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A symbol is something such as an object, picture, written word, sound, or particular mark that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention. For example, a red octagon may be a symbol for "STOP". On maps, crossed sabres may indicate a battlefield. Numerals are symbols for numbers (amounts). All language consists of symbols. Personal names are symbols representing individuals. OverviewPsychology has found that people, and even animals, can respond to symbols as if they were the objects they represent. Ivan Pavlov's dogs salivated when they heard a sound which they associated with food, even if there was no food (which was the beginning of behaviorism) (see also learning). From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  setedit.sourceforge.net 426px x 656px | 28.30kB [source page] Figure 7 Symbols from the trivial example Step 4 Configuring the editor to update the tags file From Yahoo Image Search: "Symbols"  egyptian-gods.org admin hu, 22 Jul 2010 11:36:03 GM Egyptian . Symbols. : Bennu (Phoenix). July 22nd, 2010 No Comments. The Bennu bird serves as the Egyptian correspondence to the phoenix, and is said to be the soul of the Sun-God Ra. Some of the titles of the Bennu bird were He Who Came ...  dpepmis.org admin Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:20:58 GM Either one . symbol. or seperate ones work. I'm really into egyptian . symbols. like the ankh and eye of horus, but I want the . symbol. to represent strength and/or beauty. please no chinese/ASIAN art. I'm not trying to be racist, ...  usposttoday.com uspost hu, 15 Jul 2010 13:09:14 GM A currency sign is a graphic . symbol. often used as a shorthand for a currency's name. Internationally, ISO 4217 codes are used instead of currency signs, though currency signs may be in common use in their respective countries. ... From Google Blog Search: "Symbols"  koreatimes.co.kr Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:01:45 GMT+00:00 of Buddhist cultivation Korea Times As the wind chime clappers, fish- shaped gongs (``moktak'') are symbols to inspire constant diligence and alertness. Moktak is a hollow, wooden percussion ...  bloomberg.com Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:41:02 GMT+00:00 Bloomberg Stock symbols are in parentheses and share prices are as of the last close. The Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index, or Sensex, fell 0.1 percent to ...  kentucky.com Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:48:13 GMT+00:00 Lexington Herald Leader It even managed to survive Georgia's transition to independence, when other symbols of communist rule were generally removed. The statue even survived the ... From Google News Search: "Symbols" What do the symbols on the honduran national soccer jersey mean? Q. On the front of the honduran national soccer team jersey there are mayan symbols or glyphs running down the right side. What do they mean? Asked by bensicle1 - Mon Apr 28 23:14:30 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. the 5 countries in central america, honduras, el salvador, guatemala, nicaragua and costa rica and honduras is the middle star. beliz and panama is not in because belize was part of honduras and panama was part of colombia. The stars represent Honduras, El salvador, guatemala, nicaragua, and costa rica the orginal 5 countries of the Central american federation back in the day Answered by Roosevelt H - Tue Apr 29 00:39:37 2008 What are some symbols of nationalism in other countries? Q. For example, here in the USA, one of our symbols of nationalism is Uncle Sam, or the Bald Eagle. Asked by unknown - Sun Mar 23 13:22:28 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. france= eiffel tower muslim countries such as pakistan= crescent moon Answered by Rabia A - Sun Mar 23 14:32:09 2008 How do I make math symbols on computer?
Q. Well I have asked previously this question. I was asking for calculus symbols but someone gave me the symbols instead of showing me how to do it. I really preffer if you give me the symbols but the problem is that i don't know how to do the following: Fractions without using the / symbol Exponents. I want to be able to use exponents from 0-9 and if available variables for exponents and too. By the way I always choose best answer so if you answer me with the exponents first you will get the best answer. Asked by Fanfi Fanfi - Thu Sep 17 19:49:27 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Here are a few I've collected: a b c d x y x = (-b (b - 4ac))/2a r x 36 ___ Answered by SolidGoldNJ - Thu Sep 17 19:58:18 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Symbols"
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