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  2. Tempo - Wikipedia

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    Allegro – fast and bright (120–156 bpm) Molto Allegro or Allegro vivace – at least slightly faster and livelier than allegro, but always at its range (and no faster than vivace) (124–156 bpm) Vivace – lively and fast (156–176 bpm) Vivacissimo and Allegrissimo – very fast, lively and bright (172–176 bpm)

  3. Fastest animals - Wikipedia

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    Underwater and unimpeded by a fishing line, the Shortfin mako has been reliably clocked at 50 km/h (31 mph), and there is a claim that one individual of this species achieved a burst speed of 74 km/h (46 mph). But it is extremely difficult to get a fish in the wild to swim in a straight line over a measured course.

  4. List of Italian musical terms used in English - Wikipedia

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    An extra, very fast grace note Altissimo: very high: Very high Appoggiatura: leaning, supporting: A type of ornament that creates a "yearning" effect Arco: bow: Cancels col legno and pizzicato. (In any string passage, arco is usually expected, as it is the "default" approach; it is only ever written at the end of col legno or pizzicato passages ...

  5. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    Crushing (i.e. a very fast grace note that is "crushed" against the note that follows and takes up no value in the measure) accidental A note that is not part of the scale indicated by the key signature. accompagnato Accompanied (i.e. with the accompaniment following the soloist, who may speed up or slow down at will) accuratezza Precision ...

  6. List of birds by flight speed - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the fastest flying birds in the world. A bird's velocity is necessarily variable; a hunting bird will reach much greater speeds while diving to catch prey than when flying horizontally.

  7. Speed reading - Wikipedia

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    Skimming is a process of speed reading that involves visually searching the sentences of a page for clues to the main idea or when reading an essay, it can mean reading the beginning and ending for summary information, then optionally the first sentence of each paragraph to quickly determine whether to seek still more detail, as determined by the questions or purpose of the reading.

  8. Words per minute - Wikipedia

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    Karat et al. found in one study of average computer users in 1999 that the average rate for transcription was 32.5 words per minute, and 19.0 words per minute for composition. [2] In the same study, when the group was divided into "fast", "moderate", and "slow" groups, the average speeds were 40 wpm, 35 wpm, and 23 wpm, respectively.

  9. Chopper (rap) - Wikipedia

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    The word "chopper" was first used in street and hip hop slang to refer to an automatic firearm. The word has also been used as an informal word for helicopter. The linkage to automatic firearms and helicopters are the rapid "tat-tat-tat" sound they make. This may have an analogous relation to fast-paced rap.