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Parameter Magazine Parameter Magazine is a biannual literary magazine based in Manchester, with issues appearing in spring and autumn. The magazine publishes poetry, prose and reviews and also features artworks in its online incarnation.
Parameterized complexity In computer science, parameterized complexity is a measure of complexity of problems with multiple input parameters. The theory of parameterized complexity was developed in the 1990s by Rod Downey and Michael Fellows.
Parameterized post-Newtonian formalism The parameterized post-Newtonian formalism or PPN formalism is a tool used to compare classical theories of gravitation in the limit most important for everyday gravitational experiments: the limit in which the gravitational field is weak and generated by objects moving slowly compared to the speed of light.
Parametric animation Parametric animation is an animation technique utilized in computer software, such as in computer games, that blends two or more separate animations together to form a new animation. This new animation is constructed in real-time by the game engine, and is not stored in a separate file like a regular animation.
Parametric array The parametric array is a nonlinear transduction mechanism that generates narrow, nearly sidelobe free beams of low frequency sound, through the mixing and interaction of high frequency sound waves, effectively overcoming the diffraction limit (a kind of spatial 'uncertainty principle') associated with linear acoustics Parametric arrays can be formed in water [http://asa.aip.
Parametric continuity Parametric continuity is a concept applied to parametric curves describing the smoothness of the parameter's value with distance along the curve. A curve can be said to have Cn continuity if frac{d^{n}s}{dt^{n}} is continuous of value throughout the curve.
Parametric contract A parametric contract is financial or investment contract that is based on two independent variables. Similar to parametric plotting in mathematics, where two independent variables decide the location of a point, parametric contract uses two independent variables to decide the value in the contract.
Parametric derivative In calculus, a parametric derivative is a derivative that is taken when both the x and y variables (traditionally independent and dependent, respectively) depend on an independent third variable t, usually thought of as "time".
Parametric equalization Parametric equalizer (or parametric "EQ") is an electronic multi-band variable equalizer device used in sound recording and live sound reproduction with Public Address systems ("PA systems"). Parametric equalization devices allow audio engineers to control the parameters of the internal band-pass filter sections (amplitude, center frequency and bandwidth).
Parametric equation In mathematics, parametric equations bear slight similarity to functions: they allow one to use arbitrary values, called parameters, in place of independent variables in equations, which in turn provide values for dependent variables. A simple kinematical example is when one uses a time parameter to determine the position, velocity, and other information about a body in motion.
Parametric feature based modeler A parametric feature based modeler is a Computer-aided design (CAD) software package that uses either a constructive solid geometry (CSG) or a Boundary representation (B-REP) modeler that allows a user to refer to features instead of the underlying geometry.
Parametric insurance Parametric insurance is a type of insurance that does not indemnify the pure loss, but ex ante agrees to make a payment upon the occurrence of a triggering event. The triggering event is often a catastrophic natural event which may ordinarily precipitate a loss or a series of losses.
Parametric statistics Parametric inferential statistical methods are mathematical procedures for statistical hypothesis testing which assume that the distributions of the variables being assessed belong to known parametrized families of probability distributions. In that case we speak of parametric model.
Parametric Stereo Parametric Stereo is a feature used in Advanced Audio Coding to further enhance efficiency in low bandwidth stereo media. It, along with Spectral Band Replication, is part of aacPlus v2, and is not backwards compatible with aacPlus v1.
Parametrization (climate) Parametrization within a climate model refers to the method of replacing processes that are too small-scale or complex to be physically represented in the model by a simplified process. This can be contrasted with other processes - for example the large-scale motions of the atmosphere - that are explicitly resolved within the models.
Parami Kulatunga Lieutenant General Parami Sugandika Bandara Kulatunga()(RSP, DPS) (born circa 1950 in Kandy, died June 26 2006) was Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, its third highest ranking officer. Inspiring and poignant Memorial Dedication for Lt.
Paramilitarism in Colombia Paramilitarism in Colombia refers to the origin and development of paramilitary groups in Colombia during the 20th century. Paramilitary groups, whether of private or public origin, having legal or illegal support, were originally organized during the Cold War proxy wars as small groups, being created as either a preemptive or reactive consequence to the real or perceived growing threat represented by the actions of guerrillas and militant political activitists of Marxist-Leninist ideology.
Paramita (band) Paramita is a three-piece pop rock act in the Philippines that has been playing their own brand of music since 2003. Paramita is made up of Norman Dellosa on guitars, Alsey Cortez on bass, and Ria Bautista on drums and vocals.
Paramotor A paramotor is the generic name given to the propulsive portion of a powered paraglider. It contains the motor, propeller, harness (with integrated seat), cage and all accessories that is attached to a paraglider wing for powered flight.
Paramount airlines Paramount Airlines are an aviation company in Sierra Leone providing a helicopter service between the capital Freetown and Lungi International Airport. Paramount airlines also fly helicopters to other places within West Africa including Abuja.
Paramount Comedy 1 Paramount Comedy 1 is a television channel shown in the UK and Ireland, available through digital satellite (Sky Digital) and cable (ntl, Telewest, NTL Ireland). As the name suggests, it is owned by Paramount Pictures (aka Viacom) and concentrates on comedy.
Paramount Defenses Paramount Defenses Inc is an information security software development company founded in 2006 with headquarters in Newport Beach, California engaged in the development and delivery of products and solutions designed to help organizations defend their IT security infrastructures.
Paramount leader Paramount leader　(Hanyu Pinyin: guojia zuigao shouling, 国家最高首领, literally "the highest leader of the country"), in modern Chinese political science, unofficially refers to the political leader of the People's Republic of China who controls the three branches of the Chinese political system (Communist Party of China, People's Republic of China and People's Liberation Army).
Paramount Parks Paramount Parks was an operator of theme parks and attractions, which annually attract about 13 million patrons. The company once owned and operated five theme parks in North America and managed Bonfante Gardens in Gilroy, California.
Paramount Ruler The term Paramount Ruler, or sometimes Paramount King, is a generic description, though occasionally also used as an actual title, for a number of rulers' position in relative terms, as the summit of a feudal-type pyramid of rulers of lesser polities (such as vassal princes) in a given historical and geographical context, often of different ranks, which all recognize the single Paramount Ruler as their senior, though not necessarily with effectively commanding authority (as in a true empire), but often rather a notion like the Western suzereinty.
Paramount Stations Group Paramount Stations Group (sometimes abbreviated as PSG) was a television broadcasting company that was renamed from the TVX Broadcast Group in 1991 after Paramount Pictures gained full ownership of the group. At the time, it owned several Fox affiliates (KRRT, WLFL-TV and WTXF-TV) and independent stations (KTXA, KTXH and WDCA).
Paramount Television Paramount Television (re-incorporated from Desilu Productions) was an American television production/distribution company that was active from 1967 to 2006 and was launched under Gulf+Western. The successor company is CBS Paramount Television.
Paramount Theatre (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) The Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, opened September 1, 1928, as the Capital Theater, but was renamed in 1929 when it was purchased by Paramount Studios. In 1974 it was sold to the City of Cedar Rapids and was completely renovated.
Paramount Theatre (Denver, Colorado) The Paramount Theatre is a concert venue in Denver, Colorado, located on Glenarm Place, near Denver's famous 16th Street Mall. The venue holds a capacity of only 1,870 seats, but is a popular destination for large acts looking for a smaller concert setting.
Paramount Theatre (Seattle, Washington) The Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington is a 2,803-seat performing arts venue on the north edge of Downtown. Originally built in 1927 as The Seattle Theatre with 3,000 seats, the theater was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 9 1974.
Paramount Theatre Denver, CO 4/19/05 Paramount Theatre Denver, CO 4/19/05 is the third in a series of official bootlegs released by Tori Amos. Each official bootleg is a double-disc package recorded during her "Original Sinsuality" and "Summer of Sin" tours brimming with live rarities, fan favorites and stunning cover versions.
Paramount Vantage Paramount Vantage (originally Paramount Classics) is the specialty film division of Paramount Pictures (which in turn is owned by Viacom), charged with producing, purchasing, distributing and marketing films, generally those with a more "art house" feel than films made and distributed by its parent company.
Paramountcy The doctrine of paramountcy is the legal principle that reconciles contradicting or conflicting laws in a federalist state. Where both the central government and the provincial or state governments have the power to create laws in relation to the same matters the laws of one government will be given priority over the other through the doctrine.
Paramountcy (Canada) In Canadian constitutional law, the doctrine of paramountcy establishes that where there is a conflict between valid provincial and federal laws, the federal law will prevail and the provincial law will be inoperative to the extent that it conflicts with the federal law. This model of paramountcy is often known as "federal paramountcy.
Paramour rights Paramour rights refers to a pre-Civil War Southern practice that gave white men the right to take black women, married or not, as concubines. The term "Paramour Rights" was first used by Zora Neale Hurston, to describe the practice of white men fathering children by black women whether they were married or not.
Parampara Parampara (Sanskrit: परम्परा, paramparā) denotes a succession of teachers and disciples in traditional Indian culture. It is also known as guru-shishya paramparā, succession from guru to disciple.
Parampara (film) Parampara (English: Tradition) is a 1992 Bollywood movie starring Sunil Dutt, Vinod Khanna, Ashwini Bhave, Ramya Krishna, Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Raveena Tandon, Neelam and Anupam Kher. The film is produced by Yash Raj Films, owned by director Yash Chopra.
Paramus Catholic High School Paramus Catholic High School is a co-educational Roman Catholic high school located in Paramus in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The school, founded in 1965, is one of several high schools in the Archdiocese of Newark.
Paramus Park Paramus Park is a shopping center located on From Road in Paramus, New Jersey, United States, sandwiched between Route 17 and the Garden State Parkway, a little more than two miles north of Route 4. The mall is owned by General Growth Properties and offers a Gross leasable area (GLA) of 770,941 ft².
Paramus Public Schools The Paramus Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Paramus, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. For the 2005-06 school year, the district opened school with 4,500 youngsters,
Paramutation Paramutation, in epigenetics, is an interaction between two alleles of a single locus, resulting in a heritable change of one allele that is induced by the other allele. Paramutation violates Mendel’s first law, which states that in the process of the formation of the gametes (egg or sperm) the allelic pairs separate, one going to each gamete, and that each gene remains completely uninfluenced by the other.
Paramyogeshwar Sri Devpuriji Paramyogeshwar Sri Devpuriji, the Guru of Sri Deep Narayan Mahaprabhuji, lived until 1942/1943 in his Ashram Kailash, Sikar district, Rajasthan, India, according to the book Sri Lila-Amrit, the biography of Sri Mahaprabhuji, written by Dharmsamrat Paramhans Swami Madhavananda. The ashram is named by the mountain Kailash in the Himalayas, the holy adobe of Lord Shiva according to Yoga philosophy.
Paramyotonia congenita Paramyotonia Congenita (PC) is a rare congenital autosomal dominant neuromuscular disorder characterized by “paradoxical” myotonia.Von Eulenberg A (1886) Über eine familiäre durch 6 Generationen verfolgbare Form kongenitaler Paramyotonie.
Paranaíba River The Paranaíba River is a Brazilian river whose source lies in the state of Minas Gerais in the Mata da Corda mountains, municipality of Rio Paranaíba, at an altitude of 1,148 meters; on the other face of this mountain chain are the sources of the Abaeté river, tributary of the São Francisco River. The length of the river is approximately 1,070 km up to the junction with the Grande river, both of which then form the Paraná River, at the point that marks the borders of the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Mato Grosso do Sul.
Paranaja multifasciata Paranaja multifasciata is a species of venomous elapid snake commonly known as the Many-banded Snake or Burrowing Cobra, the only species within the genus Paranaja. The species is found in Congo and Cameroon in Africa.
Paranal Observatory Paranal Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on Cerro Paranal (120 km south of Antofagasta) and operated by the European Southern Observatory. The Very Large Telescope (VLT) is the largest telescope on Paranal, actually composed of four separate 8.
Paranasal sinus Paranasal sinuses are air-filled spaces, communicating with the nasal cavity, within the bones of the skull and face. Humans possess a number of paranasal sinuses, divided into subgroups that are named according to the bones within which the sinuses lie:
Paraná Delta The Paraná Delta is the delta of the Paraná River in Argentina. The Paraná flows north–south and becomes an alluvial basin (a flood plain) between the Argentine provinces of Entre Ríos and Santa Fe, then emptying into the Río de la Plata.
Paraná-Wolga-Deutsch Paraná-Wolga-Deutsch is a High German variety, that is spoken in Brazil and Argentina by persons of German Russian origin. It is spoken in the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentinian state of Entre Rios.
Paraná, Entre Ríos Paraná is the capital city of the Argentine province of Entre Ríos, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, opposite the city of Santa Fe, capital of the neighbouring Santa Fe Province. The city has a population of 237,968 ().
Parand The new town of Parand is situated 35 km from Robatkarim on the way to Saveh. The town is intended to provide residence for the staffs of Imam Khomeini Int’l Airport, create a balance in the settlement pattern of Tehran, establish an appropriate environment to draw in the extra population of Tehran and offer an alternative to unsystematic settlements.
Paraneoplastic phenomenon A paraneoplastic phenomenon is a disease or symptom that is the consequence of the presence of cancer in the body, but is not due to the local presence of cancer cells. These phenomena are mediated by humoral factors (by hormones or cytokines) excreted by tumor cells or by an immune response against the tumor.
Paranephrops Paranephrops is a genus comprising two freshwater crayfish species endemic to New Zealand, the northern koura (Paranephrops planifrons) and the southern koura (Paranephrops zealandicus). The name koura derives from the Māori language.
Parang The origins of parang dates back to the Spainish colonists who ruled Trinidad from 1498-1797. It continued to flourish after the British took over the island with African and French creole influences in addition to constant interaction between the people of Trinidad and those of Venezuela (The Spanish Main)where a similar art form was developed in parallel.
Parang (knife) The parang is the Malay equivalent of the machete, typical vegetation in Malaysia is more woody than in South America and the parang is therefore optimised for a stronger chopping action with a heavier blade and a "sweet spot" further forward of the handle, the blade is also beveled more obtusely to prevent it from binding in the cut. This is the same rationale and (in practical terms) the same design as the Indonesian golok and very similar to the Filipino bolo.
Paranilotic languages The Eastern and Southern Nilotic languages were formerly widely believed to constitute a single Paranilotic (or, earlier, "Nilo-Hamitic") grouping; they were believed to have arisen as a sort of "mixed language" combining Nilotic (modern Western Nilotic) and "Hamitic" (in particular, modern Cushitic) elements. However, ever since Joseph Greenberg's reclassification of African languages, they have been considered to be two out of the three independent branches of Nilotic.
Paranoia (magazine) *Paranoia (magazine) 1992, PARANOIA: The Conspiracy & Paranormal Reader has presented alternative views and marginalized theories of the inner workings of the cryptocracy. Subjects include conspiracy theories], [[parapolitics, alternative history, and the paranormal.
Paranoia (role-playing game) Paranoia is a humorous role-playing game set in a dystopian future similar to 1984, Brazil, Brave New World, the "downunder" civilization of A Boy and His Dog, and especially Logan's Run; however, the tone of the game is rife with black humor, frequently tongue-in-cheek rather than dark and heavy. The game is set in Alpha Complex, an immense and futuristic domed or underground city (GM's decision) controlled by The Computer, a schizophrenic civil service AI.
Paranoia Agent is a Japanese anime television miniseries about a social phenomenon in Musashino, Tokyo caused by a juvenile serial assailant named Shounen Bat (Bat Boy; called Lil' Slugger in the English dub). The plot relays between a large cast of people affected in some way by the phenomenon; usually Shounen Bat's victims or the detectives assigned to apprehend him. As each character becomes the focus of the story, disturbing details are often revealed about their secret lives.
Paranoia Agent Original Soundtrack Paranoia Agent Original Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the TV series Paranoia Agent composed by Susumu Hirasawa. The CD's catalog number is #5274, and is labeled by Geneon Entertainment, the same company that holds the English language rights to the anime series in the US.
Paranoiac (1963 film) Paranoiac is a 1963 suspense film from Hammer Films starring Oliver Reed, Alexander Davion, and Janette Scott. It relates a strange tale of the Ashbys - the mentally disturbed sister, the out-of-control alcoholic brother and the back-from-the-dead brother who is not what he seems.
Paranoiac-critical method The Paranoiac-critical method is a surrealist technique developed by Salvador DalĂ­ in the early 1930s. He employed it in the production of paintings and other artworks, especially those that involved optical illusions and other multiple images.
Paranoid (song) "Paranoid" is a song by Black Sabbath that appears on the band's breakthrough album Paranoid. Supposedly, the members of Black Sabbath put together this song in 15 minutes based on a riff by Tony Iommi.
Paranoid Earthling Since the launch of the band in November 2001, Paranoid Earthling’s rise to the spotlight of Sri Lankan original rock music has been unsurprisingly quick. The electrifying live performances and gutty originality that stems from their multi-faceted brand of rock has gained them an avid following.
Paranoid fiction Paranoid fiction is a modern genre of literature that explores the subjective nature of reality and how it can be manipulated by forces in power. These forces can be external, such as a totalitarian government, or they can be internal, such as a character's mental illness or refusal to accept the harshness of the world he is in.
Paranoid Parenting: Abandon Your Anxieties and Be a Good Parent Paranoid Parenting: Abandon Your Anxieties and Be a Good Parent is a book by the British sociologist Frank Furedi, published by Allen Lane in 2001 (ISBN 0-7139-9488-6) . A revised edition, Paranoid Parenting: Why Ignoring the Experts May Be Best for Your Child, was published by A Cappella Publishing in 2002 (ISBN 1-55652-464-1).
Paranoid Social Club Paranoid Social Club (PSC) is a Rock/Psychedelic/indie band from Portland, Maine. They are fairly well known throughout New England, and are gaining some popularity in other regions after the recent release of their self-titled album.
Paranoid-schizoid position The paranoid-schizoid position was conceived of by Melanie Klein as the state of mind existing in babies of three or four to six months of age, but one that is constantly returned to throughout life to greater or lesser degrees. As an Object Relations Theorist, Klein sees emotions as always existing in relation to other people or "objects" of emotions or feelings.
Paranormal Paranormal is an umbrella term used to describe a wide variety of reported anomalous phenomena. According to the Journal of Parapsychology, the term paranormal describes "any phenomenon that in one or more respects exceeds the limits of what is deemed physically possible according to current scientific assumptions.
Paranormal and occult hypotheses about UFOs There has been a fair amount of crossover between paranormal events and Unidentified Flying Objects. Both are sometimes seen as dubious fields of study by mainstream science, and generally, have seen little support.
Paranormal romance Paranormal romance is a literary subgenre of speculative fiction, blending together themes from the genres of traditional fantasy, science fiction, or horror. Paranormal romance may range from traditional harlequin romances with a paranormal setting to stories where the main emphasis is on a science fiction or fantasy based plot with a romantic subplot included.
Paranormal subgroup In mathematics, in the field of group theory, a paranormal subgroup is a subgroup such that the subgroup generated by it and any conjugate of it, is also generated by it and a conjugate of it within that subgroup.
Paranormal television Paranormal television is a genre of popular television broadcasting. Its scope comprises purportedly factual investigations of paranormal phenomena, rather than the openly fictional representations found in such shows as The Ghosts of Motley Hall and Ghostbusters and cartoon series such as Scooby Doo or Rentaghost.
Paranormal U Paranormal U is a reality "docu-drama" series for A&E about the nation's only university-backed paranormal group, The Penn State Paranormal Research Society. The show documents the hectic lives of the team as they struggle to balance college life with paranormal investigation.
Paranthropus aethiopicus Paranthropus aethiopicus is an extinct species of Paranthropus. The finding discovered in 1985 in West Turkana, Kenya, KNM WT 17000 (known as the "Black Skull" due to the dark coloration of the bone, caused by high levels of magnesium), is one of the earliest examples of robust pliocene hominids.
Paranthropus boisei Paranthropus boisei (originally called Zinjanthropus boisei and then Australopithecus boisei until recently) was an early hominin and described as the largest of the Paranthropus species. It lived from about 2.
Paranuclear Paranuclear countries are those that have the ability to have nuclear weapons within months. The more common term for this is "nuclear capable" — the nation chooses not to develop nuclear weapons, but has the infrastructure to do so in a short period of time.
Parapapio Parapapio is a genus of prehistoric baboons closely resembling the forest dwelling mangabeys. Parapapio is distinguished from other Papio by the lack of an anteorbital drop, thin browridges, absence of maxillary fossae or a sagittal crest and only slight sexual dimorphism.
Parapatric speciation Parapatric speciation is a form of speciation in which the evolution of reproductive isolating mechanisms occurs when a population enters a new niche or habitat within the range of the parent species. Generally, this occurs when there has been a drastic change to the environment within the original species' habitat.
Parapatry Parapatry is a type of speciation where the ranges of two species abut but do not overlap. The two species often have contact at the common boundary of their zones, and speciation occurs in partial, but not complete, isolation.
Paraphilia Paraphilia, sexual deviation (in Greek para παρά = besides and '-philia' φιλία = love) - in psychology and sexology, is a term that describes a family of philias that reference sexual arousal in response to sexual objects or situations which may interfere with the capacity for reciprocal affectionate sexual activity. Paraphilia is also used to imply non-mainstream sexual practices without necessarily implying dysfunction or deviance.
Paraphimosis Paraphimosis is a medical condition where the foreskin becomes trapped behind the glans penis, and cannot be pulled back to its normal flaccid position covering the glans penis. If the condition persists for several hours or there is any sign of a lack of blood flow, paraphimosis should be treated as a medical emergency, as it can result in gangrene or other serious complications.
Paraphrase A paraphrase is a statement or remark explained in other words or another way, so as to simplify or clarify its meaning. It can be used as a replacement for a direct quotation when the original text is unavailable or under copyright restriction.
Paraphrase mass A paraphrase mass is a musical setting of the Ordinary of the mass, using as its basis an elaborated version of a cantus firmus, typically chosen from plainsong or some other sacred source. It was a common means of mass composition from the late 15th century until the end of the 16th century, during the Renaissance period in music history, and was most frequently used by composers in the parts of western Europe which remained under the direct control of the Roman Catholic Church.
Paraphrenia Paraphrenia is a particularly paranoid form of schizophrenia occurring in the elderly as opposed to adolescents. It is thought to be caused by abnormalities in the tau protein, which is also linked to some cases of Alzheimers disease.
Paraphyly In phylogenetics, a group of organisms is said to be paraphyletic (Greek para = near and phyle = race) if the group contains its most recent common ancestor, but does not contain all the descendants of that ancestor.
Paraphysics According to James Edward Beichler, editor of YGGDRASIL: The Journal of Paraphysics, what paraphysics is "has never been precisely defined". The word "paraphysics" itself, according to Beichler (citing Mitchell), appears to have been coined by German psychiatrist and psychical researcher Baron Albert F.
Paraplegia Paraplegia is a condition in which the lower part of a person's body is paralyzed and cannot willfully function. It is usually the result of spinal cord injury or a congenital condition such as spina bifida, but polyneuropathy may also result in paraplegia.
Paraprofessional Paraprofessional is a job title given to people in various occupational fields, such as education, healthcare, and law, that have a certificate that they have obtained by passing an exam enabling them to perform a task requiring a lot of knowledge, but don't have the occupational license to perform at the professional level in the field.
Paraprofessional certificate A paraprofessional certificate is a certificate that an educator has obtained by passing an exam enabling them to perform a task requiring a lot of knowledge, but doesn't require college certification in each subject area in their job, which could be, but is not limited to in any areas of education such as a GED Teacher, Alternate School Teacher, ISS Teacher, After School Tutor, Home School Teacher, Credit Recovery Teacher, Continuing Education Teacher, and any Special Education area which could be but is not limited to CML, tutoring, and providing any needs to an individual student.
Paraprotein A paraprotein is an abnormal protein in the urine or blood, most often associated with benign MGUS (monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance) and multiple myeloma. An excess in the blood is known as paraproteinemia.
Pararaton The Pararaton, also known as the Book of Kings, is a manuscript in the Kawi language. The comparatively short text of 32 folio-size pages (1126 lines) contains the history of the kings of Singhasari and Majapahit in eastern Java.
Parareptilia Parareptilia ("at the side of reptiles") is a subclass or clade of Reptiles which are variously defined as an extinct group of primitive anapsids, or a more cladistically correct alternative to Anapsida. Whether the term is valid depends a lot on the phylogenetic position of turtles, the relationships of which to other reptilian groups are still uncertain
Pararhabdodon Pararhabdodon (meaning "similar to Rhabdodon" ["bar-tooth"]) was a genus of derived hadrosauroid or basal hadrosaurid dinosaur, from the Maastrichtian-age Upper Cretaceous Tremp Formation of Spain. It is based on assorted postcranial remains, mostly vertebrae, and is notable for the reassignments it has undergone in regards to classification.
Pararhyme Pararhyme, also known as partial or imperfect rhyme is a term devised by the poet Edmund Blunden to describe a near rhyme in which the consonants in two words are the same, but the vowels are different. It is distinguished from half rhyme in that all the consonants should match rather than just the final ones.
Parari Called Heetan Parari, Hetan Parari, or just Parari, is an ancient farming village located between the modern cities of Patna and Varanasi. To get there, one can travel East by train from New Delhi and get off at the Buxar railway station.
Paras (Pokémon) are one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Paras in the games, anime, and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon—untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments—and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.
Paras Mhambrey Paras Laxmikant Mhambrey (born June 20, 1972, Mumbai, Maharashtra) is a former Indian cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 3 ODIs from 1996 to 1998. He is currently the coach of the cricket team of Bengal in Indian domestic circuit and took them to the finals of the Ranji Trophy, the Indian version of County cricket, after a gap of 16 years.
Paras, Nuevo LeĂłn Paras, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, lies about an 45 minutes southwest of the Falcon Heights border. It is a town that carries a sentimental value in the hearts of all those whose parents and grandparents were born there.
Parasaurolophus Parasaurolophus was a genus of hadrosaurid (duck-billed) dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Period (about 76-65 million years ago) of what is now North America. Its name means 'near crested lizard', which refers to another hadrosaurid, Saurolophus, discovered before Parasaurolophus.

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