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==Science and medicine== |
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*In logic, elimination refers to the rule of inference known as the [[disjunctive syllogism]]. |
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*Bodily [[waste]] elimination, discharging [[feces]], [[urine]], or foreign substances from the body via [[defecation]], [[urination]], and [[Vomiting|emesis]] |
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*In mathematics, elimination may refer to [[Gaussian elimination]] or [[Fourier-Motzkin elimination]]. |
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*[[Hazard elimination]], the most effective type of hazard control |
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*[[Elimination (pharmacology)]], processes by which a drug is eliminated from an organism |
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== Logic and mathematics == |
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* [[Elimination theory]], the theory of the methods to eliminate variables between polynomial equations. |
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* [[Disjunctive syllogism]], a rule of inference |
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* [[Gaussian elimination]], a method of solving systems of linear equations |
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* [[Fourier–Motzkin elimination]], an algorithm for reducing systems of linear inequalities |
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* [[Process of elimination]], enumerating all answers and discarding each unfit answer |
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* [[Variable elimination]] |
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==Games and competitions== |
==Games and competitions== |
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*[[Elimination tournament]], a knock-out style of tournament competition |
*[[Tournament#Knockout|Elimination tournament]], a knock-out style of tournament competition |
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*[[Elimination (arcade game)]], 1974 arcade game by |
*[[Elimination (arcade game)|''Elimination'' (arcade game)]], 1974 arcade game by Atari Inc. subsidiary Key Games |
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*Elimination, a variant of the "lifestyle-invading" game [[Assassin (game)|Assassin]], played with clothes-pins |
*Elimination, a variant of the "lifestyle-invading" game [[Assassin (game)|Assassin]], played with clothes-pins |
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*[[Elimination from postseason contention]] in a sports league |
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*''Elimination'', a |
*''Elimination'', a 2002 album by [[Deceptikonz]] |
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*[[Elimination (Jughead's Revenge album)|''Elimination'' (Jughead's Revenge album)]], 1994 |
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*"Elimination", a 1989 single from Overkill's album ''[[The Years of Decay]]'' |
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== Accounting == |
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*[[Elimination (accounting)]], the act of recording amounts in a consolidation statement to remove the effects of inter-company transactions |
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==See also== |
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*[[Eliminator (disambiguation)]] |
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[[fr:Élimination]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:27, 5 October 2022
Look up elimination in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Elimination may refer to:
Science and medicine[edit]
- Elimination reaction, an organic reaction in which two functional groups split to form an organic product
- Bodily waste elimination, discharging feces, urine, or foreign substances from the body via defecation, urination, and emesis
- Drug elimination, clearance of a drug or other foreign agent from the body
- Elimination, the destruction of an infectious disease in one region of the world as opposed to its eradication from the entire world
- Hazard elimination, the most effective type of hazard control
- Elimination (pharmacology), processes by which a drug is eliminated from an organism
Logic and mathematics[edit]
- Elimination theory, the theory of the methods to eliminate variables between polynomial equations.
- Disjunctive syllogism, a rule of inference
- Gaussian elimination, a method of solving systems of linear equations
- Fourier–Motzkin elimination, an algorithm for reducing systems of linear inequalities
- Process of elimination, enumerating all answers and discarding each unfit answer
- Variable elimination
Games and competitions[edit]
- Elimination tournament, a knock-out style of tournament competition
- Elimination (arcade game), 1974 arcade game by Atari Inc. subsidiary Key Games
- Elimination, a variant of the "lifestyle-invading" game Assassin, played with clothes-pins
- Elimination from postseason contention in a sports league
Music[edit]
- Elimination, a 2002 album by Deceptikonz
- Elimination (Jughead's Revenge album), 1994
- "Elimination", a 1989 single from Overkill's album The Years of Decay
Accounting[edit]
- Elimination (accounting), the act of recording amounts in a consolidation statement to remove the effects of inter-company transactions