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  2. Rule in Shelley's Case - Wikipedia

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    The Rule in Shelley's Case is a rule of law that may apply to certain future interests in real property and trusts created in common law jurisdictions. [1] : 181 It was applied as early as 1366 in The Provost of Beverly's Case [1] : 182 [2] but in its present form is derived from Shelley's Case (1581), [3] in which counsel stated the rule as ...

  3. Triple product rule - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The triple product rule, known variously as the cyclic chain rule, cyclic relation, cyclical rule or Euler's chain rule, is a formula which relates partial derivatives of three interdependent variables. The rule finds application in thermodynamics, where frequently three variables can be related by a function of the form f ( x, y, z) = 0 ...

  4. The Slaughter Rule - Wikipedia

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    The Slaughter Rule is a 2002 American coming of age sports drama film directed by Alex Smith and Andrew J. Smith and starring Ryan Gosling and David Morse. The film, set in contemporary Montana , explores the relationship between a small-town high school football player (Gosling), and his troubled coach (Morse).

  5. Rule against perpetuities - Wikipedia

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    The rule against perpetuities is a legal rule in common law that prevents people from using legal instruments (usually a deed or a will) to exert control over the ownership of private property for a time long beyond the lives of people living at the time the instrument was written. Specifically, the rule forbids a person from creating future ...

  6. Kilowatt-hour - Wikipedia

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    A kilowatt-hour ( unit symbol: kW⋅h or kW h; commonly written as kWh) is a non-SI unit of energy equal to 3.6 megajoules (MJ) in SI units which is the energy delivered by one kilowatt of power for one hour. Kilowatt-hours are a common billing unit for electrical energy supplied by electric utilities. Metric prefixes are used for multiples and ...

  7. Witching hour - Wikipedia

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    Witching hour. In folklore, the witching hour or devil's hour is a time of night that is associated with supernatural events, whereby witches, demons and ghosts are thought to appear and be at their most powerful. Definitions vary, and include the hour immediately after midnight, and the time between 3:00 am and 4:00 am.

  8. After Hours (The Weeknd album) - Wikipedia

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    After Hours is the fourth studio album by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd. It was released on March 20, 2020 by XO and Republic Records . Primarily produced by the Weeknd, it features a variety of producers, including DaHeala , Illangelo , Max Martin , Metro Boomin , and OPN , most of whom the Weeknd had worked with previously.

  9. Planetary hours - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The planetary hours are an ancient system in which one of the seven classical planets is given rulership over each day and various parts of the day. Developed in Hellenistic astrology, it has possible roots in older Babylonian astrology, and it is the origin of the names of the days of the week as used in English and numerous other ...