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  2. Algebraic notation (chess) - Wikipedia

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    Algebraic notation is the standard method for recording and describing the moves in a game of chess. It is based on a system of coordinates to uniquely identify each square on the board. [1] It is now almost universally used by books, magazines, newspapers and software, and is the only form of notation recognized by FIDE, the international ...

  3. Metonic cycle - Wikipedia

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    In the Babylonian and Hebrew lunisolar calendars, the years 3, 6, 8, 11, 14, 17, and 19 are the long (13-month) years of the Metonic cycle. This cycle forms the basis of the Greek and Hebrew calendars. A 19-year cycle is used for the computation of the date of Easter each year. The Babylonians applied the 19-year cycle from the late sixth ...

  4. The Password Game - Wikipedia

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    In this screenshot, the inclusion of the moon emoji satisfies Rule 13; however, it splits the word "may", breaking Rule 6. The Password Game is a web-based puzzle video game. The player is tasked with typing a password in an input box. The game has a total of 35 rules that the password must follow and which appear in a specific order.

  5. Here's how to see what phase the moon was in on the day you ...

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    People on TikTok think the moon phase you were born during can indicate something about your personality. Earth's satellite has eight different moon phases: . new moon, waxing crescent, first ...

  6. Emoji - Wikipedia

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    Originally meaning pictograph, the word emoji comes from Japanese e (絵, 'picture') + moji (文字, 'character'); the resemblance to the English words emotion and emoticon is purely coincidental. [4] The first emoji sets were created by Japanese portable electronic device companies in the late 1980s and the 1990s. [5]

  7. How to Live by the Moon’s Phases - AOL.com

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    3. First Quarter: 7 to 8 Days After the New Moon. Best for: Making decisions, organizing, finalizing a team or to-do list The first quarter moon brings the first challenge in the lunar cycle ...

  8. Crescent - Wikipedia

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    Crescent. A crescent shape ( / ˈkrɛsənt /, UK also / ˈkrɛzənt /) [1] is a symbol or emblem used to represent the lunar phase (as it appears in the northern hemisphere) in the first quarter (the " sickle moon"), or by extension a symbol representing the Moon itself.

  9. Astronomical symbols - Wikipedia

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    The use of astronomical symbols for the Sun and Moon dates to antiquity. The forms of the symbols that appear in the original papyrus texts of Greek horoscopes are a circle with one ray () for the Sun and a crescent for the Moon. [3] The modern Sun symbol, a circle with a dot (☉), first appeared in Europe in the Renaissance.