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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 ...

The Asterisk Symbol in C:     Figure 1:   I scripted this asterisk in SVG.  You can view the source-code of this asterisk at my Codepen account. This symbol, in the C programming language, represents the multiplication operator. Multiplication, in C, is a binary [1] .   multiplicative operation.      Snippet 1:   The above-depicted program illustrates the use of the asterisk, in C, as a multiplication operator.      Figure 2:   What the program depicted above in Figure 2  looks like when compiled and run. The asterisk symbol, in CSS, is termed ‘the universal selector.’  It targets all of the elements of an HTML 5 document, so as to apply the values of style properties thereto. In SQL, the asterisk symbol represents ...

The Increment Operator in C      Figure 1:   The C symbol. The Increment and Decrement Operators in C: Introduction: In C-derived programming languages, being able to increment and decrement number values is an extremely important skill. The increment and decrement operations are deployed in loops etc., and whilst scripting videogames in suites such as Unity and Unreal – which use C#/JavaScript and C++ respectively – these operations are very often employed – amongst other things – to effect the motion of avatars and sprites and projectiles etc. Body: Operator Classification: The Increment and Decrement operations are classed as unary operations, which means that the operator takes a single operand. Example: In an expression such as: 1++ ,...

Classical Hebrew Vowels and their Pronunciation (Tiberian Pronunciation)      Figure 1:    אָ֣לֶפ The Aleph.  This is the first letter of the Hebrew Alphabet.  It has a numerical value of 1 . אָ = Alef, Qamats = /a/ אָה = Alef, Qamats Hay = /aː/ אַ = Alef, Patach = /ɑ/ אֵ = Alef, tsērē = /e/ אֵה = Alef, tsērē hay = /eː/ אֵי = Alef, tsērē yod = /eː/ (/eːɪ/ /eɪ/) אֶ = Alef, segol = /ɛ/ אֶה = Aleph, segol, hay = /ɛː/ אִ = Aleph, Chiriq = /ɪ/ אִי = Aleph, Chiriq, Yod = /i/ /i...

As regards Formal Logic and Set theory, what is a dichotomy? As Regards Formal Logic and Set Theory, what is a Dichotomy? Introduction: The mathematical term: ‘dichotomy’ is employed in common parlance, usually as a component of the phrase: a false dichotomy .  When we refer to: a false dichotomy in common English, we generally refer to two competing ideologies that might seem, at first glance, to have nothing in common; no shared elements; but, upon further inspection, actually have a lot of elements in common. The Term ‘Dichotomy’ in Mathematics and Logic: The purpose of this blogpost is to examine what the term: ...

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...

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 generated through a deterministic process, however it is considered, from a hu...