• Source: Descent

Descent may refer to:




As a noun






= Genealogy and inheritance

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Common descent, concept in evolutionary biology
Kinship, one of the major concepts of cultural anthropology
Pedigree chart or family tree
Ancestry
Lineal descendant
Heritage
Royal descent - lineal descent from a monarch
Phylogenetics
Tree diagram (disambiguation)
Inheritance (law and property)




= Mathematics

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Infinite descent, a method going back to Fermat to solve Diophantine equations
Descent (mathematics), an idea extending the notion of "gluing" in topology
Hadamard's method of descent, a technique for solving partial differential equations
Gradient descent, a first-order optimization algorithm going back to Newton
Descents in permutations, a classical permutation statistic in combinatorics




= Other uses

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Descent (aeronautics), the decrease of an aircraft in altitude during flight
Descent (font), the distance that a typeface descends below the baseline in typography
Katabasis




As a proper name






= Film

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The Descent, a 2005 horror film
The Descent Part 2, the 2009 sequel to the 2005 film
Descent (2007 film), a thriller film starring Rosario Dawson
Descent (2017 film), a Nigerian film




= Gaming

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Descent (video game), first in a series from Interplay Entertainment and Parallax Software
Descent II, sequel to Descent
Descent 3, sequel to Descent II
Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War, a 1998 space combat simulation computer game
Descent: Journeys in the Dark, a 2005 board game by Fantasy Flight Games
Dragon Age: Inquisition – The Descent, a 2015 downloadable content pack for Dragon Age: Inquisition




= Literature

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Descent: An Irresistible Tragicomedy of Everyday Life, a 2004 novel by Sabrina Broadbent
The Descent (novel), by Jeff Long
Descent (magazine), a magazine about caving
Descent (journal), a genealogy journal published by the Society of Australian Genealogists




= Music

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Descent, an album by the band This Burning Effigy
"Descent", a song by Celldweller from Soundtrack for the Voices in My Head Vol. 01
"Descent" (song), a song by Fear Factory from Obsolete
"Descent", a song by Godflesh from Us and Them
"Descent", a song by Knut from Bastardiser
"Descent", a song by Neurosis from Times of Grace
"Descent", a song by Sylosis from A Sign of Things to Come
"A Descent", a song by Born of Osiris from A Higher Place
"The Descent", a song by Insomnium from Shadows of the Dying Sun (bonus track)
"The Descent", a song by Polaris from The Death of Me




= Television

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"Descent" (NCIS: Los Angeles), a 2013 episode of NCIS: Los Angeles
"Descent" (The Outer Limits), a 1999 episode of The Outer Limits
"Descent" (Stargate SG-1), a 2002 episode of Stargate SG-1
"Descent" (Star Trek: The Next Generation), a two-part 1993 episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation
"Descent" (Star Wars Resistance)
"The Descent" (The Vampire Diaries), a 2011 episode of The Vampire Diaries




See also


Dissent (homophone)

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Penurunan gradien stokastik
• Descent Propulsion System
• The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
• The Last Descent
• Amnesia: The Dark Descent
• Perang Dunia I
• Perang Dunia II
• Orang Māori
• Jon Harris (sutradara)
• The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
• Descent
• The Descent
• Gradient descent
• Common descent
• The Lone Descent
• Descent (aeronautics)
• Family tree of the British royal family
• Descent 3
• Descent (video game)
• Descent II