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Periphery
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Generally, a '''periphery''' is a boundary or outer part of any space or body. It is derived from the
Greek language Greek word περιφέρεια, meaning a circumference or outer surface.
* In
biology, the '''periphery''' of the body is the part that is away from the central or core regions.
** For example, the
peripheral nervous system is distinct from the
central nervous system.
** See also
peripheral membrane protein.
*
Peripheral vision is that part of
visual perception that occurs in the '''periphery''', i.e., near the edges, of the
field of view.
* A
computer peripheral is added to a host computer in order to expand its abilities.
*For peripheral submanifolds in mathematics, see
boundary parallel.
* '''The Periphery''' includes
nations that are not
core countries -
capitalism capitalist or
industrialism industrialized nations. See
Immanuel Wallerstein,
Third World.
* The 10
peripheries of Greece are subnational subdivisions of that country, equivalent to regions.
* In
BattleTech game, the Periphery is the region filled with less developed space colonies, most distant from
Earth.
* '''
Periphery (band) Periphery''' - progressive metal band based out of Bethesda, MD.
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