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identity theft

(Encyclopedia) identity theft, the use of one person's personal information by another to commit fraud or other crimes. The most common forms of identity theft occur when someone obtains another…

Chemistry: What Are Gases?

What Are Gases?ChemistryThe Kinetic Molecular Theory of GasesWhat Are Gases?The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases: Why Gases Do What They DoWhy This Is Important: Ideal GasesImportant Terms and…

International Finance: About Foreign Exchange

About Foreign ExchangeInternational FinanceIntroductionAbout Foreign ExchangeEffect on Imports, Exports, and GDPTrade Deficits: Bad or Good?The International Monetary SystemThe Dollar and the U.S.…

nonintercourse

(Encyclopedia) nonintercourse, in international law, refusal of a state to engage in diplomatic or commercial relations with another state. It is a hostile act of retaliation for some wrong and is…

crane, machine

(Encyclopedia) crane, hoisting machine for lifting heavy loads and transferring them from one place to another, ordinarily over distances of not more than 200 ft (60 m). Cranes have a long reach and…

Genetically Modified Foods

For thousands of years, farmers have improved their crops by crossbreeding plants that have good traits. They take pollen from one plant and add it to the flowers of another plant to produce a…

Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions

A mixed number is a combination of a whole number and a fraction. For example, if you have two whole apples and one half apple, you could describe this as 2 + 1/2 apples, or 21/2 apples. Writing…

A vs. An

The Question: Is it "A historian" or "AN historian"? I've seen both. The Answer: This is a contested question. Let's start with the basics. A…