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Iterated logarithm. In computer science, the iterated logarithm of , written log * (usually read " log star "), is the number of times the logarithm function must be iteratively applied before the result is less than or equal to . [1] The simplest formal definition is the result of this recurrence relation :
Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. Its name is derived from the Greek word Σείριος (Latin script: Seirios ), meaning lit. 'glowing' or 'scorching'. The star is designated αCanis Majoris, Latinized to Alpha Canis Majoris, and abbreviated αCMa or Alpha CMa. With a visual apparent magnitude of −1.46, Sirius is almost twice ...
Dog-hole ports. Bixby Landing in Big Sur during 1911 was used to transport supplies and products to and from ships off shore. Dog-hole ports were the small, rural ports on the West Coast of the United States between Central California and Southern Oregon that operated between the mid-1800s until the 1930s. They were commonly called dog-holes ...
A survivorship curve is a graph showing the number or proportion of individuals surviving to each age for a given species or group (e.g. males or females). Survivorship curves can be constructed for a given cohort (a group of individuals of roughly the same age) based on a life table . There are three generalized types of survivorship curves: [1]
The aging profile of dogs varies according to their adult size (often determined by their breed ): smaller breeds have an average lifespan of 10-15 years, with some even exceeding 18 years in age; medium breeds typically live for 10 to 13 years; and giant dog breeds have the lowest minimum lifespan, with an overall average of 8 to 13 years. The ...
The dog who is so angry he cannot move. He cannot eat. He cannot sleep. He can just barely growl. Bound so tightly with tension and anger, he approaches the state of rigor mortis. Visually each strip is the same. The first three identical panels feature the black dog growling, tied to a post in a yard by a chain.
Dogs are the most variable mammal on earth, with around 450 globally recognized dog breeds. [20] [21] In the Victorian era, directed human selection developed the modern dog breeds, which resulted in a vast range of phenotypes. [16] Most breeds were derived from small numbers of founders within the last 200 years.
Isle of Dogs (Japanese: 犬ヶ島, Hepburn: Inu ga Shima, lit. ' Dog Island ') is a 2018 American–German stop-motion adult animated dystopian mockumentary science fantasy political satire road action comedy film written, produced, and directed by Wes Anderson, narrated by Courtney B. Vance, and starring an ensemble cast that consists of Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Edward Norton, Liev ...