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Winning

winning

1. The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.

2. The money, etc, gained by success in competition or contest, especially, in gambling; usually in the plural. Ye seek land and sea for your winnings. (Chaucer)

3. (Science: chemical) A new opening. The portion of a coal field out for working.

(Science: chemical) Winning headway, an excavation for exploration, in post-and-stall working. Winning post, the post, or goal, at the end of a race.


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living forever

... of your own species at its cost, but to the benefit of your offspring, they would probably spread. But you could that this is not necessarily a winning strategy in the long term. You can read on game theory and genetics to learn more on the subject. I think there is at least one chapter on the ...

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by canalon
Wed Sep 02, 2009 1:48 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: living forever
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Re: Why The Religious Minded Rule Science With Science

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by GaryGaulin
Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:21 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Why The Religious Minded Rule Science With Science
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Bird-Dinosaur News

... those questions. But in how many planets are there where there is no-one to wonder about natural selection? This is just like lottery, the odds of winning are small but there are winner nonetheless.

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by canalon
Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:46 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Bird-Dinosaur News
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Species vs Race?

... to prove that he could win in a horse race with the lowest possible bet and he's working really hard doing his calculations to figure out the winning combinations. He does not even want to risk too much pesos whereas others could easily throw them off. I was thinking to buy a lotto ticket ...

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by mcar
Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:26 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Species vs Race?
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Age of Man

... But what if man is older? The creation of a fossil is a happenstance that rivals winning a lottery jackpot. Consider what must take place to preserve the bones of Granny the Cave woman. First, after an unwanted death, the body falls, ...

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by MichaelXY
Fri Jan 18, 2008 8:14 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Age of Man
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