Classical
adjective
Relating to ancient Greek or Latin literature, art or culture.
She studied classical civilizations in university.
Often appears as...
- classical literature
- classical studies
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Academic
adjective
Describing the style of music that is serious or traditional, often instrumental and written by famous composers.
Beethoven and Mozart are classical composers.
Often appears as...
- classical music
- classical composer
adjective
Typical or accepted as the highest standard, usually measured against things of the same kind.
The classical symptoms of the disease include fever and fatigue.
Often appears as...
- classical symptoms
- classical example
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Technical
adjective
Relating to the principles and styles of ancient Greek and Roman architecture.
The museum has a collection of classical sculptures.
Often appears as...
- classical architecture
- classical sculptures
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Academic
adjective
Referring to the sciences that describe the nature of the universe, such as physics, before the development of quantum theory.
Her lecture was about classical physics.
Often appears as...
- classical physics
- classical mechanics
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Academic
adjective
Relating to ancient Greek or Latin literature, art or culture.
She studied classical civilizations in university.
Often appears as...
- classical literature
- classical studies
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Describing the style of music that is serious or traditional, often instrumental and written by famous composers.
Beethoven and Mozart are classical composers.
Often appears as...
- classical music
- classical composer
adjective
Typical or accepted as the highest standard, usually measured against things of the same kind.
The classical symptoms of the disease include fever and fatigue.
Often appears as...
- classical symptoms
- classical example
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Relating to the principles and styles of ancient Greek and Roman architecture.
The museum has a collection of classical sculptures.
Often appears as...
- classical architecture
- classical sculptures
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Referring to the sciences that describe the nature of the universe, such as physics, before the development of quantum theory.
Her lecture was about classical physics.
Often appears as...
- classical physics
- classical mechanics
Usage tips
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/2Historical Context
Used when discussing topics from ancient Greece or Rome, often in a scholarly setting.
His knowledge of classical art is extensive.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Contemporary
Stresses the old and enduring qualities, but doesn't typically refer to current trends.
Classical traditions still influence modern artists.
Pro Tip 1/2Historical Context
Used when discussing topics from ancient Greece or Rome, often in a scholarly setting.
His knowledge of classical art is extensive.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Contemporary
Stresses the old and enduring qualities, but doesn't typically refer to current trends.
Classical traditions still influence modern artists.
Pro Tip 1/2Historical Context
Used when discussing topics from ancient Greece or Rome, often in a scholarly setting.
His knowledge of classical art is extensive.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Contemporary
Stresses the old and enduring qualities, but doesn't typically refer to current trends.
Classical traditions still influence modern artists.
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What happens when you...
and has since helped save 167 people in similar circumstances. From ancient soldiers on the battlefield to modern day warriors on the gridiron, exertional heat stroke, or sunstroke, has long been a serious concern. And unlike classical heat stroke, which affects vulnerable people such as infants and the elderly during heat waves,
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A brief history of...
and speaks her cultural language. It might also be said that the history of what we call art is a conversation that continues on, as our contemporary present passes into what will be some future generation's classical past. It's a conversation that reflects the ideologies, mythologies, belief systems and taboos
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Distorting Madonna in...
which meant that classical books that praised physical pleasures were not copied or protected. Without protection, they became the victims of natural decay, fire, flooding, or pests. And without the help of monks transcribing new copies, these texts and the philosophies they carried
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about computation this is the simplest possible machine that has the capacity to emulate any computer in the world any classical computer so it's not just fun and games here if you think about the history of computation all the way from the jacquard looms to the Babbage
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Heavy Mental Music PIPE...
it out what about you at home more importantly did you do any better than the first time you tried this any faster when we tested our participants before they listened to the classical music nobody got more than one right but after just 20 seconds of classical music
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The transformative power...
Now, there's a similar situation in the classical music world, because there are some people who think that classical music is dying. And there are some of us who think you ain't seen nothing yet. And rather than go into statistics and trends,
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Will we ever be able to...
To complete the teleport, we need a digital message to help interpret the qubit at the receiving end. Two bits of data created by measuring the first particle. These digital bits must be transmitted by a classical channel
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What can Schrödinger's...
you see around you all the time. The everyday world you know and love behaves according to the laws of classical mechanics. But systems on the scale of atoms behave according to the laws of quantum mechanics.
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How do you explain...
It'll turn out to be another emergent phenomenon like traffic jams, like hurricanes, like life, and we'll figure it out. The classical cases of emergence are all cases of emergent behavior,
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A Collection Of Spring...
you might think that having a coat of spines on your back would be something of a handicap when it comes to the intimacies of courtship and indeed classical naturalists thought
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What happens when you...
and has since helped save 167 people in similar circumstances. From ancient soldiers on the battlefield to modern day warriors on the gridiron, exertional heat stroke, or sunstroke, has long been a serious concern. And unlike classical heat stroke, which affects vulnerable people such as infants and the elderly during heat waves,
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A brief history of...
and speaks her cultural language. It might also be said that the history of what we call art is a conversation that continues on, as our contemporary present passes into what will be some future generation's classical past. It's a conversation that reflects the ideologies, mythologies, belief systems and taboos
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Distorting Madonna in...
which meant that classical books that praised physical pleasures were not copied or protected. Without protection, they became the victims of natural decay, fire, flooding, or pests. And without the help of monks transcribing new copies, these texts and the philosophies they carried
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Computing with fluids PIPE...
about computation this is the simplest possible machine that has the capacity to emulate any computer in the world any classical computer so it's not just fun and games here if you think about the history of computation all the way from the jacquard looms to the Babbage
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Heavy Mental Music PIPE...
it out what about you at home more importantly did you do any better than the first time you tried this any faster when we tested our participants before they listened to the classical music nobody got more than one right but after just 20 seconds of classical music
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The transformative power...
Now, there's a similar situation in the classical music world, because there are some people who think that classical music is dying. And there are some of us who think you ain't seen nothing yet. And rather than go into statistics and trends,
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Will we ever be able to...
To complete the teleport, we need a digital message to help interpret the qubit at the receiving end. Two bits of data created by measuring the first particle. These digital bits must be transmitted by a classical channel
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What can Schrödinger's...
you see around you all the time. The everyday world you know and love behaves according to the laws of classical mechanics. But systems on the scale of atoms behave according to the laws of quantum mechanics.
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How do you explain...
It'll turn out to be another emergent phenomenon like traffic jams, like hurricanes, like life, and we'll figure it out. The classical cases of emergence are all cases of emergent behavior,
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A Collection Of Spring...
you might think that having a coat of spines on your back would be something of a handicap when it comes to the intimacies of courtship and indeed classical naturalists thought
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Zedd
German Musician
Although my music is electronic, it has a lot of influences from my past, which is all sorts of genres; I've been in a rock-metal band for a long time, and I still feel like, personally, I have a lot of influence from that. My classical influence, you can find spots here and there.
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Wynter Gordon
American Musician
My favorite song is called 'Reachout.' There are so many different stories told in that song. I think anyone who listens to it will gather a different meaning, but each answer is true. I also like the sound of it, period - there are a lot of classical influences.
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Graeme Murphy
Australian Dancer
I wanted to give people - which is fairly bizarre considering my whole life is contemporary dance really - I wanted to give people a really fulfilling sense that they had seen a white classical ballet - in a very pure form.
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George Crumb
American Composer
I have observed, too, that the people of the many countries that I have visited are showing an ever increasing interest in the classical and traditional music of their own cultures.
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Hank Williams
American Musician
Personally, I cain't stand classical stuff, but I don't tell the world about it. I just turn the radio off. Now, why cain't these folks who don't like my kind of music do the same?
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Jason Becker
American Musician
I had been exposed to classical music my whole life; even before I was born.
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Jake Shimabukuro
American Musician
Classical music presents some of the world's most challenging pieces.
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Julian Bream
British Musician
It takes a lifetime and a half to master the classical guitar.
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Anita Diament
American Author
I love many kinds of music: world music, jazz, classical, pop.
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Laila Robins
American Actress
I've paid my dues in the classical trenches.
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Zedd
German Musician
Although my music is electronic, it has a lot of influences from my past, which is all sorts of genres; I've been in a rock-metal band for a long time, and I still feel like, personally, I have a lot of influence from that. My classical influence, you can find spots here and there.
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Wynter Gordon
American Musician
My favorite song is called 'Reachout.' There are so many different stories told in that song. I think anyone who listens to it will gather a different meaning, but each answer is true. I also like the sound of it, period - there are a lot of classical influences.
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Graeme Murphy
Australian Dancer
I wanted to give people - which is fairly bizarre considering my whole life is contemporary dance really - I wanted to give people a really fulfilling sense that they had seen a white classical ballet - in a very pure form.
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George Crumb
American Composer
I have observed, too, that the people of the many countries that I have visited are showing an ever increasing interest in the classical and traditional music of their own cultures.
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Hank Williams
American Musician
Personally, I cain't stand classical stuff, but I don't tell the world about it. I just turn the radio off. Now, why cain't these folks who don't like my kind of music do the same?
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Jason Becker
American Musician
I had been exposed to classical music my whole life; even before I was born.
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Jake Shimabukuro
American Musician
Classical music presents some of the world's most challenging pieces.
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Julian Bream
British Musician
It takes a lifetime and a half to master the classical guitar.
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Anita Diament
American Author
I love many kinds of music: world music, jazz, classical, pop.
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Laila Robins
American Actress
I've paid my dues in the classical trenches.
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