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2. First-price sealed-bid auction - Wikipedia

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   A first-price sealed-bid auction (FPSBA) is a common type of auction. It is also known as blind auction. [1] In this type of auction, all bidders simultaneously submit sealed bids so that no bidder knows the bid of any other participant. The highest bidder pays the price that was submitted. [2]: p2 [3]

3. Vickrey auction - Wikipedia

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   The uniform-price auction does not, however, result in bidders bidding their true valuations as they do in a second-price auction unless each bidder has demand for only a single unit. A generalization of the Vickrey auction that maintains the incentive to bid truthfully is known as the Vickrey–Clarke–Groves (VCG) mechanism.

4. Blind (poker) - Wikipedia

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   For example, if the big blind in a live table game is $3, then the small blind will usually be $1 or $2 since most casinos do not distribute large quantities of $0.50 poker chips. The blinds exist because Omaha and Texas hold 'em are frequently played without antes , allowing a player to fold his hand without placing a bet.

5. American Printing House for the Blind - Wikipedia

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   The American Printing House for the Blind (APH) is an American non-for-profit corporation in Louisville, Kentucky, promoting independent living for people who are blind and visually impaired. [5] For over 150 years APH has created unique products and services to support all aspects of daily life without sight.

6. Double bass - Wikipedia

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   The lowest string is typically tuned down to C 1, an octave below the lowest note on the cello (as it is quite common for a bass part to double the cello part an octave lower). More rarely this string may be tuned to a low B 0 , as a few works in the orchestral repertoire call for such a B, such as Respighi 's The Pines of Rome .