"RW" meaning in English

See RW in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} RW
  1. (Internet) Initialism of RationalWiki. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: RationalWiki
    Sense id: en-RW-en-name-gAfUsU8~ Categories (other): Internet
  2. (tarot) Initialism of Rider-Waite; a tarot deck first published in 1909 by William Rider & Son, featuring illustrations based on the ideas of occultist A. E. Waite (which were created by artist Pamela Colman Smith). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Rider-Waite (extra: a tarot deck first published in 1909 by William Rider & Son, featuring illustrations based on the ideas of occultist A. E. Waite (which were created by artist Pamela Colman Smith).) Synonyms: RWS
    Sense id: en-RW-en-name-aC2xEHwj Categories (other): Cartomancy, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 9 49 34 7 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences, tarot

Noun

Forms: RWs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} RW (plural RWs)
  1. (mathematics, probability) Initialism of random walk. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: random walk
    Sense id: en-RW-en-noun-bu5iuGBY Categories (other): Mathematics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 28 54 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 11 36 47 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 31 58 4 Topics: mathematics, probability, sciences
  2. Initialism of right wing. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: right wing
    Sense id: en-RW-en-noun-ByxiMyX-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: SRW

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