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  2. Modular art - Wikipedia

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    Modular art is art created by joining together standardized units to form larger, more complex compositions.In some works the units can be subsequently moved, removed and added to – that is, modulated – to create a new work of art, different from the original or ensuing configurations.

  3. Binary system - Wikipedia

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    A related classification though not a binary system is optical binary, which refers to objects that are so close together in the sky that they appear to be a binary system, but are not. Such objects merely appear to be close together, but lie at different distances from the Solar System. [1] [2]

  4. Biomorphism - Wikipedia

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    Presently, the effect of the influence of nature is less obvious: instead of designed objects looking exactly like the natural form, they use only slight characteristics to remind us of nature. Victor Papanek (1923–1999) was one of the first American industrial designers to use biomorphic analysis in his design assignments.

  5. Systems theory in anthropology - Wikipedia

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    The open systems are systems that allow interactions between its internal elements and the environment. An open system is defined as a "system in exchange of matter with its environment, presenting import and export, building-up and breaking-down of its material components." [4] For example, living organism. Closed systems, on the other hand ...

  6. Binary opposition - Wikipedia

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    The political (rather than analytic or conceptual) critique of binary oppositions is an important part of third wave feminism, post-colonialism, post-anarchism, and critical race theory, which argue that the perceived binary dichotomy between man/woman, civilized/uncivilised, and white/black have perpetuated and legitimized societal power structures favoring a specific majority.

  7. Symbiotic binary - Wikipedia

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    A symbiotic binary is a type of binary star system, often simply called a symbiotic star. They usually contain a white dwarf with a companion red giant . The cool giant star loses material via Roche lobe overflow or through its stellar wind , which flows onto the hot compact star, usually via an accretion disk .

  8. What Does Non-Binary Mean? Understanding This LGBTQ ... - AOL

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    A person who does identify with the gender assigned them at birth, and according to the Safe Zone Project, a non-binary or transgender person can be straight, gay, asexual, bisexual, or one of the ...

  9. Semiotic square - Wikipedia

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    The second binary relationship is now created on the ~S axis. ~S 1 is considered to be the complex term, and ~S 2 is the neutral term. This is where the principle of difference is brought into play: every element in a system is defined by its differences from the other elements. In most modes of interpretation, the S-axis is a hyponym of the ~S ...