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Common Factors

Factors that two numbers have in common are called the common factors of those numbers. Example: What are the common factors of 20 and 25?  …

Article II

Section 1[The president; the executive power.—1.] The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his office during the term of four years, and,…

lock and key

(Encyclopedia) lock and key, fastening fitted to an entryway, such as a gate or door, or a container, such as a cabinet, drawer or safe, to keep it closed and/or prevent unauthorized access or use.…

American Indians: Census Facts

XXXX XXXX by U.S. Census Bureau Related Links Notable American Indians American Indian TribesGlossary of American Indian TermsNavajo Code TalkersSacagawea Golden Dollar…

aloes

(Encyclopedia) aloesaloesălˈōz [key], drug obtained from the aloe; also a biblical name for an aromatic substance of various uses, mentioned in connection with myrrh and spices and thought to be the…

correspondence principle

(Encyclopedia) correspondence principle, physical principle, enunciated by Niels Bohr in 1923, according to which the predictions of the quantum theory must correspond to the predictions of the…

Fisher, Irving

(Encyclopedia) Fisher, Irving, 1867–1947, American economist, b. Saugerties, N.Y., Ph.D. Yale, 1891. He began teaching at Yale in 1890 and was active there until 1935. His earliest work was in…