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  2. Binary number - Wikipedia

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    A binary number is a number expressed in the base -2 numeral system or binary numeral system, a method of mathematical expression which uses only two symbols: typically "0" ( zero) and "1" ( one ). The base-2 numeral system is a positional notation with a radix of 2. Each digit is referred to as a bit, or binary digit.

  3. Dissociated vertical deviation - Wikipedia

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    DVD can be revealed on ocular movement testing when one eye is occluded by the nose on lateral gaze. This eye will then elevate, simulating an inferior oblique over action. However, in a unilateral case, overaction of the superior rectus muscle in the unaffected dominant eye, can also be a causing factor as well as causing a V pattern exophoria.

  4. Nebuchadnezzar II's Prism - Wikipedia

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    Nebuchadnezzar II's Prism, also known as the Hofkalender, [1] [2] [3] EŞ 7834, [2] [3] The Court of Nebuchadnezzar, [4] the Unger Prism, [5] Nebuchadnezzar's Court Calendar, [6] the Phillipps Cylinder, Nbk Zyl III,4, C34, and Nr. 9, [7] is an artifact from the Neo-Babylonian Empire. [8] [verification needed] The text is similar to, but ...

  5. Base (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    A strong base is a basic chemical compound that can remove a proton (H +) from (or deprotonate) a molecule of even a very weak acid (such as water) in an acid–base reaction. Common examples of strong bases include hydroxides of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals, like NaOH and Ca (OH) 2, respectively.

  6. Destroyers-for-bases deal - Wikipedia

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    The destroyers-for-bases deal was an agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom on September 2, 1940, according to which 50 Caldwell, Wickes, and Clemson -class US Navy destroyers were transferred to the Royal Navy from the US Navy in exchange for land rights on British possessions . Generally referred to as the "twelve hundred ...

  7. Barksdale Air Force Base - Wikipedia

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    Barksdale Air Force Base ( Barksdale AFB) ( IATA: BAD, ICAO: KBAD, FAA LID: BAD) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, in northwest Louisiana. Much of the base is within the city limits of Bossier City, Louisiana, along the base's western and northwestern edge. [2] Barksdale AFB occupies more than 22,000 acres ...

  8. Camp TURKSOM - Wikipedia

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    Camp TURKSOM (Somali: Xerada TURKSOM, Turkish: Somali Türk Görev Kuvveti Komutanlığı) is a Turkish military base and a defence university in Mogadishu, Somalia.. Since its inception, Camp TURKSOM serves as the main hub of the task force dubbed "African Eagle" in which Turkey aims to train and prepare the officers and NCOs of the Somali Armed Forces, thereby helping the Somali government ...

  9. Prism (optics) - Wikipedia

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    Prism (optics) An optical prism is a transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that are designed to refract light. At least one surface must be angled — elements with two parallel surfaces are not prisms. The most familiar type of optical prism is the triangular prism, which has a triangular base and rectangular sides.