ELI5
ELI5
Examples:
bacon mania
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structural fracture mechanics
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html
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viruses
,
prediction interval
Pretendian
Pretendian is when someone pretends to be from a certain culture that they're not really from. For example, if someone isn't really from Japan, but pretends to be by wearing Japanese clothes and speaking Japanese, that person is called a pretendian.
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