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[[]]In physics, '''waif''' is a unit of social dislocation, corresponding with a [[Waif (nonfiction)|human waif]].
In physics, the '''waif''' is a unit of social dislocation, corresponding with a [[Waif (nonfiction)|typical human waif]].


The '''kilo-waif''' represents a thousand human waifs.  This is the unit most often used by [[Anarchimedes]] and other [[criminals]] when generating human waifs.
The '''kilo-waif''' represents a thousand [[Waif (nonfiction)|waifs]].  This is the unit most often used by [[Anarchimedes]] and other [[Criminal (nonfiction)|criminals]] when generating [[Waif (nonfiction)|waifs]].


== Fiction cross-reference ==
== In the News ==


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File:Craniometer phrenology.png|link=Phrenocracy|This waif is receiving free [[Phrenocracy|state-sponsored craniometry]].
File:Jerry's family - a story of a street waif of New York (1895) (14729962676).jpg|link=Waif (nonfiction)|Urban police forces pioneer early techniques in [[Waif (nonfiction)|waif detection and measurement]].
File:Craniometer phrenology.png|link=Phrenocracy|[[Waif (nonfiction)|Waifs]] to receive [[Phrenocracy|court-ordered craniometry]].
File:Anarchimedes.jpg|link=Anarchimedes|[[Anarchimedes]] generates [[Waif (nonfiction)|waifs]] as a by-product of earthquake computation.
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== Fiction cross-reference ==


* [[Anarchimedes]]
* [[Anarchimedes]]


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
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File:Jerry's family - a story of a street waif of New York (1895) (14729962676).jpg|''Jerry's family: a story of a street waif of New York'' (1895).
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* [[Waif (nonfiction)]]
* [[Waif (nonfiction)]]


[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]]

Latest revision as of 07:38, 14 July 2016

In physics, the waif is a unit of social dislocation, corresponding with a typical human waif.

The kilo-waif represents a thousand waifs. This is the unit most often used by Anarchimedes and other criminals when generating waifs.

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference