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  2. DNA polymerase - Wikipedia

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    A DNA polymerase is a member of a family of enzymes that catalyze the synthesis of DNA molecules from nucleoside triphosphates, the molecular precursors of DNA. These enzymes are essential for DNA replication and usually work in groups to create two identical DNA duplexes from a single original DNA duplex. During this process, DNA polymerase ...

  3. Wall Street Crash of 1929 - Wikipedia

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    The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as the Great Crash or the Crash of '29, was a major American stock market crash that occurred in the autumn of 1929. It began in September, when share prices on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) collapsed, and ended in mid-November. The pivotal role of the 1920s' high-flying bull market and the ...

  4. Dow Jones Industrial Average - Wikipedia

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    us .spindices .com /indices /equity /dow-jones-industrial-average. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( DJIA ), Dow Jones, or simply the Dow ( / ˈdaʊ / ), is a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. The DJIA is one of the oldest and most commonly followed equity indexes.

  5. Log-normal distribution - Wikipedia

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    Log-normal distribution. In probability theory, a log-normal (or lognormal) distribution is a continuous probability distribution of a random variable whose logarithm is normally distributed. Thus, if the random variable X is log-normally distributed, then Y = ln (X) has a normal distribution.

  6. Dow Chemical Company - Wikipedia

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    The Dow Chemical Company is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States. The company was among the three largest chemical producers in the world in 2021. [2] It is the operating subsidiary of Dow Inc., a publicly traded holding company incorporated under Delaware law. [3]

  7. Log cabin - Wikipedia

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    A timber cutter's mountain log cabin at the Museum of Folk Architecture and Life in Pyrohiv, Ukraine. A log cabin is a small log house, especially a minimally finished or less architecturally sophisticated structure. Log cabins have an ancient history in Europe, and in America are often associated with first-generation home building by settlers.

  8. Black Monday (1987) - Wikipedia

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    Black Monday (also known as Black Tuesday in some parts of the world due to time zone differences) was the global, severe and largely unexpected [1] stock market crash on Monday, October 19, 1987. Worldwide losses were estimated at US$1.71 trillion. [2] The severity of the crash sparked fears of extended economic instability [3] or even a ...

  9. S&P 500 - Wikipedia

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    A daily volume chart of the S&P 500 index from January 3, 1950, to February 19, 2016. Logarithmic Chart of S&P 500 Index with and without Inflation and with Best Fit and other graphs to Feb 2024. The Standard and Poor's 500, or simply the S&P 500, [5] is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 of the largest companies listed ...