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  • 21fixity — fix•i•ty [[t]ˈfɪk sɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties for2. 1) the state or quality of being fixed; stability; permanence 2) something that is fixed or permanent …

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  • 22fixity — /ˈfɪksəti/ (say fiksuhtee) noun (plural fixities) 1. the state or quality of being fixed; stability; permanence. 2. something fixed …

  • 23fixity — n. 1 a fixed state. 2 stability; permanence. Etymology: obs. fix fixed: see FIX …

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  • 24USS Fixity (AM-235) — was an Admirable class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in the Pacific Ocean. After war s end, she returned home proudly with two battle stars to… …

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  • 25теория неизменности вида — fixity of species theory теория неизменности вида. Tеория, в соответствии с которой данный вид продуцирует только себе подобных, что указывает на независимое возникновение каждого вида; Т.н.в. предложена К.Линнеем в 1735 наряду с введением… …

    Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • 26Digital artifactual value — is a preservation term that refers to the intrinsic value of a digital object, rather than the informational content of the object. There are currently no established standards for what constitutes digital artifactual value. Nonetheless, born… …

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  • 27fixedness — fixedness, fixity Both are 17c words with a range of meanings to do with abstract senses of fixing and being fixed, but fixedness is now used much less often than fixity: • Beaten into a fixity of revolutionary purpose, the peasants will have no… …

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  • 28History of evolutionary thought — This article is about the history of evolutionary thought in biology. For the history of evolutionary thought in the social sciences, see Sociocultural evolution. For the history of religious discussions, see History of the creation evolution… …

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  • 29Charles Boycott — Captain Boycott redirects here. For the 1947 film, see Captain Boycott (film). Charles Boycott Captain Boycott as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, Janua …

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  • 30fixed — adjective 1. (of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value (Freq. 12) • Similar to: ↑determinate • Derivationally related forms: ↑fixedness 2. fixed and unmoving (Freq. 6) with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare …

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