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121Pseudorandom generator — In theoretical computer science, a pseudorandom generator is a deterministic method of generating a large amount of pseudorandom, or apparently random, data, from a small amount of initial random data. The initial data is commonly known as a… …
122Knife making — For more information, see the Knife article. Knife Making (also known as knifesmithing) is the process of manufacturing a cutting instrument by any one or a combination of processes: stock removal, forged to shape, welded lamination or investment …
123Marcellus Formation — Stratigraphic range: Middle Devonian …
124National Socialism — National Socialist. the principles and practices of the Nazi party in Germany. * * * or Nazism Totalitarian movement led by Adolf Hitler as head of Germany s Nazi Party (1920–45). Its roots lay in the tradition of Prussian militarism and… …
125olivine — olivinic /ol euh vin ik/, olivinitic /ol euh vi nit ik/, adj. /ol euh veen , ol euh veen /, n. Mineral. any of a group of magnesium iron silicates, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4, occurring in olive green to gray green masses as an important constituent of basic… …
126Roman army of the mid-Republic — Contemporary portrait of Scipio Africanus, engraved on a gold signet ring manufactured in Capua, S. Italy, Considered the greatest Roman military leader of the Second Punic War, Scipio permanently drove the Carthaginians out of Spain in a series… …
127Descartes , René du Perron — (1596–1650) French mathematician, philosopher, and scientist Descartes was the son of a counselor of the Britanny parlement; his mother, who died shortly after his birth, left him sufficient funds to make him financially independent. Born at La… …
128JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period …
