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Introducing the dictionary

The course will cover many topics, and the educators will use a lot of different terms.
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The course will cover many topics, and the educators will use a lot of different terms.

To simplify your learning experience, we have made a dictionary with definitions of some of the core terminology. It may be useful to open the dictionary in a separate window so that you can use it to look up new terms you encounter along the way.

If you find that some terms are missing, please ask about them in the comments section below, and we will update the dictionary.

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