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Garry Kasparov

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'''Garry Kimovich Kasparov''' (born in 1963) was the youngest person to ever become a World Chess Champion. He held the highest chess rating ever with 2851 in the [[Elo system]], the record for the most consecutive tournament victories, and a number one world rating almost continuously from 1986 to 2005, when he retired. He became the World Champion in 1985.

He had several famous competitions with computers programmed to defeat him, with Kasparov winning early matches but ultimately succumbed to advances in computer technology. In the final contest between Kasparov and the most advanced computer, they battled to a tie.<ref>http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/7378/comphis.htm</ref>

Kasparov later lost his championship title to [[Vladimir Kramnik]] in 2000. Kasparov has since retired and started the [[United Civil Front]], an organization devoted to preserving democracy in Russia.[http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/05/18/kasparovfront.shtml]

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Vox populi

2007-04-14T23:39:21Z

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Vox populi (VOKS-POP-yoo-lye) is Latin for "the voice of the people," or simply "popular sentiment." The term is common in discussing politics.

The full phrase, however, was "vox populi, vox Dei," meaning "the voice of the people is the voice of God." In other words, popular sentiment can seem as powerful as God's will sometimes.

Usage of the phrase is quite old, with William of Malmesbury quoting it as a proverb in the Twelfth Century.

Complete metric space

2007-04-14T23:38:49Z

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A complete metric space is a [[metric space]] in which every [[Cauchy sequence]] converges. Every metric space has a completion.
[[Category:Topology]]

Biscuit

2007-04-14T23:38:37Z

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[[Image:Biscuits.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Biscuits]]

In the US, a biscuit is a small form of bread made with baking powder or baking soda as a leavening agent rather than yeast. When prepared properly, they are soft and flaky. They are similar to [[scone|scones]], but are more savory than sweet.

In the UK, the term 'biscuit' means a [[cookie]], which is the older definition. In the French language, "biscuit" is the word for [[cookie]].

== Types of Biscuit ==

There are many sweet types, including,
*[[Custard]] creams
*[[Bourbon]] creams
*[[Garibaldi]] biscuits.
*Rich [[tea]] biscuits.
*Digestive and [[chocolate]] digestive biscuits.
*[[Fig]] rolls.
*[[Nice]] biscuits.

== Biscuits in culture ==

Biscuits are the centerpiece of a traditional game played at many boarding schools - unlike "taking the cake" meaning to win, the expression "taking the biscuit" means to come humiliatingly last. The popular American band [[Limp Bizkit]] derive their name from this pastime.

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DC

2007-04-14T23:37:31Z

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DC stands for Direct Current. A DC signal has a zero-frequency.

2-category

2007-04-14T23:37:08Z

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2-category is a [[category]] with morphisms in between morphisms. It is defined as a category enriched over the category of categories and functors, with the monoidal structure induced by the composition.

[[Category:Mathematics]]