EM, Em or em may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Music
* EM, the
E major
E major (or the key of E) is a major scale based on E, consisting of the pitches E, F, G, A, B, C, and D. Its key signature has four sharps. Its relative minor is C-sharp minor and its parallel minor is E minor. Its enharmonic equivalent, ...
musical scale
* Em, the
E minor
E minor is a minor scale based on E, consisting of the pitches E, F, G, A, B, C, and D. Its key signature has one sharp. Its relative major is G major and its parallel major is E major.
The E natural minor scale is:
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Changes needed ...
musical scale
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Electronic music
Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroac ...
, music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production
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Encyclopedia Metallum
Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives (commonly known as Metal Archives per the URL or abbreviated as MA) is an online encyclopedia based upon musical artists who predominantly perform heavy metal music along with its various sub-genres. E ...
, an online metal music database
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Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (; often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper and record producer. He is credited with popularizing hip hop in middle America and is critically acclai ...
, American rapper
Other uses in arts and entertainment
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''Em'' (comic strip), a comic strip by Maria Smedstad
Companies and organizations
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European Movement
The European Movement International is a lobbying association that coordinates the efforts of associations and national councils with the goal of promoting European integration, and disseminating information about it.
History
The origins of th ...
, an international lobbying association
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Aero Benin
Aero Benin was an airline, based in Benin but registered in Germany, which carried out land and sea freight as well as passenger services. As of 8 April 2009 it is banned within the European Union and as of July, 2012, it is inactive.
Fleet
Aer ...
(IATA code), a defunct airline
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Empire Airlines
Empire Airlines is a passenger and cargo airline based in Hayden, Idaho, near Coeur d'Alene. It operates over 120 scheduled cargo flights a day in 18 US states and Canada. Empire also started passenger service within Hawaii, under the name "Oh ...
(IATA code), a charter and cargo airline based in Idaho, US
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Erasmus Mundus
The European Union's Erasmus Mundus programme (named after Erasmus, the Renaissance scholar) aims to enhance quality in higher education through scholarships and academic co-operation between the EU and the rest of the world. The three main objecti ...
, an international student-exchange program
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ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil Corporation (commonly shortened to Exxon) is an American multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in Irving, Texas. It is the largest direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil, and was formed on November 30, ...
, a large oil company formed from the merger of Exxon and Mobil in 1999
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La République En Marche!
Renaissance (RE), previously known as La République En Marche ! (frequently abbreviated LREM, LaREM or REM; translated as "The Republic on the Move" or "Republic Forward"), or sometimes called simply En Marche ! () as its original name, is a l ...
(sometimes shortened to "En Marche!"), a major French political party
Economics
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Emerging markets
An emerging market (or an emerging country or an emerging economy) is a market that has some characteristics of a developed market, but does not fully meet its standards. This includes markets that may become developed markets in the future or were ...
, nations undergoing rapid industrialization
Language and typography
Language
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M, a letter of the modern Latin alphabet, in English and other languages
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Em (Cyrillic)
Em (М м; italics: ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script.
Em commonly represents the bilabial nasal consonant , like the pronunciation of in "him". Common Glagolitic script is "Ⰿ and Ⱞ"
It is derived from the Greek letter Mu (Μ μ). ...
(М / м), a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet
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Em (digraph)
This is a list of digraphs used in various Latin alphabets. Capitalisation involves only the first letter (''ch'' becomes ''Ch'') unless otherwise stated (''ij'' becomes ''IJ'').
Letters with diacritics are arranged in alphabetic order accordin ...
, a digraph in Portuguese
* Em, the third-person singular oblique
Spivak pronoun
The Spivak pronouns are a set of gender-neutral pronouns in English promulgated on the virtual community ''LambdaMOO'' based on pronouns used in a book by American mathematician Michael Spivak. Though not in widespread use, they have been employed ...
Typography
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em (typography)
An em (from English '' em quadrat'') is a unit in the field of typography, equal to the currently specified point size. For example, one em in a 16-point typeface is 16 points. Therefore, this unit is the same for all typefaces at a given point ...
, a unit of measurement
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em dash
The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen b ...
, a dash that is one em wide
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em space
An em (from English '' em quadrat'') is a unit in the field of typography, equal to the currently specified point size. For example, one em in a 16-point typeface is 16 points. Therefore, this unit is the same for all typefaces at a given point ...
or mutton, a space that is one em wide
Management
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Emergency management
Emergency management or disaster management is the managerial function charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters. Emergency management, despite its name, does not actuall ...
, a discipline that studies dealing with and avoiding risks
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Energy management
Energy management includes planning and operation of energy production and energy consumption units as well as energy distribution and storage. Objectives are resource conservation, climate protection and cost savings, while the users have per ...
, planning and operation of energy production and energy consumption units
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Environmental management, the management of the interaction of human societies with the environment
Places
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El Monte, California
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El Monte (Spanish for "The Mountain") is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city lies in the San Gabriel Valley, east of the city of Los Angeles.
El Monte's slogan is "Welcome to Friendly El Monte" and is historically ...
, a city in the United States
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El Monte, Chile
El Monte is a Chilean city and commune in Talagante Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. As of 2007, it had a population of 29,568.
Geography
El Monte can be found on the north bank of the Mapocho River in the Chilean Central Valley approximat ...
, a city in Chile
Science
Biology
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Effective microorganism
Effective microorganisms (EM) are various blends of common predominantly anaerobic microorganisms in a carbohydrate-rich liquid carrier substrate (molasses nutrient solution) of ''EM Research Organization, Inc.'',''Effective Microorganisms'' ''EM'' ...
s, a series of products intended to improve soil quality and plant growth
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Extracellular matrix
In biology, the extracellular matrix (ECM), also called intercellular matrix, is a three-dimensional network consisting of extracellular macromolecules and minerals, such as collagen, enzymes, glycoproteins and hydroxyapatite that provide stru ...
, the connective tissue supporting cells in multicellular organisms
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Membrane potential (''E''
m), of a cell
Computing
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HTML element
An HTML element is a type of HTML (HyperText Markup Language) document component, one of several types of HTML nodes (there are also text nodes, comment nodes and others). The first used version of HTML was written by Tim Berners-Lee in 1993 ...
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End of medium
The C0 and C1 control code or control character sets define control codes for use in text by computer systems that use ASCII and derivatives of ASCII. The codes represent additional information about the text, such as the position of a cursor, ...
, ISO C0 control code ^Y
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Empirical modelling
Empirical modelling refers to any kind of (computer) modelling based on empirical observations rather than on mathematically describable relationships of the system modelled.
Empirical Modelling Empirical Modelling as a variety of empirical mod ...
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em (typography)
An em (from English '' em quadrat'') is a unit in the field of typography, equal to the currently specified point size. For example, one em in a 16-point typeface is 16 points. Therefore, this unit is the same for all typefaces at a given point ...
, a unit of measurement in Web design
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eM Client
eM Client is a Windows and macOS based email client for sending and receiving emails, managing calendars, tasks, contacts, and notes. Live chat is integrated as well. It was developed as a user-friendly alternative to existing email clients and c ...
E-Mail client
Medicine
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Emergency medicine
Emergency medicine is the medical speciality concerned with the care of illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention. Emergency physicians (often called “ER doctors” in the United States) continuously learn to care for unsche ...
, a medical specialty dealing with acute illnesses and injuries that require immediate attention
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Erythema multiforme
Erythema multiforme (EM) is a skin condition that appears with red patches evolving into target lesions, typically on both hands.
It is a type of erythema possibly mediated by deposition of immune complexes (mostly IgM-bound complexes) in the s ...
, a skin condition that usually follows an antecedent infection or drug exposure
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Erythromelalgia
Erythromelalgia or Mitchell's disease (after Silas Weir Mitchell) is a rare vascular peripheral pain disorder in which blood vessels, usually in the lower extremities or hands, are episodically blocked (frequently on and off daily), then become ...
, a disorder that typically affects the skin of the feet and/or hands, causing redness, heat and pain
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Extensive metabolizer
Pharmacogenomics is the study of the role of the genome in drug response. Its name ('' pharmaco-'' + ''genomics'') reflects its combining of pharmacology and genomics. Pharmacogenomics analyzes how the genetic makeup of an individual affects the ...
, a term used in pharmacogenomics to refer to individuals with normal metabolic activity
Physics
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Exametre
The following are examples of orders of magnitude for different lengths.
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Overview
Detailed list
To help compare different orders of magnitude, the following list describes various lengths between 1.6 \times 10^ metres and 10^ ...
or exameter (Em), an SI unit of length equal to 10
18 metres
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Electromagnetic spectrum
The electromagnetic spectrum is the range of frequencies (the spectrum) of electromagnetic radiation and their respective wavelengths and photon energies.
The electromagnetic spectrum covers electromagnetic waves with frequencies ranging from ...
, the range of all possible frequencies of electromagnetic radiation
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Electromigration, the transport of conducting solid material caused by electric current through it
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Electromagnetism
In physics, electromagnetism is an interaction that occurs between particles with electric charge. It is the second-strongest of the four fundamental interactions, after the strong force, and it is the dominant force in the interactions of a ...
, one of the fundamental physical forces
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Electromechanics
In engineering, electromechanics combines processes and procedures drawn from electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. Electromechanics focuses on the interaction of electrical and mechanical systems as a whole and how the two systems ...
, combines electrical engineering and mechanical engineering
Other uses in science and technology
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Nikon EM
The Nikon EM is a beginner's level, interchangeable lens, 35 mm film, single lens reflex (SLR) camera. It was manufactured by Nippon Kogaku K. K. (today Nikon Corporation) in Japan from 1979 to 1982 (available new from dealer stock until circ ...
, an SLR camera made by the Nikon Corporation in the late 1970s
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Electron microscope
An electron microscope is a microscope that uses a beam of accelerated electrons as a source of illumination. As the wavelength of an electron can be up to 100,000 times shorter than that of visible light photons, electron microscopes have a hi ...
, a type of microscope that uses electrons to "illuminate" a specimen and create an enlarged image
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Electron multiplier
An electron multiplier is a vacuum-tube structure that multiplies incident charges. In a process called secondary emission, a single electron can, when bombarded on secondary-emissive material, induce emission of roughly 1 to 3 electrons. If an el ...
, a vacuum-tube structure that multiplies incident charges by means of secondary emission
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Atlantic Equatorial mode, a climate pattern of the Atlantic Ocean
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Expectation–maximization algorithm
In statistics, an expectation–maximization (EM) algorithm is an iterative method to find (local) maximum likelihood or maximum a posteriori (MAP) estimates of parameters in statistical models, where the model depends on unobserved latent variabl ...
, an algorithm for finding maximum likelihood estimates of parameters in probabilistic models
Other uses
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Electrician's mate
Electrician's Mate (abbreviated as EM) is a United States Navy and United States Coast Guard occupational rating. The Electrician's Mate's NOS is B210.
History
The Navy Electrician rating was established in 1883, then promptly disestablished i ...
, an occupational rating in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard
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David Em
David Em (born 1952) is an American artist known for his pioneering breakthroughs in computer art.
Early life
David Em was born in 1952 in Los Angeles, California. His father was a petroleum engineer and his mother was an illustrator and water ...
(born 1952), an American computer art pioneer
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EM gauge
EM, Em or em may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* EM, the E major musical scale
* Em, the E minor musical scale
* Electronic music, music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production
* Ency ...
, a scale used in model railways
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Etymologicum Magnum
''Etymologicum Magnum'' ( grc, Ἐτυμολογικὸν Μέγα, ) (standard abbreviation ''EM'', or ''Etym. M.'' in older literature) is the traditional title of a Greek lexical encyclopedia compiled at Constantinople by an unknown lexicograp ...
'', in the bibliography of the largest Byzantine lexicon
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