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• Pass/Fail: An attempt by professional educators to replace the traditional academic grading system with a binary one that can be handled by a large digital computer.
  -- The Ultimate Scientific Dictionary...
• Eigen Function: The use to which an eigen is put. -- The Ultimate Scientific Dictionary
• Prelims: (From L. pre [before] + limbo [oblivion]) An obligatory ritual practiced by graduate students just before the granting of a Ph.
  D. (if the gods are appeased) or an M.S. (if they aren't)....
• loose bytes: n. Commonwealth hackish term for the padding bytes or {shim}s many compilers insert between members of a record or structure to cope with alignment requirements imposed by the machine architecture.
  -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• Exhaustive Methylation: A marathon event in which the participants methylate until they drop from exhaustion.
  -- The Ultimate Scientific Dictionary...
• Quantum Mechanics: A crew kept on the payroll to repair quantums, which decay frequently to the ground state.
  -- The Ultimate Scientific Dictionary...
• Biological Science: A contradiction in terms. -- The Ultimate Scientific Dictionary
• Flame Test: Trial by fire. -- The Ultimate Scientific Dictionary
• Sagan: The international unit of humility. -- The Ultimate Scientific Dictionary