A voting system that selects the candidate who would beat each of the other candidates in a run-off election

A voting system by which each voter submits an ordered list of all candidates according to personal preference (from best to worst). The winner is the candidate for whom we need to perform the minimum number of pairwise swaps (added over all candidates) before they become a winner according to the Condorcet method.

(differential equations) A method for numerically approximating the solution to an ordinary differential equation with a given initial value.

(computing) A set of mnemonics for inputting a foreign script or exotic symbols not found on a physical keyboard. / (computing) By extension, a program that facilitates input using these mnemonics.

A technique to calculate the light level in a room, based on a series of calculations using horizontal illuminance criteria to establish a uniform luminaire layout in a space.

A technique to treat infants' sleep problems, involving teaching the infant to soothe itself by allowing it to cry for a period of time before external comfort is offered.

The Dayi system of text input for Chinese characters.

(sciences) A method of discovering knowledge about the natural world based in making falsifiable predictions (hypotheses), testing them empirically, and developing theories that match known data from repeatable physical experimentation.

(medicine) A staining technique, using a sequence of crystal violet, iodine and safranine, used to differentiate bacteria into two large groups of species.

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