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Mnemonic article
mnemonic. (2006). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved November
22, 2006, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online:
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9053095
mnemonic
any device for aiding the memory. Named for Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory
in Greek mythology, mnemonics are also called memoria technica. The principle is
to create in the mind an artificial structure that incorporates unfamiliar ideas
or, especially, a series of dissociated ideas that by themselves are difficult to
remember. Ideally, the structure is designed so that ...
Mnemonic systems
from the memory article
The principle that new information is encoded to previously stored data has been
used in an effort to aid memory function. When encoding techniques are formally
applied, they are called mnemonic systems or devices. (The popular rhyme that begins
“Thirty days hath September . . . ” is an example.) Verbal learning can be enhanced
by providing an appropriate mnemonic system ...
mood
in logic, the classification of categorical syllogisms according to the quantity
(universal or particular) and quality (affirmative or negative) of their constituent
propositions. There are four forms of propositions: A (universal affirmative), E
(universal negative), I (particular affirmative), and O (particular negative). Because
each syllogism has three propositions ...
Pramana-varttika
perhaps the foremost work on Buddhist logic and epistemology, written in the
7th century. The Pramana-varttika is the chief work of Dharmakirti, originally a
southern Indian Brahman.
Commodianus
Christian Latin poet, perhaps of African origin. His Carmen apologeticum (“Song
with Narrative”) expounds Christian doctrine, dealing with the Creation, God`s revelation
of himself to man, Antichrist, and the end of the world. All but two of his Instructiones—80
poems in two books—are in acrostic form, undoubtedly because the technique was a
useful mnemonic device. In the ...
Remembering and Forgetting
from the memory article
Information stored in memory can be tapped in a number of ways. Memory recall
or retrieval is the ability to retrieve or reproduce learned material. Recognition
is the ability simply to identify material that has been encountered before. An
example of good recognition and faulty recall is the recognition of a person`s face
but the inability to recall the person`s name. It ...
Programming languages
from the computer article
On the first electronic computers, programmers had to reset switches and rewire
computer panels in order to make changes in programs. Although programmers still
must “set” (to 1) or “clear” (to 0) millions of switches in the microchips, they
now use programming languages to tell the computer to make these changes.
Memory Match Puzzles
CRpuzzles Memory Match is two games in one: the solver tries to uncover the picture
hidden beneath the paired squares, then comes back and replays the Memory Match
Puzzle to try to beat his or her best score for fewest tries. The solver mouse-clicks
on two squares; a match results in pieces of the underlying picture being revealed.
The CRpuzzles computer counts the total number of attempts required to match all
the pairs.
(Want more Memory Matches? Try the unique Memory
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A fishy match.
by Calvin J. Hamilton
Match the fish in this fishy memory match.
Fruit Match
by Calvin J. Hamilton
The fruit harvest is here. Match the fruit pictures.
Compound Word Match
by Randall L. Whipkey
The challenge of this puzzle is to match the first part of a compound word
with the second part. For example, the words RAIN and BOW form
a RAINBOW match.
Space Vehicles
by Calvin J. Hamilton
Discover some of the explorers who were launched into space on discovery
missions with this memory match puzzle.
Christmas Ornaments
by Calvin J. Hamilton
Have a Merry Christmas.
Fractal Match
by Calvin J. Hamilton
Discover the beauty of fractal art while playing this memory match game.
20th Century Presidents
of the United States
by Calvin J. Hamilton
The trick with this game of concentration is to match the Presidential pictures
with the names.
Presidents of the
United States - 18th and 19th Centuries
by Calvin J. Hamilton
Test your memory matching skills with these portraits of the Presidents of
the United States of America during the 18th and 19th Centuries, from George
Washington to William McKinley.
Nebula
by Calvin J. Hamilton
Eerie funnels, twisted-rope, undersea corral, enchanted castles, and space
serpents can be found in this Memory Match game.
Know the Sun, Planets,
and Moons
by Calvin J. Hamilton
Now that you have had a chance to get to know the planets in the solar system,
let's add some moons to the puzzle.
Know Your Planets
by Calvin J. Hamilton
Although this is a smaller Memory Match, it is challenging and requires recognition
of the planets in our solar system.
Sea Life
by Calvin J. Hamilton
Match the 21 different pictures of life under the sea in this difficult concentration
puzzle.
The Planets and Moons
by Calvin J. Hamilton
Find the matching moons and planets of the solar system in CRpuzzles' initial
Memory Match game.
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