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Definition: KAM |
KAMNoun1. Crooked; awry. |
"KAM" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a crooked nose". |
Date "KAM" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1608. (references) |
Note: Kam \Kam\, adjective. [From Celtic; compare to Gael., Ir., Welsh cam. Compare to Jamb, noun.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Kam Crooked. (Erse kaam, squmteyed.) Clean Kam, perverted into Kim Kam, means wholly awry, clean from the purpose. "This is clean kam - merely awry." Shakespeare: Coriolanus, iii. 1. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The Kolmogorov-Arnold-Moser theorem is a theorem in non-linear dynamics that solves the small-divisor problem in classical perturbation theory.The problem is whether or not a small perturbation of a conservative dynamical system results in a lasting periodic orbit. The solution to this problem was given by Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov in 1954. This was extended and proved by Vladimir Arnold (1963 for Hamiltonian systems) and Moser (1962 for Twist maps), and the general answer is known as the KAM theorem. The KAM theorem can be applied to astronomical three-body problems.
The KAM theorem is usually stated in terms of a trajectory in phase space of an integrable Hamiltonian system that is confined to a doughnut shaped surface, an invariant torus. If the system is subjected to a weak nonlinear perturbation, this invariant torus is deformed but not destroyed. This implies that the motion continues to be periodic, with the independent periods changed. The KAM theorem specifies quantitatively what level of perturbation can be applied for this to be true, and establishes the sufficient condition for the motion of a nonlinear system to be regular. Most importantly, it implies that the motion remains multiply periodic for an arbitrarily long period.
However, the nonresonant condition of the KAM theorem becomes increasingly difficult to satisfy for systems of more degrees of freedom. The KAM theorem also implies that in certain special circumstances the invariant tori will be destroyed and the orbit may become chaotic or wander off to infinity. A destruction of invariant tori will generally occur when there are resonances in the perturbed system.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Kolmogorov-Arnold-Moser theorem."
Crosswords: KAM |
| Etymologies containing "KAM": Charity. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "KAM" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Afrikaan (comb), Albanian (bear, carry, enjoy, get, have, keep, own, possess), Czech (where, wherever, whither), Danish (comb), Dutch (comb, mountain ridge), German (came), Norwegian (comb, loin), Slovene (where), Swedish (cam, comb), Turkish (cam). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Der Held kam aus der Küche (1972) Kam Ding Lau: The Female General (1967) Der Tod kam wie bestellt (1962) Kam cert nemuze (1959) Als der Regen kam Am Tag (1959) | |
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 | Gary Kam, NRCS District Conservationist discusses range management with Hawaii native rancher of Waiamea, HI. [Slide 97CS3141]. Credit: Ron Nichols. |  | NRCS employees Gary Kam and Jerry Williams using test ring to determine range condition in Waiamea, HI. [Slide 97CS3177]. Credit: Ron Nichols. |
 | NRCS District Conservationist Gary Kam discussing range management with Hawaii native rancher in Waiamea, HI. [Slide 97CS3176]. Credit: Ron Nichols. |  | Ethel Andrade and Gary Kam inventory arange near Waiamea, HI. [Slide 97CS2955]. Credit: Ron Nichols. |
 | NRCS DC Gary Kam discussing range management with Hawaii native rancher, Ethel Andrade of Waiamea, HI. Credit: USDA. | ||
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| "KAM" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 73.33% of the time. "KAM" is used about 15 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 73.33% | 11 | 106,044 |
| Noun (singular) | 20% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 6.67% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 15 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "KAM" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Kam | First name Female | 2,000 | 2,944 |
| Kam | Last name | 1,000 | 14,280 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| "KAM" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a crooked nose". | |||
| The following table summarizes names related to "KAM." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Cameron | Male, Female | English | N/A |
| Camron | Male | English | Cameron |
| Camryn | Female | English | Cameron |
| Kam | Male | English | Cameron |
| Kameron | Male | English | Cameron |
| Kamryn | Female | English | Cameron |
| Cameron | Male, Female | Scottish | N/A |
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Expressions using "KAM": Kam Muang ♦ Lee Yuen Kam. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "KAM": Kam-Sui, Kam-Tai. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
kam | 104 | kam international | 3 |
gel kam | 19 | fong kam | 3 |
kam heskin | 16 | ham kam | 3 |
kam sutra | 16 | coyner kam | 3 |
kam kat | 9 | jin g kam | 3 |
gift kam | 9 | kam karting | 3 |
kam paeng phet thailand | 9 | tsui kam kong | 3 |
kam van | 7 | construction kam | 3 |
kam yuen | 7 | rose kam | 3 |
dj equipment kam | 6 | ho kam ming | 3 |
dhillon kam | 5 | ah kam | 3 |
kam karen | 5 | kam louanne | 3 |
carman kam | 5 | kam su | 3 |
kotel kam | 5 | kam kantronics | 3 |
jawanda kam | 4 | kam ying | 3 |
hardy kam | 4 | food kam man | 2 |
dr kam yuen | 4 | kam nelson | 2 |
hotel kam king | 4 | kam lung | 2 |
kam kee lee | 4 | kam chuen lam | 2 |
com kam technology | 4 | kam solusar | 2 |
bhamra kam | 4 | kam kang | 2 |
kam plus | 3 | ||
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| Language | Translations for "KAM"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
French | Musée national archéologique G M Kam (G M Kam Museum). (various references) | |
German | Staatliches Museum G M Kam (G M Kam Museum). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | amkay.(various references) | |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "KAM": kamaaina, kamaainas, kamacite, kamacites, kamala, kamalas, kame, kames, kami, kamik, kamikaze, kamikazes, kamiks, kampong, kampongs, kamseen, kamseens, kamsin, kamsins. (additional references) | |
Words containing "KAM": blackamoor, blackamoors, cockamamie, cockamamy, dekameter, dekameters, dekametric, hackamore, hackamores, muckamuck, muckamucks, tokamak, tokamaks. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-k-m" | |
-1 letter: am, ka, ma. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-k-m" | |
+1 letter: amok, kame, kami, mack, make, mako, mark, mask. | |
+2 letters: amoks, amuck, dumka, hakim, kalam, kames, kamik, karma, macks, makar, maker, makes, makos, marks, masks, mikra, oakum, samek, smack, umiak. | |
+3 letters: akimbo, amucks, comake, damask, demark, embank, embark, hakeem, hakims, imbark, impark, kalams, kalium, kalmia, kamala, kamiks, kamsin, karmas, karmic, kinema, kismat, mackle, makars, makers, makeup, making, makuta, malkin, mamluk, marked, marker, market, markka, markup, masked, maskeg, masker, medaka, mikado, mikvah, miskal, oakums, oomiak, remake, remark, rumaki, samekh, sameks, skyman, smacks, tambak, tombak, umiack, umiaks, unmake, unmask, yasmak. | |
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