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: being, possessing, or marked by a character (such as the large brain in humans) not present in the ancestral form
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By combining these diagrams with the derived properties, the experts created a training dataset consisting of theorems and corresponding proofs.
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2024
By combining the premises with the derived properties, the researchers created a training data set consisting of theorems and corresponding proofs.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2024
Mutable signs — Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces — will feel the transit most because Gemini is a mutable sign, too, and will affect their derived angular houses.
—Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
By combining the premises with the derived properties, the researchers were able to create a suitable training dataset for their AI that consisted of theorems and corresponding proofs.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2024
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2024
By combining the premises with the derived properties, the researchers created a training data set consisting of theorems and corresponding proofs.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2024
Mutable signs — Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces — will feel the transit most because Gemini is a mutable sign, too, and will affect their derived angular houses.
—Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
By combining the premises with the derived properties, the researchers were able to create a suitable training dataset for their AI that consisted of theorems and corresponding proofs.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2024
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