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Off-peak may refer to: Off-peak demand, the opposite of peak demand; Off-peak hours, the opposite of peak hours; Off-Peak, a 2015 video game;
Although the human population of Earth is increasing, the rate of human population growth is decreasing and the world population is expected to peak and then begin falling during the 21st century. Improvements in agricultural productivity and technology are expected to be able to meet anticipated increased demand for resources, making a global ...
Peak (geometry), an (n-3)-dimensional element of a polytope; Peak electricity demand or peak usage; Peak-to-peak, the highest (or sometimes the highest and lowest) points on a varying waveform; Peak (pharmacology), the time at which a drug reaches its maximum plasma concentration; Peak experience, psychological term for a euphoric mental state
In the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984), by George Orwell, Newspeak is the fictional language of Oceania, a totalitarian superstate.To meet the ideological requirements of Ingsoc (English Socialism) in Oceania, the Party created Newspeak, which is a controlled language of simplified grammar and limited vocabulary designed to limit a person's ability for critical thinking.
An antonym is one of a pair of words with opposite meanings. Each word in the pair is the antithesis of the other. A word may have more than one antonym. There are three categories of antonyms identified by the nature of the relationship between the opposed meanings.
The topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous. The term top (mountain top) is generally used only for a mountain peak that is located at some distance from the nearest point of higher elevation. For example, a big, massive rock next to the main summit of a mountain is not considered a summit.
In 1999, the term was used in the Three 6 Mafia song "Sippin' on Some Syrup" [3] [10] as an antonym for pimp; [11] Too Short has described a "simp" as equivalent to "a knockoff pimp". [1] The term has been expressed as a backronym for Sucker/Sucka Idolizing Mediocre Pussy , [ 3 ] [ 10 ] [ 12 ] which according to Gizmodo Australia is "telling of ...
Howard W. Peak (December 31, 1948 – November 30, 2024) was an American politician who served as the mayor of San Antonio, Texas, from 1997 to 2001. He was succeeded in office by Ed Garza . [ 2 ] Prior to serving as mayor of the city, Peak served as a member of the San Antonio City Council from 1993 to 1997.