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Sociology

The study of societies and how they are shaped by people. It also concerns itself with how society affects the behavior of the individuals that are part of them.

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power

Sports; Bicycle & electric bicycle

the combination of speed and strength.

payload

Software; Anti virus

Actions taken by a virus beyond infecting files, anything from displaying harmless messages to deleting files to making systems unbootable.

split-fee option

Financial services; General Finance

An option on an option. The buyer generally executes the split fee with first an initial fee, with a window period at the end of which (upon payment of a second fee) the original ...

backscattering

Astronomy; Mars

The deflection of particles or radiation by scattering processes through angles greater than 90 degrees with respect to the original direction of motion.

anthropomorphism

Astronomy; General astronomy

The projection of human attributes onto nonhuman entities such as animals, the planets, or the universe as a whole.

diploid

Biology; Genetics

Having two different sets of chromosomes in the same nucleus of each cell. Most metazoans and plants are diploid.

g.i. marbles

Entertainment; Gambling

Another word for normal playing dice.

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