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21Glossary of contract bridge terms — These terms are used in Contract bridge[1][2] , or the earlier game Auction bridge, using duplicate or rubber scoring. Some of them are also used in Whist, Bid whist, and other trick taking games. This glossary supplements the Glossary of card… …
22Mongol military tactics and organization — The Mongol military tactics and organization helped the Mongol Empire to conquer nearly all of continental Asia, the Middle East and parts of eastern Europe. In many ways, it can be regarded as the first modern military system. The original… …
23Viet Cong and PAVN battle tactics — Soldier of a NLF/Viet Cong Main Force Unit. They shared common arms, procedures, tactics, organization and personnel with PAVN. Viet Cong and PAVN battle tactics comprised a flexible mix of guerrilla and conventional warfare battle tactics used… …
24Batesian mimicry — is a form of mimicry typified by a situation where a harmless species has evolved to imitate the warning signals of a harmful species directed at a common predator. It is named after the English naturalist Henry Walter Bates, after his work in… …
25Aggressive mimicry — The Humpback anglerfish uses a modified dorsal spine as a bioluminescent fishing rod to capture prey. Aggressive mimicry is a form of mimicry where predators, parasites or parasitoids share similar signals with a harmless model, allowing them to… …
26Pearl Harbor advance-knowledge debate — The Pearl Harbor advance knowledge debate is a dispute over what, if any, advance knowledge American officials had of Japan s December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.Ever since the Japanese attack there has been debate as to how and why the… …
27amer — 1. amer, ère [ amɛr ] adj. et n. m. • XIIe; lat. amarus 1 ♦ Qui produit au goût une sensation caractéristique le plus souvent désagréable (ex. la bile), parfois stimulante (ex. l écorce de citron, les endives, etc.). C est amer comme chicotin.… …
28Sir Philip Sidney game — In biology and game theory, the Sir Philip Sidney game is used as a model for the evolution and maintenance of informative communication between relatives. Developed by John Maynard Smith as a model for chick begging behavior, it has been studied …
29cryptology — cryptologist, n. cryptologic /krip tl oj ik/, cryptological, adj. /krip tol euh jee/, n. 1. cryptography. 2. the science and study of cryptanalysis and cryptography. [1635 45; < NL cryptologia. See CRYPTO , LOGY] * * * Introduction …
30warning system — ▪ military technology Introduction in military science, any method used to detect the situation or intention of an enemy so that warning can be given. Because military tactics from time immemorial have stressed the value of surprise… …
