social groups by obtaining graduate degrees and holding highly specialized occupations which hold considerable esteem among the public (t..
Professional Coin Grading Service
The Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) is a third-party appraisal service for grading rare coins. It determines the condition and authenticity of each coin it grades to provide consumers with an independent knowledgeable rating on which to judge the coin. It was founded in 1986, and is located..
Professional Congress Organiser
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Professional Contractors Group
The Professional Contractors Group (PCG) is a British organisation formed in 1999, initially as a protest group against the IR35 tax statute. Later, its responsibilities were expanded to cover the interests of freelance consultants and contractors such as those affected by IR35. PCG therefore became..
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is a professional darts organisation, established in the United Kingdom during 1992 which split from the officially-recognised British Darts Organisation. Barry Hearn, a long-time established sports promoter is its current chairman. Its events are televised ..
Professional debtor
The phrase professional debtor refers typically to a person who habitually or purposely collects and evades debts. This terminology is also used in the collections agency industry as a client who is a repeat offender, eg, has many debts with no intention of paying. Some professional debtors go as..
Professional degree
A professional (also known as first-professional) degree is a post-baccalaureate degree, either at the Master's or Doctoral level, which is designed to prepare the holder for a particular career, or profession. These are fields where most holders of the degree are not engaged primarily in scholarly..
Professional Developers Conference
Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference (or PDC) is a conference for professional software developers, normally Windows developers. Events October 22-26, 2001 - Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.*Release candidates of the .NET Framework and Visual Studio .NET were a..
Professional development
Professional development refers to vocational education with specific reference to continuing education of the person undertaking it in the area of employment, it may also provide opportunities for other career paths. Vocational education has been related to specific skills, usually tied to immedi..
Professional Disc for DATA
Professional Disc for DATA (PDD or ProDATA) is a recordable optical disc format which was introduced by Sony in 2003. It was one of the first two formats (along with Ultra Density Optical) to utilize blue-violet lasers for reading and writing, which allowed for much higher density data to be stored..
Professional Disc Golf Association
The Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) is the governing body of disc golf, which uses a frisbee-like disc. External links [PDGA web site] (Information about PDGA sanctioned tournaments, the rules of disc golf, and other important disc golf data) ..
Professional dominant
A professional dominant or professional dominatrix is a person who performs the dominant role in BDSM activities in exchange for money. Most professional dominants do not have sex in exchange for money, and do not regard themselves as prostitutes. A female dominant is known as a dominatrix (plural ..
Professional Education Institute
The Professional Education Institute, or PEI, (formerly known as Legacy Learning, American Marketing Systems, and AMS Direct) was founded in 1983 by Mark Holecek and Don Strumillo. PEI offers real estate education, training and coaching materials based on Sheets' programs. PEI is a commercial, profi..
Professional employer organization
"Staff Leasing" redirects here. For , see . "Employee Leasing" redirects here. For , see . A Professional Employer Organization, or PEO, is a service provider utilizing a business relationship which allows outsourcing of human resources tasks, mainly for small to mid-sized business that do not have ..
Professional Engineer
Professional Engineer is the term for registered or licensed engineers in some countries, including the United Kingdom, United States and Canada. The term Professional Engineer is a legally protected title in USA and Canada; the practice of professional engineering is protected in both Canada and..
Professional farter
Le Pétomane. A Professional farter is a performer who receives payment for expelling flatus in an amusing and/or musical manner. They may also be referred to as Flatulists or Fartistes. [link] Contents 1 Antiquity and Middle Ages2 19th through 21st Centuries3 Folk..
Professional File System
The Professional File System is a filesystem originally developed commercially for the Amiga. It tends to perform very well, due to the simplicity of design. The device is split into two main areas. At the beginning of the device is the metadata section, which consists of a root block, and a generi..
Professional Footballers' Association
PFA The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) is the association for professional footballers in the United Kingdom. It is the world's oldest professional sportsman's association and has 4,000 members. It was formed in 1898 as the Player's Union of Association Players.[#endnote_start..
Professional Football League (Trinidad and Tobago)
The Professional Football League is the first division of the Trinidad and Tobago football hierarchy. The league was made entirely professional in 1999, after having been made semi-professional in 1996. Contents 1 Current Member Teams1.1 Previous Champions2 National League3 S..
Professional Football Researchers Association
The Professional Football Researchers Association (PFRA) was founded on June 22, 1979 in Canton, Ohio by sports historian and writer Bob Carroll and six other football researchers. Its website describes it this way: "The PFRA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and, in some cases, r..
Professional foul
In sports, a professional foul is a deliberate act of foul play, usually to prevent an opponent scoring. The British playwright Tom Stoppard wrote a play for television, Professional Foul [Professional Foul] entry at IMDB.com, based on the concept, which was first broadcast on BBC-2's Play..
Professional fraternity
Professional fraternities, in the North American fraternity system, are organizations whose membership is restricted to students and faculty members in a particular field of professional education. Within that field, their membership is exclusive; however, they may initiate members who belong to oth..
Professional Gamers League
The AMD Professional Gamers League (PGL), founded in the late 90s, was the first professional league for computer gaming. The PGL was run by the Total Entertainment Network and was intended to do for computer gaming what the NBA, NHL and other professional leagues did for their respective sports. ..
Professional Gamers League of America
The Professional Gamers League of America (PGL) is a Miami, Florida-based promoter and organizer of electronic gaming tournaments and events. It was founded in 2005 by Jay Marrero and Darlene Marrero. There was also a similarly named league in the late '90s called the Professional Gamers League. ..
Professional golf
For information about professional golf see: Professional golfer, which describes the various branches of the profession.Professional golf tours, which covers elite professional competitive golf and links to more detailed articles about each tour.Professional Golfers Association, an introductory pag..
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who plays for money even once usually loses his or her amateur status permanently and is banned from all amateur tournaments. A professional may not play in amateur tournaments. It is very difficult for a..
Professional Golfers' Association (Great Britain & Ireland)
The Professional Golfers' Association is the professional body which represents the interests of teaching and club golf professionals in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It is just one of many PGAs around the world, but like British organisations in several other sports, it has no ter..
Professional Golfers' Association of America
Founded in 1916, the Professional Golfers' Association of America is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States and claims to be the largest working sports organization in the world with more than 28,000 members. The organisation is now primarily a representative body for club and..
Professional golfers association
For other meanings of "PGA", see PGA. PGA stands for "Professional Golfers' Association". There are many national organisations of that name including: Professional Golfers' Association of AmericaThe Professional Golfers' Association (United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland) Originally, PGA's were ..
Professional Golfers Association
Professional Golfers' Association, (with or without the apostrophe), is the usual term for a professional association in men's golf. It is often abbreviated to PGA. There are several PGAs around the world, including: Professional Golfers Association (British Isles)Professional Golfers Association o..
Professional golf tours
Contents 1 History2 Structure of tour golf3 Men's tours3.1 International Federation of PGA Tours3.2 Other men's tours3.3 Men's senior tours4 Women's tours5 External links Professional golf is one of the more lucrative sports in the world for both men an..
Professional Graduate Diploma in Education
The Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) is a one-year course in Scotland for undergraduate degree holders that allows them to train to be a teacher. The course was previously known as the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) (the name it still retains in the rest of the United..
Professional Graphics Controller
Professional Graphics Controller was an IBM XT graphics card manufactured by IBM. It was very advanced, providing both 2D and 3D graphics accelerator for CAD applications. It consisted of three interconnected ISA cards, and in fact contained a separate computer. Introduced in 1984, and obsoleted by..
Professional humor
Professional humor or occupational humor is a kind of humor which pokes fun at the peculiarities of a particular profession. A speaker at a professional seminar will often break the ice with a bit of professional humor. Occupational jokes tend to exploit popular stereotypes about the profession in ..
Professional Indoor Football League
The Professional Indoor Football League was the second league to successfully play indoor football as a paid pro-league sport, after than the Arena Football League. Since the AFL had a patent given in 1990 on the gameplay of "Arena Football" (mainly the endzone nets), the PIFL played with mostly th..
Professional Institute of Public Service of Canada
Founded in 1920, the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) is the largest multi-professional union in Canada representing some 48,500 public service professionals employed at the Federal and some Provincial and Territorial levels of government. The Institute was founded to ..
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada v. Northwest Territories (Commissioner)
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada v. Northwest Territories, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 367 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on the freedom of association under section 2(d) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Background The Professional Institute of the P..
Professional institutions in management
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Professional Karate Association
The Professional Karate Association (PKA) is a martial arts organization headed by John Persinger. It provides certifications and business advice for martial arts school owners. Through the 1970s, the PKA was the major professional kickboxing organization in the United States, featuring such fighter..
Professional Landcare Network
The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) is a professional body for lawn care professionals, landscape architecture maintenance, exterior maintenance contractors, and interiorscapers. PLANET represents 4,000 companies, mainly in the United States. Contents 1 History2 Certification pr..
Professional life of George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is the 43rd President of the United States of America. Prior to his election as President in 2000, Bush held a number of other jobs, as an oil executive, a baseball franchise owner, and Governor of Texas. Contents 1 Business1.1 Texas Rangers and allegations of insi..
Professional Lighting Design
Professional Lighting Design is a magazine in the niche architectural lighting design market. Headed by editor-in-chief Joachim Ritter, the magazine covers a wide range of subjects in the field including design issues, technological and scientific aspects, and reviews of products used in lighting de..
Professional Master's degree
Professional Master's degrees are awarded by a university and require that a candidate already has been awarded a first degree, normally a bachelor's degree to matriculate into the program. The following detailed description applies to the United States and Canada, although the principles are si..
Professional Mobile Radio
Professional Mobile Radio (also known as Private Mobile Radio (PMR) in the UK and Land Mobile Radio (LMR) in North America) are field radio communications systems which use portable, mobile, base station, and dispatch console radios and are based on such standards as TETRA and APCO 25 which are desi..
Professional Musicians Club
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Professional negligence
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Professional organizer
A Professional Organizer enhances the lives of clients by designing systems and processes using organizing principles and through transferring organizing skills. A Professional Organizer also educates the public on organizing solutions and the resulting benefits. This is the definition used by the..
Professional Oversight Board for Accountancy
The Professional Oversight Board for Accountancy (POBA) contributes to the achievement of the Financial Reporting Council's own fundamental aim of supporting investor, market and public confidence in the financial and governance stewardship of listed and other entities by: independent oversight of ..
Professional Performing Arts School
The Professional Performing Arts School (PPAS) is a New York City public school "created in 1990 to meet the needs of two groups of students: those who wanted to pursue professional work in the arts as they earned a junior/senior high school diploma and those who wanted to study the arts as an avoca..
Professional Photographers of America
The Professional Photographers of America is the largest not-for-profit association for professional photographer in the world. In spite of the name, membership is not limited to America. Currently there are more than 14,000 members in 64 countries. Founded in 1880, The PPA is an association that ..
Professional Physicists
The designation Professional Physicists is a growing term used by physicists, and who have passed various qualifications exams. P.Phys in CanadaChartered Physicist in the United Kingdom External links [Canadian P.Phys designation][UK Institute of Physics] ..
Professional Pilots Rumour Network
The Professional Pilots Rumour Network, or PpruNe, is an Internet forum catering to airline pilots and others in the aviation industry. The site was originally started by Danny Fyne and Robin Lloyd as a "rumour exchange" for airline pilots. Alexa gives the site a three-month rank of 117,378, and e..
Professional Poker Tour
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Professional responsibility
Professional responsibility is the area of legal practice that encompasses the duties of attorneys to act in a professional manner, obey the law, avoid conflicts of interest, and put the interests of clients ahead of their own interests. Professional responsibility violations in general The two ..
Professional revolutionaries
Professional revolutionaries (also cadre) is in origin a Leninist term used to describe a body of devoted communists who spend the great majority (or all) of their time organizing their party toward proletarian revolution. This core is usually very small, and as a consequence is sometimes cited for ..
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) is an organization whose members compete in rodeos around the United States. The PRCA sanctions rodeo venues and events through the PRCA Circuit System. A performer must qualify in his or her regional circuit to move on to the Dodge National Circui..
Professional services
Professional Services are infrequent, technical, or unique functions performed by independent contractors or consultant whose occupation is the rendering of such services. While not limited to licentiates (individuals holding professional licences), the services are considered "professional" and the..
Professional Ski Instructors of America
The Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) is an organization offering training and certification for U.S. Ski Instructors. Ski areas around the United States frequently host PSIA training and testing/certification events using their slopes/facilities. The PSIA provides Clinic Leaders an..
Professional Slow Pitch Softball League
There have been several professional Softball leagues in the United States. The American Professional Slow Pitch League (APSPL) lasted from 1977 to 1980. In 1981, it merged with the North American Softball League (NASL), which had one season (1980), to create the United Professional Softball Leag..
Professional society
A professional society, like a trade association, is usually comprised of professionals who share a common bond or purpose because they work in same industry or share a common job function. These professionals (i.e. accountants, lawyers, HR specialists) come together and form a non-profit organiza..
Professional sports
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Professional sports league organization
Professional sports leagues are organized in numerous ways. The most common are those in the North American mould and those in the European mode. Generally, the North American structure is characterized by its use of franchises and closed membership; the European structure is characterized by its u..
Professional Spring Football League
thumb The Professional Spring Football League (PSFL) was an outdoor football league slated to begin in 1992. The league had a preview show on SportsChannel America in late 1991/early 1992, laying out the ten teams that would play. The league was founded by Vincent Sette, a computer sales exec..
Professional Squash Association
The Professional Squash Association (PSA) is the governing body for the Men's professional Squash circuit. The body operates in a similar fashion to the ATP for Tennis. The PSA tour involves over 100 tournaments annually all over the globe. Over 300 Players are registered with the PSA and rankings a..
Professional student
A Professional student has two uses in the university setting: A professional student, in the United States, is a student majoring in what are considered the professional degrees. These include Law (J.D.), Medicine (M.D.), Business Administration (M.B.A.) and Nursing (R.N.). While most profession..
Professional submissive
A professional submissive is a sex worker who performs the submissive role in BDSM activities in exchange for money. Most professional submissives do not have sex in exchange for money, and do not regard themselves as prostitutes. Professional submissives are rarer than professional dominants. ..
Professional van and light truck magazine
Professional Van and Light Truck Magazine is a UK based magazine that tracks the light commercial vehicle industry that started in September 2003. Professional Van and Light Truck Magazine present awards each year, during June, using their unique award system - unusually, the categories are based o..
Professional video camera
Sony high definition studio television camera. Sony camera head with Betacam SP dock recorder A man operating a professional camera on a tripod A Professional video camera (often called a Television camera even though the use has spread) is a high-end device for recording electron..
Professional video over IP
Professional video over IP systems use some existing standard video codec to reduce the program material to a bitstream (such as an MPEG-2 transport stream), and then to use an Internet Protocol (IP) network to carry that bitstream encapsulated in a stream of IP packets. This is typically accomplish..
Professional virtual community
A Professional virtual community (PVC) represents the combination of the concepts of virtual community and professional community. Virtual communities are defined as social systems of networks of individuals, who use computer technologies to mediate their relationships. Professional communities prov..
Professional Widow
"Professional Widow" is a song written by American-born singer and songwriter Tori Amos. It was originally a harpsichord-driven punk rock dirge included on her 1996 album Boys For Pele, but it gained international popularity after being remixed by house music producer Armand van Helden. The remixed..
Professional Women's Bowling Association
Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) formed in 1960. After the organization struggled, a group of female professional bowlers left the PWBA to form the Ladies' Professional Bowlers Association in 1974. The two merged again in 1978, forming the Women's Professional Bowlers Association, whi..
Professional Wrestlers from New Jersey
Headline text This is a list of professional wrestlers from New Jersey. It is incomplete, so feel free to add on to the list MALE 1. Raven (wrestler)(Short Hills) 2. Bam Bam Bigelow (Asbury Park) 3. Dallas Page (Point Pleasant) 4. King Kong Bundy (Atlantic City) 5. Chris Candido (Spring Lake) 6. ..
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is generally any form of wrestling in which the wrestlers receive payment for participating. Historically, North American and European professional wrestling has involved matches where the outcome was predetermined, and the term professional wrestling or pro-wrestling has ev..
Professional wrestling aerial techniques
Rey Mysterio performing a Springboard Seated Senton on D-Von Dudley Aerial techniques are used in professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler. These moves are mainly done by smaller quicker wrestlers who are unable to do most of the power moves. There is a wide vari..
Professional wrestling attacks
Attacking maneuvers in professional wrestling are mainly used to wear down an opponent for a submission hold, or set up for a throw. There is a wide variety of attacking moves in pro wrestling. Many moves are known by several different names. Professional wrestlers frequently give their "finishers"..
Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers
Double-team maneuvers in professional wrestling are when two wrestlers work together to attack an opponent, these moves are mainly used by tag teams in tag matches. Many of these maneuvers are combination of two throws, or submission holds. There is a wide variety of double-team moves in pro wrest..
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame is located in Amsterdam, New York and was previously located in Schenectady, New York. Its purpose is to preserve and promote the dignified history of professional wrestling and to enshrine and pay tribute to professional wrestlers who have advanced this nati..
Professional wrestling holds
Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents. This article covers the various pins, stretches and transition holds used in the ring. Many of these holds are based on actual, real-world martial arts holds that can injure or kill..
Professional wrestling in Australia
Professional wrestling in Australia makes up a small but growing part of Australian culture. Unlike the North American or Japanese products which have large, globally renowned organisations such as World Wrestling Entertainment or New Japan Pro Wrestling with several hundred smaller promotions, Aust..
Professional wrestling in Japan
Contents 1 Introduction2 Basic rules3 Styles and gimmicks4 The essence of Puroresu5 Ring6 Female wrestling7 Foreign wrestlers in Japan8 Federations8.1 Male8.2 Female9 External links Introduction New Japan Pro Wrestling is one of the most p..
Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom
British Wrestling is professional wrestling performed within the boundaries of the United Kingdom. British wrestling became popular when World of Sport was launched and the sport remained a mainstay of British culture from the late 1960s until World of Sport's cancellation in 1985. The British sty..
Professional wrestling match types
Many types of matches can be found in professional wrestling. Some of them occur frequently, while others are developed so as to advance a storyline, and thus are contested only once. The following is a list of common or otherwise notable match types. Match types in professional wrestling are often..
Professional wrestling promotion
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Professional wrestling school
A professional wrestling school is a school or gym that teaches students the necessary skills to become pro wrestlers. The courses are sometimes taught by qualified professional instructors who have usually worked for several years as professional wrestlers themselves. Contents 1 List of pr..
Professional wrestling slang
Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of slang, in-references and jargon. Much of it stems from the industry's origins in the days of carnivals, and the slang itself is often referred to as "carny talk". Often wrestlers would use this lingo in the presence of fans so as not to rev..
Professional wrestling tournament
On various occasions in professional wrestling a single-elimination tournament of varying match types are held, often to determine a championship or number-one contendership therein. It has been known for promotions to use title tournament that are fictitious in nature (that is, the title may have b..
Professional wrestling tours of Australia
The following is a list of all professional wrestling tours of Australia. Events in Australia stretch back as far as the mid 1980s and tours have since become a regular part of professional wrestling promotions schedules. Tours of Australia have all been by World Wrestling Entertainment apart from ..
Professional wrestling triple-team maneuvers
Along with the many double-team moves in professional wrestling, there are some triple-team moves, as well. This is when three wrestlers collectively perform a move on their opponent(s). Aided Elevated Jumping Calf Kick This move is performed when two wrestlers hold one wrestler up in the air by hi..
Professional writing
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Professions (World of Warcraft)
Within the video game World of Warcraft there are numerous professions players can choose from. Each character can choose up to two primary professions, and any or all of the secondary professions. Primary professions can be abandoned later so that the character can start on a different one, but t..
Professions in the Guild Wars Universe
In the PC game Guild Wars, there are six professions available which are combined as primary and secondary classes for a variety of different character types. For example, players can choose to be an Elementalist for their primary class and a Necromancer as their secondary class, creating an Element..
Profession (religious)
Profession, in a religious sense, is a public avowal of faith according to a traditional formula. In this sense, a "professing Christian" is one who publicly claims to be following and supporting the Christian faith, usually according to one of the formal creeds, such as the Apostles' Creed, the Nic..
Profession (short story)
"Profession" is a short story by Isaac Asimov. The story first appeared in the magazine Astounding Science Fiction in 1957, and was reprinted in the collection Nine Tomorrows in 1959. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. The author presents a centralised..