It also means that their letters can be used as an alternative method of " numbering " ordered items, in such contexts as numbered lists.

* Cone Penetrometer apparatus, an alternative method to the Casagrande Device in measuring the Liquid Limit of a soil sample

An alternative method is to define the region based on ethnicity, and in particular, areas populated by Eastern Turkic, Eastern Iranian, or Mongolian peoples.

( An alternative method for indicating list items, without numbering them, is to use a bulleted list.

An alternative method, called " rythmo band " ( or " lip-sync band "), has historically been utilized in Canada and France.

René Descartes ( 1596 – 1650 ) developed analytic geometry, an alternative method for formalizing geometry.

An alternative method is program derivation, to " develop proof and program hand in hand ".

They begin with a critique of the past ” such that they review the ways women have been oppressed ; “ they seek alternative biblical and extrabiblical traditions that support ” the ideals Feminists are trying to advance ; and finally “ feminists set forth their own unique method of theology, which includes the revisioning of Christian categories .” Grenz and Olson also mention, however, while all feminists agree there is a flaw in the system, there is disagreement over how far outside of the Bible and the Christian tradition women are willing to go to seek support for their ideals.

With a table of appropriate size, this method is likely to be much faster than any alternative approach ( such as sorting the file and comparing all consecutive pairs ).

Braid therefore revised the theory and practice of Mesmerism and developed his own method of " hypnotism " as a more rational and " common sense " alternative.

An alternative method of solar-calendar intercalation, which does not vary the number of days in the year, works by varying the lengths of certain days.

For the benefit of users wishing to produce statistics and indexes oriented towards medical care, the Ninth Revision included an optional alternative method of classifying diagnostic statements, including information about both an underlying general disease and a manifestation in a particular organ or site.

A common alternative method of securing LDAP communication is using an SSL tunnel.

During 1995-1997, the Library of Congress received $ 2 million in appropriations to deacidify 72, 000 books using the Bookkeeper commercial method and evaluate alternative methods.

The baggage train provided an alternative supply method that was not dependent on access to a water-way.

An alternative method to solving, once finding the first non-trivial solution, one could take the original equation and factor the left hand side as a difference of squares, yielding Once in this form, one can simply raise each side of the equation to the kth power, and recombining the factored form to a single difference statement.

An alternative method involves the application of unfolding measurement models, the most general being the Hyperbolic Cosine Model ( Andrich & Luo, 1993 ).

An alternative recording method not requiring a grid is also in use, where positions on a board are labeled left to right by letters a through h and top to bottom ( far-to-near ) by digits 1 through 8 ( Note that this is the opposite of the chess standard, with numerals running upward away from the side ( White ) that has a through h left to right, and also that the perspective may be that of either player ( with no fixed standard )), so that the very first move of a game may be ( based upon standard starting set-up ) d3, c4, f5 or e6.

An alternative method is to install another layer directly over the worn layer.

An alternative to coating for some biological samples is to increase the bulk conductivity of the material by impregnation with osmium using variants of the OTO staining method ( O-osmium, T-thiocarbohydrazide, O-osmium ).

The Smolen convention ( see below ) provides an alternative method to show a five-card major and game-going values.

An alternative method is to estimate the current altitude ( angle ) of the sun from navigation tables, then set the index bar to that angle on the arc, apply suitable shades only to the index mirror, and point the instrument directly at the horizon, sweeping it from side to side until a flash of the sun's rays are seen in the telescope.

Boehme presented his system as an alternative to the Aristotelian method which he believed could provide a more profound knowledge and more control of nature than the Aristotelian method did.

Such an interferometer provides a means of absolute temperature measurement, and may be used as an alternative to the gas thermometer.

Any flat-bed press capable of pressing a specimen 22 inches square may be used as an alternative.

Anthropology has been used in Britain to provide an alternative explanation for the Financial crisis of 2007 – 2010 to the technical explanations rooted in economic and political theory.

Furthermore, in mathematics, the letter alpha is used to denote the area underneath a normal curve in statistics to denote significance level when proving null and alternative hypotheses.

While resistant to most beta lactam antibiotics commonly used for skin infections, it remains sensitive to alternative antibiotics, e. g., clindamycin ( Cleocin ), trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole ( Bactrim ), and doxycycline ( unlike hospital-acquired MRSA that may only be sensitive to vancomycin IV ).

In alternative fashion, the ( S ) and ( R ) designators are used to indicate the absolute stereochemistry.

With regard to historic properties ( those properties that are listed or that are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, or properties designated as historic under State or local law ), those facilities must still comply with the provisions of Title III of the ADA to the " maximum extent feasible " but if following the usual standards would " threaten to destroy the historic significance of a feature of the building " then alternative standards may be used.

Sometimes, Roman numerals are still used for enumeration of lists ( as an alternative to alphabetical enumeration ), for sequential volumes, to differentiate monarchs or family members with the same first names, and ( in lower case ) to number pages in prefatory material in books.

Alternative medicine is frequently grouped with complementary medicine or integrative medicine, which, in general, refers to the same interventions when used in conjunction with mainstream techniques, under the umbrella term complementary and alternative medicine, or CAM.

The term ' alternative medicine ' is generally used to describe practices used independently or in place of conventional medicine.

Arrays can be used to determine partial or complete control flow in programs, as a compact alternative to ( otherwise repetitive ), multiple statements.

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Silicon is an alternative to lead ; however, when silicon is used in a brass alloy, the scrap must never be mixed with leaded brass scrap because of contamination and safety problems.

The term " ethnic cleansing " was used as an alternative to " genocide " to denote not just ethnically motivated murder but also displacement, though critics charge there is no difference.

Also, it is often erroneously cited that total plate appearances is the divisor ( i. e., denominator ) used in calculating on base percentage ( OBP ), an alternative measurement of a player's offensive performance ; in reality, the OBP denominator does not include certain PAs, such as times reached via either catcher ’ s interference or fielder ’ s obstruction.

Occasionally, nata de coco is used in mass-produced bubble tea drinks as a healthier alternative to tapioca starch.

" Boba " ( 波霸 ) is an alternative name that is less commonly used these days.

They have been used for over 90 years as an alternative to antibiotics in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, as well as in France.

Chlordiazepoxide is the most commonly used benzodiazepine for alcohol detoxification, but diazepam may be used as an alternative.

Baclofen or tizanidine are sometimes used as an alternative to benzodiazepines.

Chlordiazepoxide 5 mg capsules, which are sometimes used as an alternative to diazepam for benzodiazepine withdrawal.

Chlordiazepoxide, which also has a long half-life and long-acting active metabolites, can be used as an alternative.