Existence
The term "existence" is a good example of how something familiar can take on a slightly different technical meaning in a mathematical context. If a book exists, for example, it has been writ...
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Existence
Philosophical discussion of the notion of existence, or being, has centered on two main problems that have not always been very clearly distinguished. First, there is the problem of what we ...
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Sales of existing homes, depressed by turmoil in credit markets, fell for a sixth straight month in August, pushing activity to the lowest point in five years.The National Association of Realtors s...
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Sales of existing homes rose in February by the largest amount in nearly three years, but worsening troubles in subprime mortgages were viewed as a roadblock to a full-fledged rebound.The National ...
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Sales of existing homes fell in December, closing out a year in which demand for homes slumped by the largest amount in 17 years.The National Association of Realtors reported that sales of existing...
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Sales of existing homes plunged in March by the largest amount in 18 years, reflecting in part rising troubles in the subprime mortgage market.Analysts cautioned that tougher approval standards by ...
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After a five-year boom, the nation's housing market cooled considerably in 2006 with existing home sales falling by the largest amount in 17 years.While the worst may be over, the rebound could be ...
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Hit by a severe credit crunch, existing home sales fell for the eighth straight month with median home prices dropping by a record amount.The National Association of Realtors reported Wednesday tha...
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Neither government nor industry has accurate information on the availability of minerals and other materials that may become critical for uses ranging from everyday household products to national d...
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The Israeli and Palestinian leaders have agreed to meet every two weeks to discuss day-to-day issues, but also a "political horizon," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced Tuesday, after sh...
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Sales of existing single-family homes plunged in 2007 by the largest amount in 25 years, closing out an awful year that saw median prices fall for the first time in at least four decades.The Nation...
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Members of Congress have warned about the dangers of suitcase nuclear weapons. Hollywood has made television shows and movies about them. Even the Federal Emergency Management Agency has alerted Am...
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