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Parachute journalism Parachute journalism refers to the practice of reporting stories by journalists inexperienced with the context or cultures of a story, often resulting in inaccurate or distorted news reports. As opposed to foreign correspondents who might live in the locale, news organizations with reduced budgets will send (metaphorically by "parachute") general assignment reporters into unfamiliar areas.
Parachute Jump The Parachute Jump is a no-longer-operational amusement ride in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, whose iconic open-frame steel structure remains a Brooklyn landmark. Eighty meters (262 feet) tall and weighing 170 tons (150 tonnes), it has been called the "Eiffel Tower of Brooklyn".
Parachute pants Parachute pants are a style of trousers (pants) characterised by the use of ripstop nylon and/or extremely baggy cuts. In the original loose-fitting, extraneously zippered style of the early 80's, 'parachute' refers to the pants' synthetic nylon material.
Parachute rigger A parachute rigger is a person who is trained and licenced to pack, maintain or repair parachutes. The licencing system varies from country to country, but usually there are several levels of licences, the higher licences giving the rigger more privileges in the field.
Parachute Rigger Badge The Parachute Rigger Badge is a military qualification badge of the United States Army which was first created in June 1986. The award is intended as a badge for enlisted and warrant officer personnel who have successfully completed the U.
Parachute Tower Katowice Parachute Tower Katowice is a 50 metre tall lattice parachute tower built in 1937 for training parachute jumps. It was used in the first days of World War II by 73rd regiment of infantry as an observation tower.
Parachute Training Wing The Parachute Training Wing (abbreviation: PTW) is one of two training wings in the School of Commandos of the Singapore Armed Forces in Singapore specialising in airborne courses for the Commando Formation. Courses conducted include the Basic Airborne Course, a compulsory course for all Commando trainees, as well as more advanced courses such as the Parachute Jump Instructor Course and the Military Free Fall Course.
Parachutist Badge The Parachutist Badge is a military badge awarded by the Armed Forces of most countries in the world to soldiers who receive the proper parachute training and accomplish the required number of jumps. It is difficult to assess which country was the first to introduce such award.
Parachutist Badge (United States) The Parachutist Badge, also commonly referred to as "Jump Wings" or "Snow Cone", is a military badge of the United States Armed Forces which is awarded to members of the United States Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy. The United States Coast Guard is the only service which does not issue a Parachutist Badge, however Coast Guard members are entitled to receive the Parachutist Badge of another service, if the proper training was received.
Paraire Karaka Paikea Paraire Karaka Paikea (1 June 1894–6 April 1943) was a New Zealand politician who captured the Ratana Movement's third Māori seat of Northern Māori from Taurekareka Henare in 1938. He was Minister without portfolio representing the Māori race from 1941 to 1943 and was also Māori Recruiting Director on the War Administration Board.
Parakeet Auklet The Parakeet Auklet is a small seabird of the North Pacific. It used to be placed on its own in the genus Cyclorrhynchus (Kaup, 1829) but recent morphological and genetic evidence suggest it should be placed in the genus Aethia.
Parakh (1960 film) Parakh portray perhaps one of Bimal Roy's lighter side. The movie begins in a remote Indian village, Bimal Roy seems to have take his time in establshing his characters, for the complex plot that is about to follow.
Paralanguage Paralanguage refers to the non-verbal elements of communication used to modify meaning and convey emotion. Paralanguage may be expressed consciously or unconsciously, and it includes pitch, volume, and intonation of speech.
Paralegal In United States practice of law, a paralegal is person who works in the legal profession, typically as an assistant to a lawyer, and who is typically responsible for researching, analyzing, and managing the daily tasks for cases. While paralegals work closely with cases, they are limited in their duties and must be supervised by a lawyer, who will be ultimately responsible for the paralegal's work.
Paralia Chiliadou Paralia Chiliadou (Greek: Παραλία Χιλιαδού meaning Chiladou Beach) or Paralia Hiliadou is a beach and a settlement near the village of Stropones in Greece. It is situated in a mountainous area and the beach are surrounded by one.
Paralia, Pieria Paralia (Greek, Modern: Παραλία, Ancient/Katharevoussa -on meaning beach), also Paralia Katerinis is a community that is part of Korinos. The municipality of the same name is near Korinos with the seat being Kallithea located in the eastern part of the prefecture of Pieria.
Paralimni Paralimni is a town situated in the South East of Cyprus, a little way inland, within the Famagusta District. Since the Turkish occupation of Northern Cyprus, it has increased in size and status, due to the migration of many refugees fleeing from the North.
Paraliterature Paraliterature is an academic term for genre literature, such as science fiction, fantasy, mystery, pulp fiction and comic books, that is not generally considered literary fiction by mainstream literary standards.
Parallax mapping Parallax Mapping (also, Offset Mapping or Virtual Displacement Mapping) is an enhancement of the bump mapping or normal mapping techniques applied to textures in 3D rendering applications such as video games. To the end user, this means that textures (such as wooden floorboards) will have more apparent depth and realism with less of an influence on the speed of the game.
Parallax Propeller The Parallax Propeller, or P8X32 as this is it's official designator, is a multiprocessor microcontroller with eight 32bit RISC CPU cores. It was introduced in 2006 and has a unique architecture as shown in this block diagram.
Parallax scrolling Parallax scrolling is a special scrolling technique in computer graphics. In this pseudo-3D technique, background images move by the "camera" slower than foreground images, creating an illusion of depth in a 2D video game and adding to the immersion.
Parallel (geometry) Parallel is a term in geometry and in everyday life that refers to a property in Euclidean space of two or more lines or planes, or a combination of these. The existence and properties of parallel lines are the basis of Euclid's parallel postulate.
Parallel 59 Parallel 59 is a BBC Books original novel written by Stephen Cole and Natalie Dallaire and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Eighth Doctor, Fitz and Compassion.
Parallel adoption Parallel adoption is a method for transferring between an old (IT) system to a target (IT) system in an organization. In order to reduce risk, the old and new system run simultaneously for some period of time after which, if the criteria for the new system are met, the old system is disabled.
Parallel algorithm In computer science, a parallel algorithm, as opposed to a traditional serial algorithm, is one which can be executed a piece at a time on many different processing devices, and then put back together again at the end to get the correct result.
Parallel axis theorem In physics, the parallel axis theorem can be used to determine the moment of inertia of a rigid object about any axis, given the moment of inertia of the object about the parallel axis through the object's center of mass and the perpendicular distance between the axes.
Parallel Bus Interface (PBI) The Parallel Bus Interface or PBI is a 50-pin port found on some Atari 8-bit XL computers. It provides unbuffered, direct connection to the system bus lines (address, data, control), running at the same speed as the 6502 CPU.
Parallel compression Parallell compression, also known as New York compression, is a technique used in sound recording and mixing. Parallel compression is achieved by mixing an dry or slightly compressed signal with a heavily compressed identical signal.
Parallel computation thesis In computational complexity theory, the parallel computation thesis is a hypothesis which states that the time used by a (reasonable) parallel machine is polynomially related to the space used by a sequential machine. The parallel computation thesis was set forth by Chandra and Stockmeyer in 1976 (see References).
Parallel computing Parallel computing is the simultaneous execution of the same task (split up and specially adapted) on multiple processors in order to obtain results faster. The idea is based on the fact that the process of solving a problem usually can be divided into smaller tasks, which may be carried out simultaneously with some coordination.
Parallel cousin Parallel cousin is an anthropological term denoting consanguinial kin who are in the same descent group as the subject and are from the parent's same-sexed sibling. Simply put, a parallel cousin is a first cousin who is the child of the father's brother or the mother's sister.
Parallel Cinema Parallel Cinema also known as New Wave Cinema is that class of Indian movies which are based on real life situations. Basu Chatterjee made a film out of famous Hindi novel Sara Akash written by Rajendra Yadav soon followed by Mrinal Sen's Bhuvan Shome, launching the concept of Parallel Cinema in India in 1969.
Parallel database A parallel database system seeks to improve performance through parallelization of various operations, such as loading data, building indexes and evaluating queries. Although data may be stored in a distributed fashion, the distribution is governed solely by performance considerations.
Parallel education Parallel Education is a system in which boys and girls attend the same school, however are split into single sex classes for core subjects such as English, Maths, Science, LOTE, and Humanities however students will come together for such activities as Drama, Music and other social and cultural activities. Theoretically this means that students will receive the best education while still being able to interact with the opposite sex.
Parallel entrepreneur A parallel entrepreneur is a type of entrepreneur involved in more than one business venture at a time. A parallel entrepreneur is similar to a Serial entrepreneur except that a Serial entrepreneur usually only focuses on one business at a time.
Parallel evolution Parallel evolution is the independent evolution of similar traits, starting from a similar ancestral condition. Frequently this is the situation in more closely related lineages, where several species respond to similar challenges in a similar way.
Parallel Element Processing Ensemble The Parallel Element Processing Ensemble (also known as PEPE) was one of the very early parallel computing systems. This computer was designed and built in the mid 1970s by Burroughs Corporation at their Great Valley Labs engineering facility in Paoli, Pennsylvania.
Parallel harmony In music harmonic parallelism, also known as harmonic planing or parallel voice leading, is the parallel movement of two or more lines or chords (harmonies). Examples may be found in Maurice Ravel's Daphnis and Chloë Suite No.
Parallel History Project The Parallel History Project on NATO and the Warsaw Pact (PHP) is a website reference compilation and analysis nexus sparked by the progressive increase in the declassification of NATO and Soviet bloc documents related to Cold War activities, as viewed by both sides. According to the site:
Parallel immersion Parallel immersion is a term coined to describe a form of bilingual education in schools. In parallel immersion, students learn core subjects (content areas/key learning areas) in both the [[dominant language (L1/mother tongue) and a second language (L2).
Parallel import A parallel import, also known as a grey product, refers to a genuine (ie. non-counterfeit) product placed on the market in one country, which is subsequently imported into a second country without the permission of the owner of the intellectual property rights which attach to the product in the second country.
Parallel key In music, the parallel minor or tonic minor of a particular major key is the minor key with the same tonic; similarly the parallel major of a minor key has the same tonic. For example, G major and G minor have different modes but both have the same tonic, G; so we say that G minor is the parallel minor of G major.
Parallel Lives Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral virtues or failings. The surviving Parallel Lives, as they are more properly and commonly known, contain twenty-three pairs of biographies, each pair consisting of one Greek and one Roman, as well as four unpaired, single lives.
Parallel novel A parallel novel is generally a novel written during the same time period and involving the same plot points, but told from a different perspective. An example of this is Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card.
Parallel parking Parallel parking is a method of parking a vehicle in line with other parked cars. Cars parked in parallel are in one line, parallel to the curb, with the front bumper of each car facing the back bumper of an adjacent one.
Parallel programming model A parallel programming model is a set of software technologies to express parallel algorithms and match applications with the underlying parallel systems. It encloses the areas of applications, programming languages, compilers, libraries, communications systems, and parallel I/O.
Parallel rendering Parallel rendering (or Distributed rendering) is a method used to improve the performance of computer graphics. The rendering of graphics requires massive computational resources for complex objects like medical visualization, iso-surface generation, and some CAD applications.
Parallel rulers Parallel rulers are a navigational instrument used by navigators to draw parallel lines on charts. The tool consists of two straightedges joined by two arms which allow them to move closer or further away while always remaining parallel to each other.
Parallel Random Access Machine A Parallel Random Access Machine (PRAM) is an abstract machine for designing the algorithms applicable to parallel computers. It eliminates the focus on miscellaneous issues such as synchronization and communication, but lets designer think explicitly about the exploitation of concurrency.
Parallel study A Parallel study is a type of clinical study where two groups of treatments, A and B, are given so that one group receives only A while another group receives only B. This is unlike a crossover study where at first one group receives treatment A and later followed by treatment B while the other group receives treatment B followed by treatment A.
Parallel tempering Parallel tempering, also known as replica exchange, is a simulation method aimed at improving the dynamic properties of Monte Carlo method simulations of physical systems, and of Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling methods more generally. The method originates from Geyer and was later developed, among others, by Giorgio Parisi and many others.
Parallel terraced scan The parallel terraced scan is a multi-agent based search technique that is basic to cognitive architectures, such as Copycat, Letter-string, the Examiner, Tabletop, and others. It was developed by John Rehling and Douglas Hofstadter at the Center for Research on Concepts and Cognition at Indiana University, Bloomington.
Parallel transport In geometry, parallel transport is a way of transporting geometrical data along smooth curves in a manifold. If the manifold is equipped with a covariant derivative (in the tangent bundle), then the connection allows one to transport vectors of the manifold along curves so that they stay parallel with respect to the connection.
Parallel turn The invention of the Parallel turn in skiing is credited to Austrian Toni Seelos in the 1930s. Many variations of the parallel turn have evolved since, at least in part due to improvement of ski equipment over the years.
Parallel universe (fiction) Parallel universe or alternate reality in science fiction and fantasy is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with our own. A specific group of parallel universes is called a multiverse, although this term can also be used to describe all the parallel universes that comprise physical reality.
Parallel voting Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other. If one of the two election counts does have a substantial impact on the result of the other, then mixed member proportional voting may be a better description.
Paralleling Paralleling is a term used to describe the process in which traditional intellectual property businesses create a "parallel" digital business. Used generally when discussing media and entertainment companies, the idea is primarily focused on the process of monetizing the digital distribution of content by leveraging the brand awareness of the company.
Parallelism (philosophy) In parallelism, mental events and physical events are perfectly coordinated by God; so that when a mental event such as Sally's decision to walk across the room occurs, simultaneously Sally's body heads across the room, in the absence of a direct cause-effect relation between mind and body. Mental and physical events are just perfectly coordinated by God, either in advance (as per Gottfried Leibniz's idea of pre-established harmony) or at the time (as in the Occasionalism of Nicolas Malebranche).
Parallelities Parallelities is a darkly humorous 1995 science fiction novel by Alan Dean Foster. The story depicts Max Parker, a slimy Los Angeles tabloid reporter sent to interview a rich man, Barrington Boles, who claims to have invented a machine that can break through the barrier between parallel universes, dubbed "paras" in this novel.
Parallelogram law In mathematics, the simplest form of the parallelogram law belongs to elementary geometry. It states that the sum of the squares of the lengths of the four sides of a parallelogram equals the sum of the squares of the lengths of the two diagonals.
Parallelogram of force The parallelogram of forces is a method for solving (or visualizing) the results of applying several different forces to an object. It utilizes the principles of vectors to solve this problem called vector addition.
Parallettes Parallettes are a small gymnastics device used primarily to simulate parallel bars in an actual gym. Homemade bars of this type are similar to pushup bars, or dip bars, but are generally longer, and are very low to the ground.
Paralvinella sulfincola Paralvinella sulfincola is a species of worm of the Alvinellidae family that thrives on undersea hot-water vents. It dwells in the hottest of waters, thriving in temperatures that would kill most other animals.
Paralympic archery Paralympic archery is an adaptation of the sport of archery for athletes with a disability. Paralympic archery is governed by the International Paralympic Committee, and is one of the sports in the Summer Paralympic Games.
Paralympic football Paralympic football consists of adaptations of the sport of football (soccer) for athletes with a disability. These sports are typically played using International Federation of Associated Football (FIFA) rules, with modifications to the field of play, equipment, numbers of players, and other rules as required to make the game suitable for the athletes.
Paralympic Judo Judo is a combat sport that has been in the Olympics since 1964, and the Paralympics since 1988. The Paralympic Judo events are for visually impaired contestants and the rules in the Paralympic Games are only very slightly different from Olympic Judo competition Judo.
Paralympic sports Paralympic sport is the umbrella term for a wide range of sports for persons with physical disabilities. While many persons with physical disabilities participate in sports and recreation at various levels, Paralympic sports refers to organized competitive sporting activities as part of the global Paralympic movement.
Paralympic table tennis Table Tennis in the Paralympics follow the rules set by the International Table Tennis Federation although there are slight modifications for wheelchair athletes. Athletes from all disability groups can take part.
Paralysis Paralysis is the complete loss of muscle function for one or more muscle groups. Major causes are stroke, trauma, poliomyelitis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), botulism, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis, and Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Paralysis tick The paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus, is one of about 75 species of Australian tick fauna and is considered the most medically important. It is found in a 20-kilometre band that follows the eastern coastline of Australia.
Paralytic shellfish poisoning Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) is one of the four recognised syndromes of shellfish poisoning (the others being neurologic shellfish poisoning, diarrheal shellfish poisoning and amnesic shellfish poisoning). All four syndromes share some common features and are primarily associated with bivalve molluscs (such as mussels, clams, oysters and scallops).
Paralyzed Veterans of America The Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) is a congressionally chartered veterans service organization founded in 1946, which describes it's self as having "developed a unique expertise on a wide variety of issues involving the special needs of our members— veterans of the armed forces who have experienced spinal cord injury or dysfunction."
Param Gati Swami Param Gati Swami, a religious leader of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, was born on June 29, 1953 in Pouso Alegre, at the south end of Minas Gerais State, Brazil. He took initiation from Srila Prabhupada in July 1976.
Param Vir Chakra The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest military decoration awarded for the highest degree of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy. It may be awarded posthumously and, indeed, most of the awards have been posthumous.
Parama China Kingdom Parama Chinas were a great kingdom or an empire which was part of the Chinese Civilization that existed beyond the Vedic Indian Culture, to the north east of the Himalayas. There is a possibility that they had interaction, though rather slight, with Ancient Indian kingdoms.
Parama Kamboja Ancient Sanskrit literature reveals that like the Madras/Uttara Madras and the Kurus/Uttara Kurus, the ancient Kambojas also had, at least two settlements. The great epic Mahabharata sufficiently attests two main divisions of the Kambojas which were named as Kamboja and the Parama-Kamboja.
Parama Kamboja Kingdom Parama Kamboja Kingdom was mentioned in the epic Mahabharata to be on the far north west along with the Bahlika, Uttara Madra and Uttara Kuru countries. It is thought to be modern day Tajikistan, a Central Asian Republic The author of Vayu Purana uses the name Kumuda-dvipa for Kusha-dvipa (Vayu I.
Parama Weera Vibhushanaya Parama Weera Vibhushanaya (පරම වීර වීභූෂණය) is the highest Sri Lanakn military decoration equivalent to United States Medal of Honor, that awarded as a reward for all ranks of the tri services (Regular/Volunteer) individual acts of gallantry and conspicuous bravery of the most exceptional way of facing the enemy, performed of their own accord whilst on active service, and without any consideration of the risks to his own life and security, with the prime objective of safeguarding the lives of his comrades or facilitating the operational aim of his force.
Paramaccan The Paramaccan are an ethnic group living in the forested interior of Suriname, and the eponymous term for their language, which has less than 1,000 speakers. The language is English-based with French and other influences.
Paramagnetism Paramagnetism is a form of magnetism which occurs only in the presence of an externally applied magnetic field. Paramagnetic materials are attracted to magnetic fields, hence have a relative magnetic permeability greater than unity (or, equivalently, a positive magnetic susceptibility).
Paramahamsa Paramahamsa (also paramahansa and paramhansa) -- This is a religio/theological title associated with particular Hindu saints, by their devotees; one thus sees these religious figures referred to as -- "Ramakrishna Paramahamsa" and "Paramahansa Yogananda".
Paramahansa , Romanized to paramahansa (also paramhansa and paramahamsa), is a Sanskrit title of honor applied to Hindu spiritual teachers of lofty status who are regarded as having attained enlightenment. The title may be translated as "transcendent swan," and is based on the individual's metaphorical ability to fly to transcendent heights, and there to swim in the sea of consciousness, unsullied by the illusion of separateness from the Divine.
Paramahansa Yogananda Paramahansa Yogananda (Bengali: পরমহংস যোগানন্দ Pôromôhongsho Joganondo, Hindi: परमहंस योगानन्‍द; January 5, 1893–March 7, 1952), was an Indian yogi and guru. He was instrumental in bringing the teachings of meditation and Kriya Yoga to the West.
Paramanga Ernest Yonli Paramanga Ernest Yonli, also sometimes known as Ernest Paramanga Yonli (born December 31, 1956, Tansarga), is the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, since November 7, 2000. He is a member of the ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) party.
Paramaribo Paramaribo (nicknamed Par'bo) is the capital of Suriname, located in the Paramaribo district, with a population of roughly 250,000 people. It lies on the Suriname River, approximately 15 km inland from the Atlantic Ocean.
Paramarines The Paramarines (also known as Marine paratroopers) was a short-lived specialized unit of the United States Marine Corps, trained to be dropped by parachute. The first Paramarines were trained in October 1940, but the unit was disbanded in 1944.
Paramartha In Buddhist context, paramartha refers to the absolute, as opposed to merely conventional, truth or reality. Knowledge is considered as split into three levels: The first being the illusory (called samvriti, parikalpita or pratibhasika according to different schools of thought), considered false compared to the empirical (samvriti, paratantra or vyavaharika), in turn trumped by the transcendental (paramartha or paramarthika).
Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam General Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam PV, DSO was the 7th Chief of Staff of the Indian Army in the period (1967 - 1970). He was the last of the King's Commissioned Indian Officers trained at Sandhurst in the Indian Army.
Paramatman In Hindu theology, Paramatman is the Absolute Atman or Supreme Soul or Spirit (also known as Supersoul or Oversoul) in the Vedanta and Yoga philosophies of India. Paramatman is one of the aspects of Brahman: "Learned transcendentalists who know the Absolute truth call this nondual substance Brahman, Paramatma or Bhagavan.
Paramecium bursaria Paramecium bursaria is a species of ciliate protozoan that has a mutualistic symbiotic relationship with green alga called Zoochlorella. The algae live inside the Paramecium in its cytoplasm and provide it with food, while the Paramecium provides the alga with movement and protection.
Paramedic A Paramedic is a specialized health care professional who responds to medical and trauma emergencies in the pre-hospital (out-of-hospital) environment for the purpose of stabilizing and transporting the patient to an appropriate medical facility, usually by ambulance. Paramedics may also work in a hospital emergency department alongside nurses and doctors.
Paramedics in Australia A paramedic, is a highly trained health care professional who responds to and treats all types of medical and trauma emergencies outside of a hospital setting before and during transportation to an appropriate medical facility. Paramedics also work in the inter-facility transport environment where a paramedic will continue or upgrade medical care to a higher level while transporting a patient from one healthcare facility to another.
Paramedics in Canada In Canada the scope of practice of Paramedics is described by the National Occupation Competency Profile for Paramedics document developed by the Paramedic Association of Canada for the Federal Government. Unlike the United States, in Canada all providers that work in Ambulances are identified as 'Paramedics'.
Paramedics in France Until very recently, the French pre-hospital care strategy was based on either first responders (firemen) or prehospital medical teams (MD + nurse + ambulance driver) called Smur (service mobile d'urgence et de réanimation, emergency resuscitation mobile unit). With this organisation, any situation requiring a paramedic is handled by a physician who specialises in pre-hospital emergencies.
Paramedics in Germany The development of the German prehospital EMS system is largely based on the history of the unique influence of volunteer aid organizations, particularly the German Red Cross. After 1945 especially, surgical departments of several German universities played a major role in developing an Advanced Life Support system.
Paramedics in the United States A paramedic, is a highly trained medical professional who responds to and treats all types of medical and trauma emergencies outside of a hospital setting before and during transportation to an appropriate medical facility. Paramedics also work in the inter-facility transport environment where a paramedic will continue or upgrade medical care to a higher level while transporting a patient from one healthcare facility to another.
Parament A Parament or Parement; (from Late Latin paramentum, adornment, parare, to prepare, equip), a term applied by ancient writers to the hangings or ornaments of a room of state. Later it has referred to the liturgy hangings on and around the altar, as well as the cloths hanging from the pulpit and lectern.
Parameshvara Parameshvara (പരമേശ്വര(ന്)) (1360-1425) was a major Indian mathematician of Madhava of Sangamagrama's Kerala school, as well as an astronomer and astrologer. He presented a series form of the sine function that is equivalent to its Taylor series expansion.
Parameshwara (God) Parameshwara, also transliterated from Sanskrit in various other ways, is a Hindu concept literally means the Supreme God. The word "param" meaning the highest is added to Ishwara to intensify the title of God.
Parameter In some non-technical contexts or in jargon, parameter may simply be a synonym for [mathematics], [[statistics, and the mathematical sciences, parameters (L: auxiliary measure) are quantities that define certain relatively constant characteristics of systems or functions. Most commonly represented θ in general form, other symbols carry standard, specific meanings.

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