Lagrange's theorem is one of the fundamental theorems of finite group theory. Formally stated, the order of a subgroup of a group divides the order of the original group. This means that the number of elements in any subgroup of a finite g...

(1999 est. pop. 7 million). Lahore is the capital of the Punjab province of Pakistan and is the country's cultural and industrial center and its secondlargest city. There are contrary views as to the origin of its name. According to...

LAIMA is one of the few goddesses of the Baltic peoples who can be said to personify a number of elemental concepts. She incorporates a wide variety of both individual and societal functions, of which two are particularly noteworthy: archi...

LAITY is a term that has emerged in the Western religious and theological traditions to refer to those members of a religious community who, as a group, do not have the responsibilities of fulfilling the priestly functions appropriate to t...

The Great Lakes are a prominent feature of the North American landscape, but Russia holds the distinction of having the "World's Great Lake." Called the "Pearl of Siberia" or the "Sacred Sea�...

Lake Erie is the most productive of the Great Lakes. Located along the southern fringe of the Precambrian Shield of North America, Lake Erie has been ecologically degraded by a variety of anthropogenic stressors including nutrient loadin...

A beautiful lake 6,200 ft (1,891 m) high in the Sierra Nevada, straddling the California-Nevada state line, Lake Tahoe is a jewel to both nature-lovers and developers. It is the tenth deepest lake in the world, with a maximum depth of 1,...

LAKOTA RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS. Lakota, meaning "friends or allies," are Plains Indian peoples. They represent the largest of three divisions within the political body known as the Titonwan, along with the Dakota and Nakota. The...

(2001 est. pop. 61,000). Lakshadweep is an Indian union territory (capital, Kavaratti) that includes the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi islands, which are scattered in the Arabian Sea some 300 kilometers off the Malabar Coast of South In...

(1774–1890), Baul singer of Bengal. A wandering ascetic who infused his songs with a strong mixture of Sufi and Hindu mystical thought, Fakir Lalon Shah is considered the greatest Baul singer in Bengal, a former Indian province now ...

The ideas of naturalist and systematist Jean Baptiste de Lamarck (1744-1829) influenced the notions surrounding evolution and also sparked social Lamarckism, which developed years after his death. He was also responsible for making a resp...

In grammar, as well as in the theory of programming languages, "syntax" specifies the grammatical nature or construction of a statement. "Semantics" deals with the meaning attached to a well-formed statement. It should be observed that not...

LAMOTTE, ÉTIENNE (1903–1983), Belgian specialist in Indian Buddhist doctrine and history. A Roman Catholic priest, Lamotte was a professor at the Catholic University of Louvain. His two most significant achievements in the fi...

The rise of Lana Turner (1920-1995) from humble origins to Hollywood stardom made her an inspiration to a generation of young American women. She achieved great popular acclaim during her acting career, but her personal life was marred by ...

The cephalochordates are the closest living relatives of the vertebrates. The group derives its name from the notochord that extends far forward into the head (farther than the brain, in contrast to vertebrates). The most famous representa...

Possession of property in outer space is an area of space law that is complex and controversial. There exists a tension between the desire to encourage scientific exploration that will benefit all humankind and the economic reality that no...

First identified as a humanitarian concern in Afghanistan and Cambodia in the late 1980s, land mines have become an international issue. Afghanistan, Cambodia, and Angola are the world's most seriously affected countries; other Asia...

This term has been used environmentally in two distinct ways. The more historic use refers to making land productive for agriculture. The current usage refers mostly to the restoration of disturbed land to an ecologically stable conditio...

In 2000 in Zimbabwe, black Africans began occupying the farms of the white minority (who owned most of the land), terrorizing the families living there and threatening to take the land for black Africans. The occupying forces were encoura...

Land is any part of the earth's surface that can be owned as property. Land comprises a particular segment of the earth's crust and can be defined in specific terms. The location of the land is extremely important in determ...

Many people live their lives unaware of an accumulating danger that threatens the human lifestyle and existence. America creates more trash than any other nation on the planet. We as Americans are largely responsible for much of the poll...

Landgrebe, Ludwig(1902 nomenologie. Hamburg: Meiner, 1982....

Landslide is a general term used to describe a variety of geologic processes involving the movement of fine-grained earth, coarse-grained debris, or rock down a slope under the influence of gravity. This broad definition of downslope movem...

Reality cannot always be relayed clearly through language. It is not always possible to convey exact thoughts or emotions using only the relatively limited vocabulary of our languages. Some might argue that if a `wordless emotion' does aris...

Language Acquisition Device (Lad) Notion that some knowledge about language is built into the brain of the human child. Learning theorists argue that the environments of young children everywhere are supportive of learning. All young child...