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A theoretical high-speed transportation system, proposed by Elon Musk, in which pressurized capsules ride on an air cushion driven by linear induction motors and air compressors through reduced-pressure tubes.
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noun
A control structure in which a loop repeats until either a stopping condition is met or all possible values of the looping index have been checked.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
A quantum mechanical paradox resulting from the observer being a product of the observations that it makes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: quantum mechanics
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History
From hyper- + loop.
