Symbolism is the systematic or creative use of arbitrary symbols as abstracted representations of concepts or objects and the distinct relationships in between, as they define both context and the narrower definition of terms. In a narrow context, "symbolism" is the applied use of any iconic representations which carry particular conventional meanings. All forms of language are innately symbolic, and any system of symbols can form a "language;" at the minimum using only two arbitrary symbols in a binary system. Human language i ...

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Symbolics, Inc. (or simply "Symbolics") was a computer manufacturer headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts and later in Concord, Massachusetts, with manufacturing facilities in Chatsworth, California (a suburb of Los Angeles). Its first CEO, chairman, and founder was Russell Notfsker. Symbolics designed and manufactured a line of Lisp machines, single-user computers optimized to run the Lisp programming language. Symbolics also made significant advances in software technology, and offered the premier software development environment of th ...

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Symbolics, Symbolics - Symbolics Inc. History, Symbolics - The 3600 Series, Symbolics - Ivory and Open Genera, Symbolics - Sunstone, Symbolics - Endgame, Symbolics - Networking, Symbolics - Contributions to Computer Science

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Buddhist symbolism appeared from around the 3rd century BCE, and started with aniconic symbolism, avoiding direct representations of the Buddha. Anthropomorphic symbolism appeared from around the 1st century CE with the arts of Mathura and the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara, and were combined with the previous symbols. Various symbolic innovations were later introduced, especially through Tibetan Buddhism. Buddhist symbolism - Early aniconic symbols. Among the earliest and most common symbols of Buddhism ar ...

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• Buddhist symbolism - The 32 signs of a Great Man, and 80 Secondary Characteristics
• Buddhist symbolism - The Mudras
• Buddhist symbolism - The eight auspicious symbols of Tibetan & Nepali Buddhism
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A chemical symbol is an abbreviation or short representation of the name of a chemical element. Natural elements all have symbols of one or two letters; some man-made elements have temporary symbols of three letters. Chemical symbols are listed in the periodic table and are used as shorthand and in chemical equations, e.g., . Because chemical symbols are often derived from the Latin or Greek name of the element, they may not bear much similar t ...

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The official symbol of the Bahá'í Faith is the five-pointed star, as mentioned by Shoghi Effendi: "Strictly speaking the 5-pointed star is the symbol of our Faith, as used by the Báb and explained by Him." (Shoghi Effendi, Directives from the Guardian, p. 52) There are also three other symbols commonly used: the nine-pointed star, the ringstone symbol, and calligraphy of the Greatest Name. Bahá'í symbols - The Haykal. The haykal (Arabic for ...

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Christian symbolism is the use of actions or objects to represent the truths of the Christian faith, either as a reminder of those truths or as a way of spiritually connecting with the underlying truth or act. Christian symbolism - Sacraments. The most important symbols in the Christian church are the sacraments. These rites, which vary between denominations but may include holy communion, baptism, ordination and marriage, are commonly described as an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual g ...

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Astronomical symbols are symbols used to represent various celestial objects, theoretical constructs and observational events in astronomy. Many of the symbols are shared with astrology. The symbols listed here are commonly used by professional and amateur astronomers, and some are shared with astrology though there are differences depending on what part of the world you are in. (European glyphs differ slightly with American, for example) Astronomical symbols - Miscellaneous symbols.

Schools Anarcho-capitalism Anarcho-communism Anarcho-primitivism Anarcho-syndicalism Christian anarchism Eco-anarchism Individualist anarchism Mutualism Anarchism in culture Anarchism and religion Anarchism and society Anarchism and the arts Anarcho-punk Anarchist theory Anarchism and capitalism Anarchism and Marxism Anarchist economics Anarchist law Anarchist symbolism Anarchism without adjectives P ...

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• Anarchist symbolism - Red and black flag
• Anarchist symbolism - Black cat
• Anarchist symbolism - Black Cross
• Anarchist symbolism - Wooden shoe
• Anarchist symbolism - Monkey wrench
• Anarchist symbolism - Black and purple flag
• Anarchist symbolism - Black and green flag
• Anarchist symbolism - Black and pink flag
• Anarchist symbolism - Stars
• Anarchist symbolism - Jolly Roger/Pirate flag
• Anarchist symbolism - Eat the rich
• Anarchist symbolism - African Anarchism

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Buddhist symbolism appeared from around the 3rd century BCE, and started with aniconic symbolism, avoiding direct representations of the Buddha. Anthropomorphic symbolism appeared from around the 1st century CE with the arts of Mathura and the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara, and were combined with the previous symbols. Various symbolic innovations were later introduced, especially through Tibetan Buddhism. Buddhist symbolism - Early aniconic symbols. Among the earliest and most common symbols of Buddhism ar ...

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• Buddhist symbolism - Early aniconic symbols
• Buddhist symbolism - The 32 signs of a Great Man and 80 Secondary Characteristics
• Buddhist symbolism - The Mudras
• Buddhist symbolism - The eight auspicious symbols of Tibetan & Nepali Buddhism
• Buddhist symbolism - International symbols of the World Fellowship of Buddhists

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In Judaism, the Chai symbol consists of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet Het (ח) and Yod (י). In the Hebrew language, the word chai (חי) spelled by these two letters means "living", and is related to the word for "life", chaim, and also appears in the slogan am yisrael chai (עם ישראל חי, "The people of Israel lives!"). There have been various mystical numerological speculations about the fact that according to the system of gematria, the letters of chai add up to 18 (see "Jewish use of the Tetragrammaton" and "Lamedvavniks".) The Chai ...

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Here are the symbols of chess pieces in Unicode. If you cannot see any chess symbols in the above table, take a look at the picture below, where they are depicted using two fonts (Arial Unicode MS and Tahoma). Categories: Chess | Unicode ...

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A vexillological symbol is used by vexillologists to indicate certain characteristics of national flags, such as where they are used, who uses them, and what they look like. The set of symbols described in this article are known as international flag identification symbols, which were devised by Whitney Smith. Vexillological symbol - Usage. A special grid-type symbol () is used to indicate locations of use and which parties may use each flag (See Flag terminology). The format of the symbol is ...

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In mathematics and physics, the Christoffel symbols, named for Elwin Bruno Christoffel (1829–1900), are coordinate-space expressions for the Levi-Civita connection derived from the metric tensor. The Christoffel symbols are used whenever practical calculations involving geometry must be performed, as they allow very complex calculations to be performed without confusion. Unfortunately, they are usually quite lengthy, and require careful attention to detail. By contrast, the index-less, formal notation for the Levi-Civita connection ...

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• Christoffel symbols - Coordinate expression for curvature
• Christoffel symbols - Riemann curvature
• Christoffel symbols - Ricci curvature
• Christoffel symbols - Einstein tensor
• Christoffel symbols - Weyl tensor
• Christoffel symbols - Applications to general relativity

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The ichthys symbol or "Jesus fish", typically used to proclaim an affiliation or affinity for Christianity, is frequently a subject of satire; especially when adorning the bumpers or trunks of American automobiles. The following are examples of these satires. Most are adhesive badges made of chrome-plated plastic. Parodies of the ichthys symbol - DARWIN fish. The Darwin fish is an ichthys symbol with "evolved" legs and feet attached and often with the word DARWIN inside (like the ΙΧΘΥΣ or JESUS ...

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• Parodies of the ichthys symbol - Flying Spaghetti Monsterism
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Bookshelf Symbol 7 is a typeface which comes packaged with Microsoft Office 2003. In 2004, Microsoft released a critical update (Knowledge Base Article 833407) to remove two swastikas and a Star of David from this typeface, presumably after complaints from users who took the swastikas as support for Nazism. ...

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Alchemical symbols, originally devised as part of the protoscience of alchemy, were used to denote some elements and some compounds until the 18th century. Note that while notation like this was mostly standardized, style and symbol varied between alchemists, so this page lists the most common. Alchemical symbol - Four basic Elements. Fire Water Earth Air Alchemical symbol - Seven Planetary Metals. Main article: Astrology and ...

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A symbol can be a material object whose shape or origin is related, by nature or convention, to the thing it represents: for instance, the cross is the main symbol of Christianity, and the scepter is a traditional symbol of royal power. A symbol can also be a more or less conventional image (i.e. an icon), or a detail of an image, or even a pattern or color: for example, the olive branch in heraldry represents peace, the halo is a conventional symbol of sainthood in Christian imagery, tartans are symbols of Scottish clans, and the color red is often used as a symbol fo ...

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Human beings' ability to manipulate symbols allows them to explore the relationships between ideas, things, concepts, and qualities - far beyond the explorations of which any other species on earth is capable. The discipline of semiotics studies symbols and symbol systems in general; semantics is specifically concerned with the main meaning of words or other linguistic units. Literary works are often admired for their artful use of symbolism, i.e. the use of words, phrases and situations to evoke ideas and feelings beyond their plain ...

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The Sea Org is the central management organisation of the Church of Scientology. The Sea Org was founded by Scientology leader L. Ron Hubbard in 1968, ostensibly as an organisation for implementing Scientology technology around the world through the operation of a fleet of ships. Members of the Sea Org sign an employment contract with the organisation for one billion years. This symbol originated in Operating Thetan level III, the Xenu story, as a symbol represe ...

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Symbols of Scientology, Symbols of Scientology - Scientology symbol, Symbols of Scientology - Dianetics symbol, Symbols of Scientology - Infinite Dianetics symbol, Symbols of Scientology - Operating Thetan symbol, Symbols of Scientology - Church of Scientology cross symbol, Symbols of Scientology - Sea Org symbol, Symbols of Scientology - L. Ron Hubbard symbol, Symbols of Scientology - Church of Spiritual Technology logo

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