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The Etymology of ‘gamma’ in Ancient Greek. Figure 1:   A capital ‘gamma’ on the left, and a small ‘gamma’ on the right. In Classical Greek, the third letter of the alphabet is: or: or: γάμμα or: ‘gámma’ or: ‘gamma’ .  This Ancient-Greek letter is said to be cognate with the Hebrew letter: Gimmel Hebrew Letter ...

Pseudo-random numbers in C Pseudo-random numbers in C: Introduction: In Ancient Greek, the adjective: ψευδής [1] . or, when transliterated: ‘pseudḗs’ means: ‘lying,’ ‘false,’ ‘fictitious,’ ‘sham’ [2] . . A classical computer is a deterministic machine, and, in and of itself, cannot generate a truly random number.  A classical computer, in and of itself, can only generate a pseudo-random number. [3] . A pseudo-random number is not a true random number – its having been g...

Definition Lists in HTML 5 Definition Lists in HTML 5:      Figure 1:   An HTML 5 logo that I designed in SVG      Figure 2:   the SVG image, in  Figure 1:   when exported as a .PNG file. There are three types of list elements employed in HTML 5.  These are: Ordered Lists; Unordered Lists; Definition Lists. Below is an example of a definition list.  I took the definition of the mathematical term: ...

     Figure 2:   The Natural Number Symbol that I scripted in SVG. The Natural Number symbol is a blackboard boldface ‘N’.      Figure 2:   The Natural Number Symbol exported as a PNG file. The set of Natural numbers can refer either to the set of non-negative integers, i.e.: {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, ...} or to the set of positive integers, i.e.: {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...} The term, ‘natural numbers,’ refers to quantities observed in nature. One can have two apples; three pears or five bananas; how...