Then by applying the law of the logarithm of a product, the product of the two numbers can be read. More elaborate slide rules can perform other calculations, such as square roots, exponentials, and trigonometric functions. The user may estimate the location of the decimal point in the ...
Island faunas can be characterized by gigantism in small animals and dwarfism in large animals, but the extent to which this so-called ‘island rule’ provides a general explanation for evolutionary trajectories on islands remains contentious. Here we us
Rule-based systems [33] are used in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to represent and manipulate knowledge in a declarative manner. The domain-specific knowledge is described by a set of (production) rules in the production memory. A Rule can be seen as a simple mathematical implicat...
Quebec - French Colony, Fur Trade, British Rule: The origins of Quebec go back to 1534–35, when the French explorer Jacques Cartier landed at present-day Gaspé and took possession of the land in the name of the king of France. Cartier brought with him
Romania - Communist Rule, Securitate, Ceausescu: During the three years after the overthrow of Antonescu, a struggle for power took place between the democratic parties, which held fast to the Western political tradition, and the Communist Party, which w