A sequence generator which has a finite description of the internal generator state.

(electronics) The loss of quality between successive copies, usually associated with magnetic audio and video media.

Those members of the public who have no special role in a particular area, such as an airport, hospital or railway station; there will typically be restrictions on their access.

(relativity) A theory extending special relativity and uniformly accounting for gravity and accelerated frames of reference, postulating that space-time curves in the presence of mass.

A physician who provides primary care; treating acute and chronic illnesses and providing preventive care and health education; a family doctor.

An educational discipline based on the notion that certain techniques can enhance one's ability to evaluate and respond to the world

A business partnership in which each partner is liable for the firm's debts.

(military) A military officer who commands a brigade. / (US, military) A one star general.

(chemistry) The molecular formula of a class of compounds in which actual numbers are represented by x, n etc., and organic radicals are represented as Rₙ

(originally) A generation of people whose future is uncertain; a lost generation.