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A to Z, 0 to 9), the reverse order descending (Z to A, 9 to 0). For dates and times, ascending means that earlier values precede later ones e.g. 1/1/2000 will sort ahead of 1/1/2001. Common algorithms
A lineal or direct descendant, in legal usage, is a blood relative in the direct line of descent – the children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc. of a person.In a legal procedure sense, lineal descent refers to the acquisition of estate by inheritance by parent from grandparent and by child from parent, whereas collateral descent refers to the acquisition of estate or real property ...
The opposite symbol (∨) is called a vel, or sometimes a (descending) wedge. Some authors who call the descending wedge vel often call the ascending wedge ac (the corresponding Latin word for "and", also spelled "atque"), keeping their usage parallel.
Melodic motion: ascending vs. descending X conjunct vs. disjunct Melodic motion is the quality of movement of a melody , including nearness or farness of successive pitches or notes in a melody . This may be described as conjunct or disjunct, stepwise, skipwise or no movement , respectively.
The angels represent souls descending to and ascending from bodies (some consider this to be Philo's most explicit reference to the doctrine of reincarnation). In the second interpretation, the ladder is the human soul, and the angels are God's logoi, pulling the soul up in distress and descending in compassion.
In the anatomy of humans and homologous primates, the descending colon is the part of the colon extending from the left colic flexure to the level of the iliac crest (whereupon it transitions into the sigmoid colon). The function of the descending colon in the digestive system is to store the remains of digested food that will be emptied into ...
Descending 5-6 sequence with every other chord in first inversion. Notice the continuous bass line in the lower staff. Play ⓘ An important subtype of the descending 5-6 sequence is the root position variant, also known as the Pachelbel sequence, due to the use of this sequence in Pachelbel's Canon. The Pachelbel sequence changes the first ...
"Up" here means that the centre of the Sun is above the horizon. Lunar polar sunrises and sunsets occur around the time of eclipses (solar or lunar). For example, at the Solar eclipse of March 9, 2016, the Moon was near its descending node, and the Sun was near the point in the sky where the equator of the Moon crosses the ecliptic. When the ...