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  2. Old School RuneScape - Wikipedia

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    MMORPG. Mode (s) Multiplayer. Old School RuneScape is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), developed and published by Jagex. The game was released on 16 February 2013. When Old School RuneScape launched, it began as an August 2007 version of the game RuneScape, which was highly popular prior to the launch of RuneScape 3.

  3. Thomas Fuller (mental calculator) - Wikipedia

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    Born. c. 1710. African continent (around present-day Liberia and Benin) Died. December 1790. (1791-01) (aged 80) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. Thomas Fuller (1710 – December 1790), also known as "Negro Demus" and the "Virginia Calculator", was an enslaved African renowned for his mathematical abilities.

  4. Computer (occupation) - Wikipedia

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    Computer (occupation) The term " computer ", in use from the early 17th century (the first known written reference dates from 1613), [1] meant "one who computes": a person performing mathematical calculations, before calculators became available. Alan Turing described the "human computer" as someone who is "supposed to be following fixed rules ...

  5. Mental calculator - Wikipedia

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    A mental calculator or human calculator is a person with a prodigious ability in some area of mental calculation (such as adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing large numbers). In 2005, a group of researchers led by Michael W. O'Boyle, an American psychologist previously working in Australia and now at Texas Tech University, has used MRI ...

  6. Anthony Edwards trashes old-school NBA: Nobody had skill ...

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    Anthony Edwards trashes old-school NBA: Nobody had skill except Michael Jordan. Scooby Axson, USA TODAY. August 21, 2024 at 9:52 AM. Trash-talking is a spirited art form, and those who can do it ...

  7. Traditional mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Traditional mathematics (sometimes classical math education) was the predominant method of mathematics education in the United States in the early-to-mid 20th century. This contrasts with non-traditional approaches to math education. [1] Traditional mathematics education has been challenged by several reform movements over the last several ...

  8. Mental calculation - Wikipedia

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    Mental calculation has long been a component of mathematical education. Mental calculation consists of arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator. People may use mental calculation when computing tools are not available, when it is faster than ...

  9. Elo rating system - Wikipedia

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    The Elo[a] rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in zero-sum games such as chess or esports. It is named after its creator Arpad Elo, a Hungarian-American physics professor. The Elo system was invented as an improved chess-rating system over the previously used Harkness system, [1] but is also used as a ...