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  2. Kata - Wikipedia

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    Kata originally were teaching and training methods by which successful combat techniques were preserved and passed on. Practicing kata allowed a company of persons to engage in a struggle using a systematic approach, rather by practicing in a repetitive manner the learner develops the ability to execute those techniques and movements in a natural, reflex-like manner.

  3. Non-configurational language - Wikipedia

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    The distinction between configurational and non-configurational has hence disappeared entirely, all languages being non-configurational in the relevant sense. Note, however, that while the finite VP is not a constituent in the tree, the non-finite VP have a finite VP constituent is a constituent (because it qualifies as a complete subtree).

  4. Non-convergent discourse - Wikipedia

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    A non-convergent discourse (NCD) is a discourse in which the participants do not converge in their language, which results in the use of different languages. [1] Alternative names for this phenomenon are asymmetric and bilingual discourse. The term was introduced by the sociologist Reitze Jonkman.

  5. Convention (norm) - Wikipedia

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    A convention influences a set of agreed, stipulated, or generally accepted standards, social norms, or other criteria, often taking the form of a custom.. In physical sciences, numerical values (such as constants, quantities, or scales of measurement) are called conventional if they do not represent a measured property of nature, but originate in a convention, for example an average of many ...

  6. Non-Euclidean geometry - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, non-Euclidean geometry consists of two geometries based on axioms closely related to those that specify Euclidean geometry.As Euclidean geometry lies at the intersection of metric geometry and affine geometry, non-Euclidean geometry arises by either replacing the parallel postulate with an alternative, or relaxing the metric requirement.

  7. Conventional wisdom - Wikipedia

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    Evidence-based medicine is a deliberate effort to acknowledge expert opinion (conventional wisdom) and how it coexists with scientific data. Evidence-based medicine acknowledges that expert opinion is "evidence" and plays a role to fill the "gap between the kind of knowledge generated by clinical research studies and the kind of knowledge necessary to make the best decision for individual ...

  8. Nonconformity - Wikipedia

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    Dissent, a sentiment or philosophy of non-agreement or opposition to a prevailing idea or entity Organizational dissent, the expression of disagreement or contradictory opinions about organizational practices and policies

  9. Category:Non-classical logic - Wikipedia

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