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A round number is an integer that ends with one or more "0"s (zero-digit) in a given base. [1] So, 590 is rounder than 592, but 590 is less round than 600. In both technical and informal language, a round number is often interpreted to stand for a value or values near to the nominal value expressed.
Anaconda is an open source [9] [10] data science and artificial intelligence distribution platform for Python and R programming languages.Developed by Anaconda, Inc., [11] an American company [1] founded in 2012, [11] the platform is used to develop and manage data science and AI projects. [9]
The Calabar python (Calabaria reinhardtii) is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Boidae. The species is endemic to West and Central Africa . [ 3 ] It is the only species in its genus.
Round the Horne was based on a revue format, [21] [22] and contained parody and satire. [23] The programme would include an introduction from Horne, who would sometimes give answers to a supposed quiz from the previous week, and then lead into sketches that would include a set-piece based on a film or novel, [24] [25] such as "The Man with the Golden Thunderball", [26] and "The Three ...
Sleep deprivation, also known as sleep insufficiency [2] or sleeplessness, is the condition of not having adequate duration and/or quality of sleep to support decent alertness, performance, and health.
Southern African rock python - (from Africa) Nile Monitor - (from Africa) Red tegu - (from South America) Black caiman - (from South America) Saltwater crocodile - (from Asia and Australia) Knight anole - (from Cuba) [125] Chamaeleo chamaeleon (common chameleon) [126] Chamaeleo africanus (African chameleon) [127] California kingsnake - Spain [128]
[5] Bale out (or Bail out) – to jump out of a stricken aircraft and parachute down to earth. [7] [9] Banana Boat – an aircraft carrier. [10] Bandit – an enemy aircraft. [11] Bang-on – right on target, a direct hit on a target by a bomb, bullseye. [5] Belt–up – RAF slang from the 1930s meaning to be quiet. [12]
In 1998, Cory Doctorow wrote in Science Fiction Age that "[T]he best all-round guide to things science-fictional remains the Internet Speculative Fiction Database". [3] In April 2009, Zenkat wrote that "it is widely considered one of the most authoritative sources about Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror literature available on the Internet ...