Taken may refer to:
People
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Floris Takens
Floris Takens (12 November 1940 – 20 June 2010) was a Dutch mathematician known for contributions to the theory of chaotic dynamical systems.
Together with David Ruelle, he predicted that fluid turbulence could develop through a strange attra ...
(1940-2010), Dutch mathematician
Arts, entertainment, and media
''Taken'' film and television franchise
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''Taken'' (franchise), a trilogy of action films starring Liam Neeson
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''Taken'' (film), the first film in the trilogy
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''Taken'' (2017 TV series), an American television series which acts as an origin story of Bryan Mills
** ''
Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker'', a 2013 made-for-TV film
Film
*''Taken'', a 1999 film featuring
Michael Rudder
Michael Rudder (born June 14, 1950) is a Canadian film, television, theatre and voice actor. Rudder was injured in the November 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Acting work
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Rudder was a Genie Award nominee in 1989 for Best ...
* ''Taken'', a Flash animation by
Adam Phillips
Television
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''Taken'' (2016 TV series), a Canadian true crime documentary series
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''Taken'' (miniseries), a 2002 American science fiction miniseries
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"Taken" (''Alias''), an episode of ''Alias''
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"Taken" (''Arrow''), an episode of ''Arrow''
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"Taken" (''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''), an episode of ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''
Literature
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''Taken'' (novel), a 2001 novel by Kathleen George
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''Taken'' (Robert Crais novel), the 15th novel in Robert Crais' ''Elvis Cole/Joe Pike'' series
* ''Taken'', the third novel in
Benedict Jacka's ''Alex Verus'' series
* ''Taken'', an omnibus volume comprising the first four novels in the series
Left Behind: The Kids
* Taken, a fictional group in the novel ''
The Black Company
''The Black Company'' is a series of dark fantasy books written by American author Glen Cook. The series combines elements of epic fantasy as it follows an elite mercenary unit, the Black Company, through roughly forty years of its approximate ...
'', by Glen Cook, and other books in the series
Music
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"Taken" (song), a song by Stellar*
* "Taken", a song by Avail from ''
One Wrench
''One Wrench'' is Avail's fifth studio album, released in 2000. It was their first album for Fat Wreck Chords.
Critical reception
The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', also known simply as the PG, is the largest newsp ...
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* "Taken", a song by One Direction from ''
Up All Night''
* "Taken", a song by The Waifs from ''
Sink or Swim''
* "Taken", a song by Zug Izland from ''
3:33''
Other uses
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Takens' theorem
In the study of dynamical systems, a delay embedding theorem gives the conditions under which a chaotic dynamical system can be reconstructed from a sequence of observations of the state of a dynamical system. The reconstruction preserves the prope ...
, Floris Takens' mathematical theorem
*The Taken enemy faction in the video game
Destiny 2. This faction is associated with the Hive faction as mindless servants.
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