Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• deal with
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• for instance: As an example.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• chop up: To cut something into small pieces.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• at least: As a minimum
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
• from memory: Using only your memory without any help or notes.
• on tape: Recorded on audio or video media.
• in terms of
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• best thing since sliced bread: An excellent invention or innovation considered very useful.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• in different ways: Using various methods or approaches; with variety.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• to some extent: Partially; not completely.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• sit down: To take a seat
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• run away from: To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• lead to: To result in some action
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• awkward: Lacking smooth movement
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
• practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
• instance: An example of something; case
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• predator: An animal that hunts and kills other animals
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• evolve: To develop certain features
• abstract: Passage of text from an article or book
• express: To send something by fast mail
• paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
• mutation: Change that changes genetic structure
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• template: Shape that is used as a pattern to make something
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• particle: Adverb or preposition that joins with a verb
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• important: Having power or authority
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• branch: Part of a family related to the same members
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• tweak: To make a small change or adjustment
• philosophical: Reacting calmly/reasonably if things are difficult
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• algebra: Math using letters or symbols in place of numbers
• point: An item to be discussed
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• assembly: Process of putting the parts of something together
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• compose: To calm yourself after being angry or upset
• elementary: Basic, simple, or essential
• decompose: To cause (chemical) to separate into smaller parts
• decomposition: State of decay or rot
• platonic: Purely spiritual; as friends only; not sexual
• physicist: Person who studies and works in physics
• barber: Person whose job is to cut men's hair, shave them
• procedural: Concerning the normal steps taken to do something
• calculus: Branch of math dealing with rates of change, etc.
• abstraction: Concept or idea related to something not physical
• vector: Math a quantity that has both size and direction
• unification: The state of being joined or united or linked
• lambda: 11th letter of the Greek alphabet