Kafli 3 Flashcards
(111 cards)
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Astronomy
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Stjörnufræði
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Programmes
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Dagskrá
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he compiled the Voyager interstellar record. (c
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Safna saman
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he compiled the Voyager interstellar record. (i-r
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Milli stjarna skrá
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a message from the earthdwellers to other civilizations in space. (e
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Jarðarbúar
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a message from the earthdwellers to other civilizations in space. (c
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Siðmenning
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One of the most distinguished popular science writers. (d
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Virtur
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Speculations on the evolution of human intelligence. (s
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Tilgátur
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Speculations on the evolution of human intelligence. (i
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Vitsmunir
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the following extract is from .. (e
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Útdráttur
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but to what extent can we really know .. (e
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Leyti
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sometimes this question is posed by people.. (po
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Setja fram
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and sometimes we hear pronouncements from scientists. (p
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Yfirlýsing
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who confidently state that everything … (c
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Af sjálfsöryggi
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in which the zest for intellectual discovery has withered. (z
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Brennandi áhugi
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in which the zest for intellectual discovery has withered. (i
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Vitsmunalega
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in which the zest for intellectual discovery has withered. (w
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Verða að engu
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to be replaced bu a kind of subdued langour. (s
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Daufur áhugaleysi
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the lotus eaters drinking fermented coconut milk or some other mild hallucinogen. (f
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Gerjaður
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the lotus eaters drinking fermented coconut milk or some other mild hallucinogen. (h
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Skynjunarlyf
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in addition to maligning both them, who were intrepid explorers. (m
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Rægja
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in addition to maligning both them, who were intrepid explorers. (int
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Óhræddur
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and whose brief respite in paradise. (b-r
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Stutt hvíld
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as well as the inducements to the intellectual discovery. (ind
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Hvatning
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this contention turns out to be trivially mistaken. (c
Staðhæfing
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this contention turns out to be trivially mistaken. (t
Augljóslega
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let us approach a much more modest question. (mod
Hógvær
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can we know, ultimately and in detail. (u
Í raun
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a grain of salt? (g
Korn
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Microgram
Míkrógrömm
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Sodium and chlorine atoms (s
Natrín
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Sodium and chlorine atoms (c
Klóríð
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we must now at least the three-Dimensional. (d
Víddir
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there are perhaps neurons in the brain. (n
Taugafruma
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the circuit elements ans switches that are responsible in their electrical and chemical activity for the functioning of our minds. (c-e
Hluti í rafrás
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the circuit elements ans switches that are responsible in their electrical and chemical activity for the functioning of our minds. (el
Rafmagns
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the circuit elements ans switches that are responsible in their electrical and chemical activity for the functioning of our minds. (c-a
Efnafræðilega hvöt
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the circuit elements ans switches that are responsible in their electrical and chemical activity for the functioning of our minds. (f
Virkni
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perhaps a thousand little wires, called dendrites. (d
Gripla
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in our speck of salt. (sp
Ögn
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so in this sense the universe is intracable, astonishingly immune to any human attempt at full knowledge... (se
Skilningur
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so in this sense the universe is intracable, astonishingly immune to any human attempt at full knowledge... (in
Óstýrilátur
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so in this sense the universe is intracable, astonishingly immune to any human attempt at full knowledge... (as
Merkilegt
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so in this sense the universe is intracable, astonishingly immune to any human attempt at full knowledge... (im
Ónæmur
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so in this sense the universe is intracable, astonishingly immune to any human attempt at full knowledge... (att
Tilraun
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except for defects in the structure. (d
Gallar
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of the crystal lattice. (l
Grind
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the position is predetermined. (pr
Fyrirfram ákveðið
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reflections
Hugleiðingar
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if we could shrink ourselves into this crystalline world. (c
Kristalbygging
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atoms in an ordered array. (a
Listi
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a regularly alternating structure. (a
Skiptist á
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not strain the information-carrying capacity of the brain. (i-c-c
Upplýsinga burðargeta rúmtaki
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if the universe has natural laws that governed its behaviour. (g
Stjórna
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the same degree of regularity that determines. (r
Reglufesta
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Knowable
Þekkjanlengt
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each of a considerable complexity. (com
Margbreytileiki
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human beings might have the capability to understand. (c
Hæfileiki
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even if such knowledge exceeded the information.. (e
Verða meiri
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human beings are, understandably, highly motivated to find regularities, natural laws. (u
Skiljanlega
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human beings are, understandably, highly motivated to find regularities, natural laws. (m
Hvattur
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human beings are, understandably, highly motivated to find regularities, natural laws. (r
Reglufesta
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who find everyday experinece a muddled jumble of events. (m-j
Flókin óreiða
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with no predictability, no regularity, are in grave peril. (pr
Fyrirsjáanleiki
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with no predictability, no regularity, are in grave peril. (pe
Hætta
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rules that summarize conveniently. not just qualitatively but quantitatively. (s
Draga saman
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rules that summarize conveniently. not just qualitatively but quantitatively. (con
Þægilega
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rules that summarize conveniently. not just qualitatively but quantitatively. (qual
Eigindlega
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rules that summarize conveniently. not just qualitatively but quantitatively. (quan
Megindlega
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Particles
Agnir
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behave with utter and uncompromising abandon. (ut
Algjör
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behave with utter and uncompromising abandon. (un
Óhagganlegur
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behave with utter and uncompromising abandon. (ab
Taumleysi
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something of the workaday world. (wor
Hversdagslegur
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when we go into other realms. (r
Ríki
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commons sense and ordinary intuition turn out. (i
Innsæi
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it is stunning that as we go close to.. (s
Sláandi
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our mass increases indefinitely, we shrink toward zero thickness in the.. (ind
Endalaust
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but it is a virtually certain consequence not just a.. (v
Næstum
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but it is a virtually certain consequence not just a.. (c
Afleiðingar
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also of his brilliant analysis of space. (a
Greining
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Relativity
Afstæði
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the testimony of our common sense is suspect at high velocities. (t
Vitnisburður
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the testimony of our common sense is suspect at high velocities. (s
Tortryggilegur
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the testimony of our common sense is suspect at high velocities. (v
Hraði
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something like a dumbbell. (d
Handlóð
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but in the world of quantum mechanics, the realm of the very small, not all orientations of our.. (q-m
Skammtafræði
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but in the world of quantum mechanics, the realm of the very small, not all orientations of our.. (or
Lega
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some rotational positions are forbidden. (r
Snúnings
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to limit, or quantize, rotation. (q
Skammta
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or pointed up the skies permitted but many intermediate positions forbidden. (per
Leyft
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or pointed up the skies permitted but many intermediate positions forbidden. (i-p
Milli staða
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Decimal place
Tugasæti
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Infrared spectra
Innrautt litróf
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every restriction corresponds to a law of nature. (c-t
Svara til
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Regularization of the universe. (r
Samræming
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the idea that the world places restrictions on what.. (r
Hömlur
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the way the universe is constructed. (c
Byggt
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such prohibitions not only press us toward. (p
Bönn
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more knowledge human beings can attain. (a
Öðlast
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Whether in some sense the universe is ultimately knowable depends not only.. (u-k
Hægt að vita á endanum
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how many natural laws there are that encompass widely divergent phenomena. (en
Ná yfir
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how many natural laws there are that encompass widely divergent phenomena. (d-p
Mismunandi fyrirbæri
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that the intellectual capacity to understand such laws. (i-c
Vitsmunageta
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our formulations of regularities of nature are surely dependant on how the brain is built. (f
Framsetning
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our formulations of regularities of nature are surely dependant on how the brain is built. (d-o
Byggja á
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and to a significant degree. (s
Mikilvægt
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a universe in which everything is known would be static and dull. (st
Kyrrstætt
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as boring as the heaven of some weakminded theologians. (w
Treggáfað
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as boring as the heaven of some weakminded theologians. (th
Guðfræðingar
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like the universe we inhabit. (i
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