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  2. Nulla dies sine linea - Wikipedia

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    Nulla dies sine linea. Nulla dies sine linea is a Latin phrase meaning "no day without a line". The idea was originated by Pliny the Elder ( Natural History, XXXV, 84), [1] where the idea applies to the Greek painter Apelles, who did not go a day without drawing at least one line. The phrase itself is attested for the first time in the ...

  3. Linnéa - Wikipedia

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    Linnéa is a female given name of Swedish origin. It has two derivations, both of which are linked to the famous 18th-century Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus, who was ennobled as Carl von Linné later in life. Primarily, people have named their children in his honor; [1] Linnaeus and Linné have been used as given names, usually for boys, and ...

  4. List of Latin phrases (N) - Wikipedia

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    This page lists English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni vidi vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as Greek rhetoric and literature reached its peak centuries before the rise of ancient Rome . This list covers the letter N. See List of Latin phrases for the main list.

  5. Apelles - Wikipedia

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    Apelles. Apelles of Kos ( / əˈpɛliːz /; Greek: Ἀπελλῆς; fl. 4th century BC) was a renowned painter of ancient Greece. Pliny the Elder, to whom much of modern scholars' knowledge of this artist is owed ( Naturalis Historia 35.36.79–97 and passim ), rated him superior to preceding and subsequent artists.

  6. Linear algebra - Wikipedia

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    The blue line is the common solution to two of these equations. Linear algebra is the branch of mathematics concerning linear equations such as: linear maps such as: and their representations in vector spaces and through matrices. [1] [2] [3] Linear algebra is central to almost all areas of mathematics.

  7. Diccionario de la lengua española - Wikipedia

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    The Diccionario de la lengua española [a] ( DLE; [b] English: Dictionary of the Spanish language) is the authoritative dictionary of the Spanish language. [1] It is produced, edited and published by the Royal Spanish Academy, with the participation of the Association of Academies of the Spanish Language. It was first published in 1780, as the ...

  8. Lingua franca - Wikipedia

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    A lingua franca (/ ˌ l ɪ ŋ ɡ w ə ˈ f r æ ŋ k ə /; lit. ' Frankish tongue '; for plurals see § Usage notes), also known as a bridge language, common language, trade language, auxiliary language, vehicular language, or link language, is a language systematically used to make communication possible between groups of people who do not share a native language or dialect, particularly when ...

  9. Abscissa and ordinate - Wikipedia

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    The first value in each of these signed ordered pairs is the abscissa of the corresponding point, and the second value is its ordinate. In common usage, the abscissa refers to the x coordinate and the ordinate refers to the y coordinate of a standard two-dimensional graph. The distance of a point from the y axis, scaled with the x axis, is ...