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- belief revision — (artificial intelligence) The area of theory change in which preservation of the information in the theory to be changed plays a key role. A fundamental issue in belief revision is how to decide what information to retract in order to maintain consistency, when the addition of a new belief to a theory would make it inconsistent. Usually, an ordering on the sentences of the theory is used to determine priorities among sentences, so that those with lower priority can be retracted. This ordering can be difficult to generate and maintain. The postulates of the AGM Theory for Belief Revision describe minimal properties a revision process should have.
- bessel function — one of several transcendental functions, usually represented as power series, that are solutions to a group of related differential equations.
- beta conversion — (theory) A term from lambda-calculus for beta reduction or beta abstraction.
- beyond question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- binary notation — a number system having a base of two, numbers being expressed by sequences of the digits 0 and 1: used in computing, as 0 and 1 can be represented electrically as off and on
- bioaccumulation — the process in which industrial waste, toxic chemicals, etc. gradually accumulate in living tissue
- biogasification — the conversion of organic matter into biogas.
- black operation — a covert and undocumented military operation
- bladder campion — a European caryophyllaceous plant, Silene vulgaris, having white flowers with an inflated calyx
- blast injection — the injection of liquid fuel directly into the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine using a blast of high-pressure air to atomize the spray of fuel
- blueback salmon — sockeye salmon.
- bodily function — A person's bodily functions are the normal physical processes that regularly occur in their body, particularly the ability to urinate and defecate.
- bombing mission — a major bomb attack on a specific target or series of targets
- bone conduction — the transmission of sound vibrations to the internal ear through the cranial bones (opposed to air conduction).
- booster cushion — an extra seat or cushion placed on an existing seat for a child to sit on in a car
- boxer rebellion — a member of a Chinese secret society that carried on an unsuccessful uprising, 1898–1900 (Boxer Rebellion) principally against foreigners, culminating in a siege of foreign legations in Peking that was put down by an international expeditionary force.
- brand extension — the practice of using a well-known brand name to promote new products or services in unrelated fields
- breeding season — the time of year during which animals breed
- bristol fashion — clean and neat, with newly painted and scrubbed surfaces, brass polished, etc
- britneyfication — the effect on clothes and fashions of following the revealing styles favoured by the US pop singer Britney Spears (born 1981)
- brownian motion — the irregular motion of small particles suspended in a liquid or a gas, caused by the bombardment of the particles by molecules of the medium: first observed by Robert Brown in 1827.
- buffer solution — a solution to which a salt of a weak acid or base has been added
- bulldog edition — the early edition of a morning newspaper, chiefly for out-of-town distribution
- business person — Business people are people who work in business.
- buy-back option — the option for a company to buy some or all of its shares from an investor, who acquired them by putting venture capital into the company when it was formed
- calamine lotion — a soothing lotion containing calamine
- calendarization — the process of calendarizing
- campaign button — a disk-shaped pin worn by a supporter of a political candidate, usually bearing the name of the candidate and often a slogan or the candidate's picture.
- campaign ribbon — a distinctively colored ribbon, either on a small, narrow bar or in the form of a strip, representing a military campaign participated in by the wearer.
- canadian legion — a national social club for veterans of the Canadian armed services.
- canadianization — to make Canadian in character.
- canisterization — the process of putting (something) into a canister or canisters
- cannibalisation — Alternative form of cannibalization.
- cannibalization — to subject to cannibalism.
- capillarization — The formation and development of a network of capillaries to a part of the body; it is increased by aerobic exercise.
- carbon fixation — the process by which plants assimilate carbon from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to form metabolically active compounds
- cartier-bresson — Henri (ɑ̃ri). 1908–2004, French photographer
- cast a spell on — to put into, or as into, a trance
- catheterisation — Alternative spelling of catheterization.
- catheterization — to introduce a catheter into.
- cause of action — the facts alleged in a complaint, upon which is based the plaintiff's right to a legal remedy in a court of law
- cell disruption — Cell disruption is when a biological material becomes smaller to release proteins and enzymes.
- celo-navigation — celestial navigation.
- ceylon cinnamon — the aromatic inner bark of any of several East Indian trees belonging to the genus Cinnamonum, of the laurel family, especially the bark of C. zeylanicum (Ceylon cinnamon) used as a spice, or that of C. loureirii (Saigon cinnamon) used in medicine as a cordial and carminative.
- chef de mission — the head of a diplomatic body
- chemoprevention — the prevention of disease, esp cancer, by means of chemical agents
- chest infection — a respiratory infection mainly affecting the chest
- child abduction — the crime of removing a child from its rightful home
- chondroskeleton — the cartilaginous part of the skeleton of vertebrates
- circularisation — Alternative spelling of circularization.