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  • 51Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad — Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad claims to be a people’s science movement of Kerala, India. At the time of its founding in 1962 it was a 40 member group consisting of science writers and teachers with interest in science from a social perspective.… …

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  • 52understanding — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. discernment, comprehension, intelligence, knowledge, insight, perception; sympathy; agreement. See intellect. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. empathetic, empathic, kindly, generous; see patient 1 ,… …

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  • 53grasp — [[t]græsp, grɑsp[/t]] v. t. 1) to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms 2) to seize upon; hold firmly 3) to comprehend; understand: I don t grasp your meaning[/ex] 4) to make a motion of seizing: grasped for the gun[/ex] …

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  • 54Inequality — In mathematics, an inequality is a statement about the relative size or order of two objects, or about whether they are the same or not (See also: equality) *The notation a < b means that a is less than b . *The notation a > b means that a is&#8230; …

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  • 55Albert Adu Boahen — (May 24, 1932 ndash; May 24, 2006), born Albert Kwadzo Adu Boahen, was a Ghanaian academic, historian, and politician. He was the first Ghanaian to receive a Ph.D in African history from the School of Oriental and African Studies. [&#8230; …

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  • 56mathematics, South Asian — Introduction       the discipline of mathematics as it developed in the Indian (India) subcontinent.       The mathematics of classical Indian civilization is an intriguing blend of the familiar and the strange. For the modern individual, Indian&#8230; …

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  • 57asymbolia — A form of aphasia in which the significance of signs and symbols is not appreciated. SYN: sight blindness. [G. a priv. + symbolon, an outward sign] * * * asym·bo·lia .ā (.)sim bō lē ə n loss of the power to understand previously familiar symbols&#8230; …

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  • 58Intellective — In tel*lec tive, a. [Cf. F. intellectif.] [1913 Webster] 1. Pertaining to, or produced by, the intellect or understanding; intellectual. [1913 Webster] 2. Having power to understand, know, or comprehend; intelligent; rational. Glanvill. [1913&#8230; …

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  • 59Proles — is a term used in Orwell s novel Nineteen Eighty Four to refer to the working class of Oceania (i.e. the proletariat ).According to 1984 , the society of Oceania was divided into 3 distinct classes: Inner Party, Outer Party, and proles (upper,&#8230; …

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  • 60intellective — intellectively, adv. /in tl ek tiv/, adj. 1. having power to understand; intelligent; cognitive. 2. of or pertaining to the intellect. [1375 1425; late ME < L intellectivus. See INTELLECT, IVE] * * * …

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