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Monotone preferences In economics, a consumer's preferences are said to be weakly monotone if adding more of a good to the consumer's consumption bundle does not make her worse off. They are said to be strongly monotone if adding more of a good to the consumer's consumption bundle makes her strictly better off.
Monotonic function In mathematics, functions between ordered sets are monotonic (or monotone, or even isotone) if they preserve the given order. These functions first arose in calculus and were later generalized to the more abstract setting of order theory.
Monotonic orthography Monotonic orthography is the simplified way for spelling modern Greek introduced in 1982. It replaced the traditional Greek accents – acute accent (  ) and circumflex (  or  ) – with only one, the acute accent, (the grave accent (  ) had been abandoned at a previous stage) and abandoned the use of the rough breathing or spiritus asper (  ) and smooth breathing or spiritus lenis (  ).
Monotonicity criterion The monotonicity criterion is a voting system criterion used to analyze both single and multiple winner voting systems. A voting system is monotonic if it satisfies one of the definitions of the monotonicity criterion, given below.
Monotonicity of entailment Monotonicity of entailment is a property of many logical systems that states that the hypotheses of any derived fact may be freely extended with additional assumptions. In sequent calculi this property can be captured by an inference rule called weakening, or sometimes thinning, and in such systems one may say that entailment is monotone just in case the rule is admissible.
Monotreme Monotremes (monos, single + trema, hole; refers to the cloaca) are mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young like marsupials (Metatheria) and placental mammals (Eutheria). The subclass comprises a single order, Monotremata (though sometimes the subclass Prototheria is used).
Monotropa Monotropa is a genus of two species of herbaceous perennial plants, formerly classified in the family Monotropaceae, but now included within the Ericaceae. They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, but are generally scarce or rare.
Monotropa hypopitys Monotropa hypopitys, also known as Dutchman's Pipe, Yellow Bird's-nest or Pinesap, is a herbaceous perennial plant, formerly classified in the family Monotropaceae, but now included within the Ericaceae. It is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, but is generally scarce or rare, and is endangered in many areas.
Monotropa uniflora Monotropa uniflora, also known as the Ghost Plant or Indian Pipe, is a herbaceous perennial plant, formerly classified in the family Monotropaceae, but now included within the Ericaceae. It is native to temperate regions of Asia, North America and northern South America, but is generally scarce or rare in occurrence.
Monotropaceae Monotropaceae was a small family of flowering plants under the old Cronquist system of plant classification. It included the eight genera Allotropa, Hemitomes, Monotropa, Monotropsis, Pityopus, Pleuricospora, Pterospora, Sarcodes.
Monotropism Monotropism and polytropism are different strategies in distributing attention in the brain. Monotropism refers to an attention-tunnel (undivided attention or attention-tunnel), while polytropism refers to multiple divided attention in the brain.
Monotype Corporation Monotype Imaging, Inc is a typesetting and typeface design company (type foundry) responsible for many developments in printing technology — in particular the Monotype machine which was the first fully mechanical typesetter — and the design and production of typefaces in the 19th and 20th centuries. Its most widely known product, by far, is the font Times New Roman.
Monotyping Monotyping (not to be confused with monoprinting) is a type of printmaking made by drawing or painting on a smooth, non-absorbent surface. The surface, or matrix, was historically a copper etching plate, but in contempory work can vary from zinc or glass to acrylic glass.
Monounsaturated fat In nutrition, monounsaturated fats are fatty acids with one double-bonded carbon in the molecule, with all of the others single-bonded carbons, in contrast to polyunsaturated fatty acids which have more than one double bond.
Monowave Corp. Monowave is a small research company located in Seattle, WA, primarily involved in research on machine speech recognition. The firm was founded by Elaine Tsiang and Hugh Everett III to study "human-machine parallels", and became focussed on hearing and speech in the early 1990s.
Monpa The Monpa (Chinese: 门巴族, ménbàzú, Tibetan: མོན་པ།) are an ethnic group in the Indian territory of Arunachal Pradesh, with a population of 50,000, centered in the districts of Tawang and West Kameng. Another 25,000 of them can be found in the district of Cuona in Tibet, where they are known as Menba.
Monpa language The Monpa language is spoken in Arunachal Pradesh and Tibet. It belongs to the Tibeto-Burman family, and it is mutually unintelligible to Tibetan, although it shares many similarities with the Bumthang dialect.
Monqui The Monquis were the Native American inhabitants of the vicinity of Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico, at the time of Spanish contact. Probably first encountered by explorers traveling up the Gulf of California during the sixteenth century, they were subjected to some of the peninsula's earliest intensive Jesuit missionary efforts during the late seventeenth century.
Monrad Wallgren Monrad Charles Wallgren (17 April 1891 - 18 September 1961), an American politician, served as Governor of Washington from 1945 to 1949, as well as representing that state in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
Monrepos Monrepos is a lakeside palace in Ludwigsburg, Germany. Via narrow pedestrian paths, the little palace is connected to the Favorite Palace, formally used by the royal family as a hunting lodge, and the Ludwigsburg Palace (Residenzschloss).
Monro Family (Physicians) Descended from the Munro family of Fowlis, the Monros were a notable dynasty of doctors to London in the 18th and 19th century where they were involved in early work on curing 'insanity'. Four generations occupied successively the position of (Principle) Physician of the notorious Bethlem Hospital (Bedlam).
Monroe Bank and Trust Monroe Bank and Trust (MBT, ) is a community financial institution headquartered in Monroe, Michigan, with branch locations throughout Southeast Michigan. Owned by MBT Financial Corporation (a holding company), MBT manages $1.
Monroe Berkowitz Monroe Berkowitz is Professor of Economics Emeritus at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. He is a leading authority on the economics of disability and rehabilitation in public programs, private disability insurance, and public and private rehabilitation systems in the U.
Monroe Center, Illinois Monroe Center is a village in Ogle County, Illinois, is located southeast of Rockford. It is located on the Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad and on Illinois Route 72, about 1 mile east of Exit 111 from Interstate 39.
Monroe Community College Monroe Community College is a college located in Monroe County, New York with two campuses, one located in the Town of Brighton (a suburb of Rochester, New York) and another, the Damon City Campus, in the city of Rochester. The college operates two other training and education facilities and five extension sites.
Monroe County Community School Corporation The Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC) is a school corporation providing primary, secondary and adult educational services in Monroe County, Indiana. MCCSC constitutes a unified school district and has tax and legislative authority under Indiana law within its district (all of Monroe County excepting Richland and Bean Blossom Townships, which are under the authority of the Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation).
Monroe E. Dodd Monroe Elmon Dodd, Sr. (September 8, 1878 - August 6, 1952), was an American clergyman who was a pioneer radio preacher, the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Shreveport, Louisiana, and the founder of the former Dodd College for Girls.
Monroe Epic The Monroe EPIC was a programmable calculator come on the market in the 1960s. A large desk-top unit, with an attached floor-standing logic tower, it was capable of being programmed to perform many computer-like functions.
Monroe Leigh Monroe Leigh was a prominent political philosopher and diplomat. He served in varying capacities throughout his life, including occupations as a legal adviser for the Defense Department and State Department, NATO mission envoy,and president of the American Society of International Law..
Monroe Monarchs The Monroe Monarchs were a professional baseball team based in Monroe, Louisiana which played in the Negro Leagues from the late 1920s to 1935. The team was created by Fred Stovall, a Texan oil drilling millionaire, who later financed the Negro Southern League.
Monroe Power Plant The Monroe Power Plant is owned by the Detroit Edison Company, a subsidiary of DTE Energy and is located in Monroe, Michigan on the western shore of Lake Erie. The plant was constructed in the early 1970's and was completed in 1974.
Monroe Tavern (Lexington, Massachusetts) Munroe Tavern is a Revolutionary War site, located at 1332 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts, which played a prominent role in the Battle of Lexington and Concord. It is now preserved as a museum by the Lexington Historical Society and is open weekends starting April 16, and daily from May 30 - October 30.
Monroe Township Public Schools The Monroe Township Public Schools is a comprehensive public school district serving the educational needs of students in grades kindergarten through twelve from Monroe Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. Services are also provided for preschool handicapped students as well as other students with special needs.
Monroe Township School District The Monroe Township School District isa comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Monroe Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
Monroe-Woodbury High School Monroe-Woodbury High School is located in Central Valley, New York, part of the town and village of Woodbury in Orange County. It educates all students in grades 9-12 in the Monroe-Woodbury Central School District.
Monroe, Ohio Monroe is a city located in east central Butler and west central Warren counties in southwestern Ohio in Lemon and Turtlecreek Townships. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,133, up from 4,008 in 1990.
Monroney sticker In the United States, all new automobiles are required to include an official form listing certain information about the car; this window sticker is commonly called a Monroney sticker in the industry (or simply a window sticker), named after Almer Stillwell "Mike" Monroney, the Oklahoma senator who sponsored the Automobile Information Disclosure Act of 1958.
Monrose Monrose is an all-female pop–R&B trio from Germany consisting of Mandy Capristo, Senna Guemmour, and Bahar Kızıl. Formed in 2006 on the fifth installment of the German version of the international television talent show Popstars, they released their debut album Temptation in December 2006.
Mons Hill School Mons Hill School was a secondary school located on the Wrens Nest Estate in Dudley, England. It was opened in 1965 to replace a late 19th century secondary school approximately one mile away in Wolverhampton Street, and gave education to pupils aged 11 to 16 years.
Mons Maenalus Mons Maenalus (Latin for Mount Maenalus) was a constellation created by Johannes Hevelius. It was located between the constellations of Boötes and Virgo, and depicts a mountain in Greece that the herdsman is stepping upon.
Mons Meg Mons Meg is a large bombard now located at Edinburgh Castle, Scotland. There are conflicting theories about its origins, but it appears from Philip III, the Duke of Burgundy's accounts that it was made to his order around 1449 and sent as a gift 8 years later to James II of Scotland, with other artillery supplies.
Mons Pico Mons Pico is a solitary lunar mountain that lies in the northern part of the Mare Imbrium basin, and to the south of the prominent Plato crater. This peak forms part of the surviving inner ring of the imbrium basin.
Mons Piton Mons Piton is an isolated lunar mount that is located in the eastern part of the Mare Imbrium, to the north-northwest of Aristillus crater. Due east of Mons Piton is the flooded Cassini crater, and to the west-northwest lies the Piazzi crater.
Mons Vinogradov Mons Vinogradov is a rugged massif that is located on the lunar mare where Oceanus Procellarum to the southwest joins Mare Imbrium to the east. There are three primary peaks in this formation, which rise to altitudes of 1.
Mons Vitruvius Mons Vitruvius is a mountain on the Moon that is located in the Montes Taurus region just to the north of Mare Tranquillitatis and to the southeast of Mare Serenitatis. This massif is located at selenographic coordinates of 19.
Monsanto process The Monsanto process in organometallic chemistry is a major route to acetic acid and rhodium-catalysed. The Monsanto process operates at a pressure of 30-60 atm and a temperature of 150-200ËšC and gives a selectivity greater than 99%.
Monsanto Pope Monsanto Leshawn Pope (born January 27, 1978 in Norfolk) is a football player. He plays the position of Defensive Tackle, who played for the Denver Broncos before signing as a free agent with the New York Jets in 2006.
Monseigneur Schrijnen Retreat House The Monseigneur Schrijnen Retreat House was designed by the famed architect Frits Peutz (best known for the Glaspaleis) in 1932, and named after the 18th bishop of Roermond Laurentius Josephus Antonius Hubertus Schrijnen (Venlo 30 juli 1861 - Roermond 26 maart 1932). It is located at the top of one of the steepest hills in Heerlen next to the Molenberg and surrounded by the Aambos (a forest).
Monsieur Monsieur (plural: Messieurs) meant "my lord" in Middle French, and is now generally used in French as an honorific for all men (not possessing a knighthood or some higher rank), the equivalent to the English titles "Mister" and (in some senses) "Sir". Written Monsieur Dupont, M.
Monsieur Beaucaire (operetta) Monsieur Beaucaire is an operetta in three acts, composed by André Messager, with lyrics by Adrian Ross and a book by Frederick Lonsdale, based on the novel by Booth Tarkington. It opened at the Prince's Theatre in London on April 19 1919 and transferred to the Palace Theatre on July 29 1919, running for a successful 400 performances.
Monsieur Hulot Monsieur Hulot is a character created and played by French comic Jacques Tati for a series of films in the 1950s and '60s, namely Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953), Mon Oncle (1959), Playtime (1967) and Trafic (1971). The character of Hulot (although played by another actor) also appears briefly in François Truffaut's Bed & Board (1970).
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (released as Monsieur Hulot's Holiday in the UK and as Mr. Hulot's Holiday in the USA), is one of Jacques Tati's most famous films, gaining an international reputation for its director upon its release in 1953.
Monsieur Chouchani Monsieur Chouchani (?? - 1968), or "Shushani," is the nickname of an otherwise anonymous and enigmatic Jewish teacher who taught a small number of distinguished students in post-World War II Europe and elsewhere, including Emmanuel Levinas and Elie Wiesel.
Monsieur Ibrahim Monsieur Ibrahim (full title: Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran) is a 2003 French movie starring Omar Sharif and directed by François Dupeyron. The movie is based on a book and a play by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt.
Monsieur R Monsieur R, (Richard Makela), is a French rap artist who's work focuses on the political rap genre. His music features hard driven rhythms with thumping base lines, known as "old school," which conveys the hard reality of his environment.
Monsieur Zenith Monsieur Zenith the Albino is an ambiguous villain created by writer Anthony Skene for his Sexton Blake series of detective pulp fiction. The influence of Sherlock Holmes is evident, as Monsieur Zenith is himself a master of disguise and accomplished violinist, and there is a dash of FantĂ´mas in him as well.
Monsignor Donovan High School Monsignor Donovan High School is the only Roman Catholic High School in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, operating under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton. Located in the coastal community of Toms River Township, the school originally opened in 1962 as St.
Monsignor Doyle Catholic Secondary School Monsignor Doyle Catholic Secondary School is a Catholic high school in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada and is the smallest Catholic secondary school of the Waterloo Catholic District School Board. School teams are called the Mustangs and school colours are red and white.
Monsignor Farrell High School Monsignor Farrell High School is located at 2900 Amboy Road in the Oakwood Heights section of Staten Island, New York. Opened in 1961, the school was named in honor of Monsignor Joseph Farrell, a prominent Catholic priest, as well as a religious, political and community leader on Staten Island.
Monsignor Martinez Monsignor Martinez is a fictional character from within a fictional program from hit cartoon-series King of the Hill. On the show, actor Eduardo Phillipe plays a crime fighting priest in a TV-show favorite among many King of the Hill characters called Los Dias y Las Noches de Monsignor Martinez.
Monsignor Quixote Monsignor Quixote is a novel by Graham Greene, published in 1982. The book is a pastiche of the classic Spanish novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes with many moments of hilarious comedy, but also offers reflection on matters such as life after a dictatorship, Communism, and the Catholic faith.
Monson Lake State Park Monson Lake State Park is the smallest Minnesota state park, 187 acres (75 hectares) in area, just west of the town of Sunburg. The legislature established it in 1923 as a memorial to pioneers who died in the Sioux Uprising of 1862 at this site.
Monsoon (album) Monsoon is the fifth album by alternative rock band Caroline's Spine, and their first album on a major record label. It featured almost entirely songs that can be found on their previous independent releases, but were re-recorded or remastered for this album.
Monsooned Malabar Monsooned Malabar is a particularly famous variety of high-roast Arabica coffee bean that is produced in Malabar region in Kerala, Southern India, and partially spoilt through exposure to damp atmosphere during the monsoon season, giving rise to the name. It has a very rich, smooth flavour, and particularly strong aroma.
Monsoonshield A monsoonshield is mounted above the doors of some automobiles, to protect the inside of the car from rain or other precipitation in case of slightly opened windows. Additionally, it may help to prevent precipitation entering the interior in case of an opened door, eg.
Monsta Island Czars Monsta Island Czars is a hip-hop group based in New York City, New York, USA featuring MF Grimm. The members in the group, such as Jet Jaguar, Megalon, Spiega, Kong, Gigan, Rodan, among most of the others, take their names from movie monsters.
Monstars The Monstars are a group of fictional aliens from the movie Space Jam. They first appear on Earth to capture the Looney Tunes, who their boss, Swackhammer, plans to enslave for his Moron Mountain amusement park.
Monster Monster is a term for any number of legendary creatures that frequently appear in mythology, legend, and horror fiction. The word originates from the ancient Latin monstros, monstrum, from the root of monere, "to warn", also meaning prodigy, miracle.
Monster (film) Monster is a 2003 film about the life of female serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a former prostitute who was executed in 2002 for killing seven men in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The role of Aileen Wuornos was played by South African actress Charlize Theron, and her lover Selby Walls was played by Christina Ricci.
Monster (song) "Monster" is the third single from Cardiff band The Automatic, and is also their signature live song. It was released on June 5 2006 and reached #4 in the UK Singles Chart, but entered at #23 the week before based on downloads alone.
Monster (Steppenwolf album) Monster is an album by the band Steppenwolf, released in 1969 (see 1969 in music) and was their first LP with new lead guitarist, Larry Byrom instead of Michael Monarch. The album was Steppenwolf's most political one, making references to important issues at the time, such as the Vietnam War.
Monster by Mistake Monster by Mistake is a Canadian computer-animated television program aired on YTV. The story deals with an eight-year-old boy named Warren Patterson and his older sister Tracy, as they deal with bullies, ghosts, magic and an irate sorcerer.
Monster Cable Products Monster Cable is a brand of audio and video cable for electronics, primarily speaker cable and cable for audio and video components which caters primarily to audiophiles and videophiles. It is made by Monster Cable Products Inc.
Monster Colors Monster Colors is a company based in the UK and retails / wholesales worldwide, which manufactures spray paint bought mostly by graffiti artists. The spray cans are the top of the range high quality and have state-of-the-art components which include special non-drip paint mixture and multiple caps.
Monster Energy Monster Energy (usually simply known as Monster) is a brand of energy drink manufactured by Monster Beverage Company of Corona, California. It was one of the first drinks marketed in a 16-fluid ounce (473 mL) can, nearly twice the size of the typical "bullet" size of energy drinks, but for around the same price.
Monster from a Prehistoric Planet A 1967 Japanese monster film which is believed to be based on the 1961 British film Gorgo. The plot is roughly similar with a baby creature (which is given the name of Gappa) being found on a remote island and being brought to Japan for study.
Monster Garage "The Curse of the Hearse" The infamous Discovery Channel Monster Garage "Curse of the Hearse" was sparked from the original Halloween episode "Grim Ripper". The original monster plan was to turn an old, retired 1973 Cadillac Hearse into a mobile car crusher.
Monster House (film) Monster House is an Academy Award-nominated 2006 computer animated suspense film released on July 21, 2006. The film's characters are animated primarily utilizing performance capture, making it the second film to use the technology so extensively, following producer Robert Zemeckis' The Polar Express.
Monster Hunter Freedom Monster Hunter Freedom is a video game for the PlayStation Portable composed of a complex mix of adventure, hack 'n' slash, and RPG elements. The game's aim is to complete quests given by various people in the goal of attaining higher and more prestigious hunting ranks.
Monster Hunters The Monster Hunters were a fictional group in the Marvel Comics universe. The team was created as a retcon to explain some events in the history of the Marvel Universe that were no longer plausible due to previous retcons.
Monster chess Monster chess is a chess variant in which the White has only king and four pawns to fight against all the pieces of the Black side. All the rules of chess apply, except that White makes 2 successive moves per turn.
Monster in a Box Monster in a Box is a 1992 performance film written by and starring Spalding Gray and directed by Nick Broomfield. A follow-up to Gray's earlier work, Swimming to Cambodia, the film consists of a long-form monologue by Gray detailing the trials and tribulations he encountered while writing his first novel, Impossible Vacation.
Monster in a Wheelchair Monster in a Wheelchair is a short comedy film made by Brian Huskey about the plight of a wheelchair-bound monster. A narrator sings about the monster in the wheelchair and how his handicap has affected his ability to terrorize children.
Monster in My Pocket Monster in My Pocket is a media franchise developed by Morrison Entertainment Group, headed by Joe Morrison and John Weems (two former senior executives at Mattel). The focus is on monsters and legendary creatures from religion and mythology, literary fantasy and science fiction, and cryptids and other anomalous phenomena.
Monster infighting Monster infighting is a term popularized by the first person shooter videogames in the Doom series and other similar games released in the 1990s. Basically, monster infighting consists in maneuvering such that two or more of the computer controlled opponents (e.
Monster In the Playhouse A giant one-eyed monster is on the loose and appears in the Playhouse, scaring everyone! But after Pee-wee makes the monster a snack and Jambi grants Pee-wee's wish to understand the monster, the whole gang has a new friend!
Monster Island (film) Monster Island is the name of a campy 2004 made-for-TV movie in the 1950s monster movie style. It features a sexy rock star (Carmen Electra as herself) abducted by a giant flying ant during a concert on a remote island in the Bermuda Triangle, and the group of high-school kids who set out to save her.
Monster Madness Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia is a video game in development for the Xbox 360 console and Windows. Developers Artificial Studios and Immersion Games say that players will be able to combine objects found around the town to create bigger and better weapons with which to destroy the monster menace.
Monster Magnet Monster Magnet is an American stoner metal band, often cited as one of the most successful and influential in the genre. Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded by Dave Wyndorf (vocals and guitar), John McBain (guitar), Tom Diello (drums), and Tim Cronin (vocals and bass).
Monster Manual The Monster Manual (or Monstrous Compendium) is the primary sourcebook for monsters in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It includes monsters derived from mythology, and folklore, as well as creatures created for D&D specifically.
Monster Manual III Monster Manual III is a manual published in 2004 by Wizards of the Coast, for use with the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. It is the first of the monster specific books published by Wizards of the Coast to be made for the 3.
Monster Mash "(The) Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song and the best known song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. Pickett was an aspiring actor who sang with a band called "Darren Bailes and the Wolf Eaters" at night while going to auditions during the day.
Monster Movie (band) Monster Movie is a United Kingdom dream pop band formed by Christian Savill, after the dissolution of the shoegazing band Slowdive, for whom he played guitar. Picking up where Slowdive left off, Monster Movie have released four albums to date: Last Night Something Happened, To The Moon, Transistor, and All Lost.
Monster Munch Monster Munch is a corn snack available in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland which is produced by Walkers. The most popular flavour is currently Pickled Onion, although other varieties include a Roast Beef flavour and a spicy variant called "Flamin' Hot".
Monster Mythology Monster Mythology is a sourcebook for the second edition of the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Released by TSR in 1992 and written by Carl Sargent, Monster Mythology contains detailed information on the deities of several non-human pantheons, including those of the elves, dwarves, gnomes, halflings, orcs, goblins, dragons, giants, drow, and many other creatures.
Monster Park Monster Park (colloquially Candlestick, after its original name of Candlestick Park, and sometimes just simply The Stick) is an outdoor sports and entertainment stadium located in San Francisco, California. It is the present home field of the San Francisco 49ers NFL team, who moved over from Kezar Stadium in Golden Gate Park before the 1971 season.
Monster Player Kill A Monster Player Kill (commonly abbreviated to MPK) is a common occurrence in many MMORPGs. The methods of MPK vary from game to game, but most involve luring a monster to attack another player or by making the monster use an attack which will hurt all players within a certain distance (Area of Effect).
Monster Rancher (anime) Monster Rancher (known as Monster Farm in Japan) is an anime series based on the video game series of the same name. The series initially consisted of only 48 episodes; however, it was eventually decided to extend it for a total of 78 episodes.
Monster Rancher (video game) Monster Rancher is a console game released in North America Nov 30, 1997 for the Sony PlayStation system. It is the first game in Temco's Monster Rancher series, featuring the raising, fighting, and breeding of monsters.
Monster Rancher 2 Monster Rancher 2 (North American release 1999) is a video game and the second North American and Japanese (where it is known as Monster Farm 2) installment in the Monster Rancher series. In Europe (and other PAL locations) Monster Rancher 2 is the first release in the series and is thus named Monster Rancher.

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