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2. Absolute dating - Wikipedia

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   Absolute dating. Absolute dating is the process of determining an age on a specified chronology in archaeology and geology. Some scientists prefer the terms chronometric or calendar dating, as use of the word "absolute" implies an unwarranted certainty of accuracy. [1] [2] Absolute dating provides a numerical age or range, in contrast with ...

3. Transgender - Wikipedia

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   Transgender individuals have been part of various LGBT movements throughout history, with significant contributions dating back to the early days of the gay liberation movement. The LGBT community is not a monolithic group, and there are different modes of thought on who is a part of this diverse community.

4. Dating violence - Wikipedia

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   Dating abuse or dating violence is the perpetration or threat of an act of violence by at least one member of an unmarried couple on the other member in the context of dating or courtship. It also arises when one partner tries to maintain power and control over the other through abuse or violence , for example when a relationship has broken down.

5. Rubidium–strontium dating - Wikipedia

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   The rubidium-strontium dating method (Rb-Sr) is a radiometric dating technique, used by scientists to determine the age of rocks and minerals from their content of specific isotopes of rubidium (87 Rb) and strontium (87 Sr, 86 Sr). One of the two naturally occurring isotopes of rubidium, 87 Rb, decays to 87 Sr with a half-life of 49.23 billion ...

6. Special counsel - Wikipedia

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   Special counsel. In the United States, a special counsel (formerly called special prosecutor or independent counsel) is a lawyer appointed to investigate, and potentially prosecute, a particular case of suspected wrongdoing for which a conflict of interest exists for the usual prosecuting authority. Other jurisdictions have similar systems.

7. Cuffing season - Wikipedia

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   Cuffing season is typically defined as the time of year when single people actively search for short-term romantic partners to spend the colder months with, typically (in Northern Hemisphere locations) from October through March, culminating with Valentine's Day. [1] The term "cuff" is slang that alludes to handcuffs and means metaphorically to ...

8. Special pleading - Wikipedia

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   Special pleading is an informal fallacy wherein one cites something as an exception to a general or universal principle, without justifying the special exception. ...

9. Radiometric dating - Wikipedia

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   Radiometric dating, radioactive dating or radioisotope dating is a technique which is used to date materials such as rocks or carbon, in which trace radioactive impurities were selectively incorporated when they were formed. The method compares the abundance of a naturally occurring radioactive isotope within the material to the abundance of ...