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Hace 12 horas · Eugenics ( / juːˈdʒɛnɪks / yoo-JEN-iks; from Ancient Greek εύ̃ (eû) 'good, well', and -γενής (genḗs) 'come into being, growing') [1] is a set of beliefs and practices that aim to improve the genetic quality of a human population. [2] [3] [4] Historically, eugenicists have attempted to alter human gene pools by excluding people and groups judged to be inferior or promoting those ...
Hace 12 horas · A series of independent states (for example, a series of coin flips) satisfies the formal definition of a Markov chain. However, the theory is usually applied only when the probability distribution of the next state depends on the current one.
Hace 12 horas · Christianity remains culturally diverse in its Western and Eastern branches, and doctrinally diverse concerning justification and the nature of salvation, ecclesiology, ordination, and Christology. The creeds of various Christian denominations generally hold in common Jesus as the Son of God—the Logos incarnated —who ministered, suffered, and died on a cross, but rose from the dead for the ...
Hace 12 horas · Om (or Aum) ( listen ⓘ; Sanskrit: ॐ, ओम्, 𑀑𑀫𑁆, romanized : Oṃ, ISO 15919: Ōṁ) is a symbol representing a sacred sound, syllable, mantra, and an invocation in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. [1] [2] Its written representation is the most important symbol of Hinduism. [3]
Hace 12 horas · The tiger ( Panthera tigris) is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus Panthera native to Asia. It has a powerful, muscular body with a large head and paws, a long tail, and orange fur with black, mostly vertical stripes. It is traditionally classified into nine recent subspecies, though some recognise only two subspecies, mainland Asian tigers and island tigers of the Sunda ...
Hace 12 horas · Canaan ( / ˈkeɪnən /; Phoenician: 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 – KNʿN; [1] Hebrew: כְּנַעַן – Kənáʿan, in pausa כְּנָעַן – Kənāʿan; Biblical Greek: Χανααν – Khanaan; [2] Arabic: كَنْعَانُ – Kan‘ān) was a Semitic -speaking civilization and region of the Southern Levant in the Ancient Near East during the late 2nd millennium BC. Canaanite culture was ...
Hace 12 horas · Poster, entitled "MOOC, every letter is negotiable", exploring the meaning of the words "massive open online course". A massive open online course ( MOOC / muːk /) or an open online course is an online course aimed at unlimited participation and open access via the Web. [1] In addition to traditional course materials, such as filmed lectures ...
