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  2. Distance from a point to a line - Wikipedia

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    In Euclidean geometry, the distance from a point to a line is the shortest distance from a given point to any point on an infinite straight line. It is the perpendicular distance of the point to the line, the length of the line segment which joins the point to nearest point on the line. The algebraic expression for calculating it can be derived ...

  3. Point of Entry - Wikipedia

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    Point of Entry. Point of Entry is the seventh studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 27 February 1981 by Columbia Records. Following the commercial success of their previous album British Steel (1980), Priest pursued a more radio-friendly direction on Point of Entry. The album's name reflects its intended purpose as ...

  4. Sequential game - Wikipedia

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    Sequential game. Chess is an example of a sequential game. In game theory, a sequential game is a game where one player chooses their action before the others choose theirs. [1] The other players must have information on the first player's choice so that the difference in time has no strategic effect. Sequential games are governed by the time ...

  5. Siamese cat - Wikipedia

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    The Siamese cat ( Thai: แมวไทย, Maeo Thai; แมวสยาม, Maeo Sayam) is one of the first distinctly recognised breeds of Asian cat. Derived from the Wichianmat landrace, one of several varieties of cats native to Thailand (formerly known as Siam ), the original Siamese became one of the most popular breeds in Europe and ...

  6. Toe - Wikipedia

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    The proximal phalanx bone of each toe articulates with the metatarsal bone of the foot at the metatarsophalangeal joint. Each toe is surrounded by skin, and present on all five toes is a toenail . The toes are, from medial to lateral: the first toe, also known as the hallux ("big toe", "great toe", "thumb toe"), the innermost toe;

  7. Manx cat - Wikipedia

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    The Manx cat ( / ˈmæŋks /, in earlier times often spelled Manks) is a breed of domestic cat ( Felis catus) originating on the Isle of Man, with a mutation that shortens the tail. Many Manx have a small stub of a tail, but Manx cats are best known as being entirely tailless; this is the most distinguishing characteristic of the breed, along ...

  8. Amityville: Vanishing Point - Wikipedia

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    Amityville: Vanishing Point is a 2016 American horror film written and directed by Dylan Greenberg, and co-written by Selena Mars, Jurgen Azazel Munster, and Ezra Pailer. It premiered on video on demand before being released direct-to-video , [1] and is the fourteenth film to be inspired by Jay Anson 's 1977 novel The Amityville Horror . [2]

  9. Portuguese Water Dog - Wikipedia

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    Portuguese Water Dogs rode in fishing trawlers as they worked their way from the Atlantic waters of Portugal to the waters off the coast of Iceland fishing for cod. [2] In Portuguese, the breed is called cão de água ( IPA: [ˈkɐ̃w dɨ ˈaɣwɐ]; literally 'dog of water'). In Portugal, the dog is also known as the Algarvian Water Dog ( cão ...