Dual-member proportional representationDual-member proportional representation (DMP), also known as dual-member mixed proportional, is an electoral system designed to produce proportional election results across a region by electing two representatives in each of the region’s districts. The first seat in every district is awarded to the candidate who receives the most votes, similar to first-past-the-post voting (FPTP). The second seat is awarded to one of the remaining district candidates so that proportionality is achieved across the region, using a calculation that aims to award parties their seats in the districts where they had their strongest performances.
Conversion de typeEn informatique la conversion de type, le transtypage ou la coercition (cast en anglais) est le fait de convertir une valeur d'un type (source) dans un autre (cible). On distingue trois formes de conversion (dont un seul mérite vraiment le nom de conversion) suivant la relation de sous-typage existant entre les types source et cible : la conversion entre types incomparables ; la coercition ascendante (transtypage vers le haut) ; la coercition descendante (transtypage vers le bas). C'est la coercition la plus ancienne historiquement.
Psychological dependencePsychological dependence is a cognitive disorder that involves emotional–motivational withdrawal symptoms—e.g. anxiety and anhedonia—upon cessation of prolonged drug abuse or certain repetitive behaviors. It develops through frequent exposure to a psychoactive substance or behavior, though behavioral dependence is less talked about. The specific mechanism involves a neuronal counter-adaptation, which could be mediated through changes in neurotransmitter activity or altered receptor expression.
Liability (financial accounting)In financial accounting, a liability is defined as the future sacrifices of economic benefits that the entity is obliged to make to other entities as a result of past transactions or other past events, the settlement of which may result in the transfer or use of assets, provision of services or other yielding of economic benefits in the future.
Debits and creditsDebits and credits in double-entry bookkeeping are entries made in account ledgers to record changes in value resulting from business transactions. A debit entry in an account represents a transfer of value to that account, and a credit entry represents a transfer from the account. Each transaction transfers value from credited accounts to debited accounts. For example, a tenant who writes a rent cheque to a landlord would enter a credit for the bank account on which the cheque is drawn, and a debit in a rent expense account.
Système mixteLes systèmes mixtes sont des systèmes électoraux dans lesquels on intègre (scrutin mixte à finalité proportionnelle) ou bien on adjoint (scrutin parallèle) un scrutin majoritaire à un scrutin proportionnel afin d'élire une assemblée législative. Dans certains cas, il s'agit de compenser les conséquences de la surreprésentation d'une liste ayant obtenu le plus de voix dans le cadre d'un scrutin majoritaire. Cela a pour effet que des listes minoritaires soient quand même représentées au sein de l'assemblée concernée.
Max BornMax Born ( à Breslau, Empire allemand - à Göttingen, Allemagne de l'Ouest) est un physicien allemand. Physicien théoricien remarquable, il est principalement connu pour son importante contribution à la physique quantique. Il a été le premier à donner au carré du module de la fonction d'onde la signification d'une densité de probabilité de présence. Il a partagé le prix Nobel de physique de 1954, avec Walther Bothe, pour ses travaux sur la théorie des quanta.
