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  2. Readability - Wikipedia

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    Readability is the ease with which a reader can understand a written text.The concept exists in both natural language and programming languages though in different forms. In natural language, the readability of text depends on its content (the complexity of its vocabulary and syntax) and its presentation (such as typographic aspects that affect legibility, like font size, line height ...

  3. Functional illiteracy - Wikipedia

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    Literacy. v. t. e. Functional illiteracy consists of reading and writing skills that are inadequate "to manage daily living and employment tasks that require reading skills beyond a basic level". [1] Those who read and write only in a language other than the predominant language of their environs may also be considered functionally illiterate. [2]

  4. Goodreads - Wikipedia

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    Goodreads is an American social cataloging website and a subsidiary of Amazon [ 1] that allows individuals to search its database of books, annotations, quotes, and reviews. Users can sign up and register books to generate library catalogs and reading lists. They can also create their own groups of book suggestions, surveys, polls, blogs, and ...

  5. Critical reading - Wikipedia

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    Critical reading. Critical reading is a form of language analysis that does not take the given text at face value, but involves a deeper examination of the claims put forth as well as the supporting points and possible counterarguments. The ability to reinterpret and reconstruct for improved clarity and readability is also a component of ...

  6. Subvocalization - Wikipedia

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    Literacy. v. t. e. Subvocalization, or silent speech, is the internal speech typically made when reading; it provides the sound of the word as it is read. [ 1][ 2] This is a natural process when reading, and it helps the mind to access meanings to comprehend and remember what is read, potentially reducing cognitive load.

  7. Dark Integers and Other Stories - Wikipedia

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    Rich Horton, writing on the SF Site, gets the impression that "this book serves as a good sampling, and as a sort of link between the old Egan and the new."He thinks that it "makes sense to include both older and newer stories", claiming that "the new stories range from solid to excellent", that "the book at hand is strong work, and very welcome" as well as that "it only further whets the ...

  8. List of scientific publications by Albert Einstein - Wikipedia

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    Einstein's scientific publications are listed below in four tables: journal articles, book chapters, books and authorized translations. Each publication is indexed in the first column by its number in the Schilpp bibliography (Albert Einstein: Philosopher–Scientist, pp. 694–730) and by its article number in Einstein's Collected Papers.

  9. Good Reading - Wikipedia

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    Good Reading. Good Reading is a popular monthly print magazine, focused on books and reading, based in Australia. The magazine was launched in July 2001. [1] The magazine is devoted to books and reading, and includes profiles of authors, extracts and independent reviews of the latest Australian and international releases across a wide range of ...