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  • 1Pole (complex analysis) — The absolute value of the Gamma function. This shows that a function becomes infinite at the poles (left). On the right, the Gamma function does not have poles, it just increases quickly. In the mathematical field of complex analysis, a pole of a …

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  • 2Pole vault — Pole vaulting is an athletic field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole (which today is usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as… …

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  • 3Pole dance — Pole dancer performing Chinese pole acrobats perform …

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  • 4Order of Preachers —     Order of Preachers     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Order of Preachers     As the Order of the Friars Preachers is the principal part of the entire Order of St. Dominic, we shall include under this title the two other parts of the order: the… …

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  • 5Order of Friars Minor —     Order of Friars Minor     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Order of Friars Minor     (Also known as FRANCISCANS.) This subject may be conveniently considered under the following heads:     I. General History of the Order;     A. First Period (1209… …

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  • 6Pole Chudes — ( ru. Поле Чудес, literally The Field of Wonders ) is the Russian adaptation of Wheel of Fortune quiz show, however it has distinguishable differences from the original version.Pole Chudes debuted in 1990, introduced by Vladislav Listyev, who… …

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  • 7Pole bending — Western riding Timed events Barrel race Pole bending Stake race (Figure 8) Keyhole race Flag race Pole bending is timed event that feat …

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  • 8Pole Position (arcade game) — Infobox VG title= Pole Position developer= Namco publisher= Namco (Japan), Atari (USA) released= vgrelease|JP=1982 vgrelease|NA=1982 genre = Arcade style racing modes= Single player platforms= Arcade input= Steering wheel, Gear shifter, Pedals… …

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  • 9Pole position — The term pole position comes from the horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole. The term made its way, along with several other customs, to auto racing. In circuit motorsport, a driver has pole… …

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  • 10pole — pole1 W3 [pəul US poul] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(stick/post)¦ 2 3 be poles apart 4¦(opposite ideas/beliefs)¦ 5¦(electrical)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1; Origin: Old English pal, from Latin palus; PALE3] …

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