Several elementary functions which are defined via power series may be defined in any unital Banach algebra ; examples include the exponential function and the trigonometric functions, and more generally any entire function.

Several years may be noted if the work has gone through substantial revisions.

Several major areas may be distinguished within computational chemistry:

Several other sports may have taken place here, such as lawn bowls, croquet and possibly a version of the Aztec game called ' tlachtli ' ( scoring a ball through a hoop using your hips ).

Several theories on the origins of the term " Damascus steel " exist, but none of them may be confirmed definitively.

Several months passed and pleas to Allan were ignored ; Allan may not have written to Poe even to make him aware of his foster mother's illness.

Several of these methods may be directly extended to give definitions of e < sup > z </ sup > for complex values of z simply by substituting z in place of x and using the complex algebraic operations.

Several methods of calculation have been proposed, and although there may be small differences in the numerical values of the electronegativity, all methods show the same periodic trends between elements.

* Several models of participation are possible: firstly, a model in which the employees form part of the supervisory board or of the administrative board, as the case may be ; secondly, a model in which the employees are represented by a separate body ; and finally, other models to be agreed between the management or administrative boards of the founder companies and the employees or their representatives in those companies, the level of information and consultation being the same as in the case of the second model.

Several commentators have suggested that Congress alone may decide for itself what constitutes a " high crime or misdemeanor ".

Several cases have ruled that persons found not guilty by reason of insanity may not withdraw the defense in a habeas petition to pursue an alternative.

Several modern religious movements, for example the organizations within the New Thought Movement and the Unity Church, may be said to have a particularly idealist orientation.

Several plants are now in operation in zones where Richter Scale readings may reach eleven.

Several kicks may be called a scissor kick, involving swinging out the legs to kick multiple targets or using the legs to take down an opponent.

Several years earlier, DOB founders Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon similarly relegated sexual acts as unnecessary in determining what a lesbian is, by providing their definition: " a woman whose primary erotic, psychological, emotional and social interest is in a member of her own sex, even though that interest may not be overtly expressed ".

Several cyanobacterial strains are also capable of diazotrophic growth, an ability which may have been present in their last common ancestor in the Archaean.

Several cell types may be present in the epidermis.

Several racks can be administered by a single processor, and may have thousands of inputs and outputs.

Several ribosomes may be attached to a single mRNA at any time.

Several factors may have contributed to the " death " of New Wave science fiction.

Several fundamental common law institutions may have been adapted from similar legal institutions in Islamic law and jurisprudence, and introduced to England after the Norman conquest of England by the Normans, who conquered and inherited the Islamic legal administration of the Emirate of Sicily, and also by Crusaders during the Crusades.

Several potential methods of altering the climate of Mars may fall within humanity's technological capabilities, but at present the economic resources required to do so are far beyond that which any government or society is willing to allocate to the purpose.

Several games have also featured modes that involve teams of characters ; players form " tag teams " to fight matches in which combat is one-on-one, but a character may leave the arena to be replaced by a team mate.

Several previous unsuccessful attempts to unite the colonies were made, with proposed political models ranging from unitary, to loosely federal.

Several components of the Emerald Necklace pre-date the plan to unite them.

Several people identified with Commonwealth were actively involved during this period in organizing the Southern Tenant Farmers ’ Union, which aimed to unite the economic interests of tenant farmers, both black and white, and with the Congress of Industrial Organizations ( CIO ).

Several people who spoke to Selkirk after his rescue ( such as Captain Rogers and the journalist Steele ) were impressed by the tranquillity of mind and vigour of the body that Selkirk had attained while on the island.

Several paleontologists suggest the possibility of two separate brown bear migrations: grizzlies are thought to stem from narrow-skulled bears which migrated from northern Siberia to central Alaska and the rest of the continent, while Kodiak bears descend from broad-skulled bears from Kamchatka, which colonized the Alaskan peninsula.

Several months of unemployment followed, however, and Chaplin lived a solitary existence while lodging with a family in Kennington.

Several things were notable about this battle, in which Charles set the pattern for the remainder of his military career: first, he appeared where his enemies least expected him, while they were marching triumphantly home and far outnumbered him.

Several three-cylinder, two-stroke-cycle models were built while most engines had straight or in-line cylinders.

Several emperors abdicated to their entitled retirement while still in their teens.

* 1349 – Several hundred Jews are burned to death by mobs while the remainder of their population is forcibly removed from the city of Strasbourg.

Several of the plots were uncovered and prevented while others caused various infrastructure damage, deaths, or other destruction.

Several species of pear are valued by humans for their edible fruit, while others are cultivated as ornamental trees.

Several neighborhoods on the edges of the city are less urban, featuring tree-lined streets, yards and garages giving a more characteristic suburban feel, while other aforementioned neighborhoods, such as Oakland, the South Side, the North Side, and the Golden Triangle are characterized by a more diverse, urban feel.

Several theories have been put forth ; one was that he was killed by a blow to the head, while another was that his death was caused by a broken leg.

Several blacks were known to have died while in the internment centers.

Several colonies, in fact, expressly prohibited their delegates from taking any steps towards separation from Great Britain, while other delegations had instructions that were ambiguous on the issue.

Several characters become addicted to viewing their own dreams, while Claire's estranged lover, a novelist, remains unaffected.

Several factors are currently slowing the rate of global expansion of wheat production: population growth rates are falling while wheat yields continue to rise, and the better economic profitability of other crops such as soybeans and maize, linked with investment in modern genetic technologies, has promoted shifts to other crops.

Several months later he was still in charge of the pupils, the sons of Douglas and Cockburn, who wearied of moving from place to place while being pursued.

Several variants of the coherency matrix have been proposed: the Wiener coherency matrix and the spectral coherency matrix of Richard Barakat measure the coherence of a spectral decomposition of the signal, while the Wolf coherency matrix averages over all time / frequencies.

Several Lithuanian monarchs — the last being Švitrigaila in 1432 – 36 — relied on the Eastern Orthodox Ruthenian majority, while most monarchs and magnates increasingly came to reflect the opinions of the Roman Catholics.

The results of these two surveys were also directly contradicted by a much larger-scale national survey that did not suffer from these flaws in question wording </ ref > Kleck and Kates 2001, pp. 264 – 267 </ ref > Several further HICRC studies using data from surveys of detainees in prisons and interviews with prison physicians report that very few criminals are actually shot while committing crimes ( confirming the findings of Kleck and Gertz 1995 </ ref > Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology 86 ( 1 ): 150-187, esp.

Several crew are lost due to flooding in the platform, while the surviving crew and SEALs tend to their injuries and attempt to restore the platform's critical power.

Several studies have suggested that the glans is equally sensitive in circumcised and uncircumcised males, while others have reported that it is more sensitive in uncircumcised males ( the interpretation of one of these studies is disputed ).

Several species are among the most common of seabirds, including the Wilson's Storm Petrel ( an estimated 20 million individuals ) and the Short-tailed Shearwater ( an estimated 30 million individuals ); while the total population of some other species barely reaches more than two hundred individuals.

Several slang meanings of cabbage relate to tailoring, with " cabbage contractor " having the 19th century meaning of a tailor, while at the same time small scraps of material sold by tailors were called " cabbage ".

Several resistants were detained and tortured in the Fort of Queuleu in Metz and Jean Moulin died in Metz's railway station while on a train in transit towards Germany.