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- Synonym
- A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word in the same language, such as begin and start.
- Antonym
- An antonym is a word that expresses the opposite meaning of another word, such as hot and cold, or expand and contract.
- Subject-verb agreement
- A singular subject requires a singular verb and a plural subject requires a plural verb, regardless of words appearing between them in the sentence.
- Inference
- An inference is a conclusion reached by reasoning from evidence in a passage rather than from a statement written directly by the author.
- Percentage change
- Percentage change equals the difference between the new value and the old value, divided by the old value, then multiplied by one hundred.
- Average (mean)
- The arithmetic mean is calculated by adding all the values in a data set and dividing the total by the number of values present.
- Simple interest
- Simple interest is calculated as principal multiplied by rate multiplied by time, divided by one hundred, where the rate is an annual percentage.
- Speed formula
- Speed equals distance divided by time. To find distance, multiply speed by time; to find time, divide distance by speed.
- ECOWAS
- The Economic Community of West African States was established in 1975, has its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, and promotes regional economic integration among member states.
- United Nations
- The United Nations was founded in 1945, has its headquarters in New York, and currently has 193 member states working on peace, security, and development.
- Nigeria's independence
- Nigeria gained independence from British colonial rule on 1 October 1960 and became a republic in 1963 with a president as head of state.
- Sustainable Development Goals
- The SDGs are seventeen global goals adopted by the United Nations in 2015 to be achieved by 2030, covering poverty, health, education, and climate.
- Fire triangle
- The fire triangle has three elements: heat, fuel, and oxygen. Removing any one of them prevents ignition or extinguishes an existing fire.
- Class A fire
- Class A fires involve solid combustible materials such as wood, paper, cloth, and rubber, and are best extinguished with water or foam.
- Class B fire
- Class B fires involve flammable liquids such as petrol, diesel, and kerosene. They are extinguished with foam, carbon dioxide, or dry powder, never water.
- PASS technique
- PASS stands for Pull the pin, Aim at the base of the fire, Squeeze the handle, and Sweep side to side across the fire.
- Newton's second law
- Newton's second law states that force equals mass multiplied by acceleration, so a larger force or a smaller mass produces greater acceleration.
- pH scale
- The pH scale runs from zero to fourteen; values below seven indicate acidity, seven is neutral, and values above seven indicate alkalinity.
- Photosynthesis
- Photosynthesis is the process in which green plants use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to produce glucose and oxygen inside chloroplasts.
- Ohm's law
- Ohm's law states that voltage equals current multiplied by resistance, written as V equals I times R in an electrical circuit.
- RAM
- Random Access Memory is volatile working memory that temporarily holds data and programs in use, and its contents are lost when power is switched off.
- Operating system
- An operating system is system software that manages hardware, memory, files, and processes, and provides a platform for application programs to run.
- Phishing
- Phishing is a cybercrime in which attackers send fake emails or messages impersonating trusted organisations to steal passwords and financial information.
- Byte
- A byte is a unit of digital information made up of eight bits and is commonly used to represent a single character such as a letter.
- Contrapositive
- The contrapositive of 'if A then B' is 'if not B then not A'. A conditional statement and its contrapositive are always logically equivalent.
- Syllogism
- A syllogism is a deductive argument with two premises and a conclusion, such as: all humans are mortal; John is human; therefore John is mortal.
- Number series
- A number series question requires identifying the pattern linking successive numbers, commonly a constant difference, a constant ratio, or an alternating pattern.
- Odd one out
- An odd-one-out question presents items belonging to a common category and requires identifying the item that does not share the defining property.
- Separation of powers
- Separation of powers divides government authority among the executive, legislature, and judiciary so that no single branch exercises absolute power over the others.
- Conflict of interest
- A conflict of interest occurs when a public officer's private interest could improperly influence, or appear to influence, the impartial performance of official duties.
- Whistleblowing
- Whistleblowing is the disclosure by an employee or insider of illegal, unethical, or dangerous practices within an organisation to a person or body able to act.
- Fundamental human rights
- Fundamental human rights are basic entitlements such as life, dignity, fair hearing, and freedom of expression, guaranteed to every citizen and protected by the constitution.