Graham
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- Graham (given name)Graham (given name)Graham is a masculine given name in the English language. It originates as from the surname Graham, which has been transferred to a given name. The surname is derived from Grantham. in Lincolnshire. England. The settlement is recorded in the 11th century Domesday Book variously as: Grantham,...
, an English language masculine given name - Graham (surname)Graham (surname)Graham is an English surname. It is a habitational name, derived from Grantham in Lincolnshire, England.-People:* Alasdair Graham , Canadian politician, journalist, and businessman* Alexander H...
, an English language surname - Graeme (surname)Graeme (surname)Graeme is an English-language surname. It is a habitational name, derived from Grantham in Lincolnshire, England.-People:* David Graeme , British soldier and diplomat* James Graeme, British actor and singer* Peter Graeme , English oboist...
, an English language surname - For people with "Graham" as a surname see Graham (surname)Graham (surname)Graham is an English surname. It is a habitational name, derived from Grantham in Lincolnshire, England.-People:* Alasdair Graham , Canadian politician, journalist, and businessman* Alexander H...
- For people with "Graham" as a given name see
- For people with "Graeme" as a name see
United States
- Graham, GeorgiaGraham, GeorgiaGraham is a city in Appling County, Georgia, United States. The population was 312 at the 2000 census.-History:The first settler in present-day Graham was Seaborn Hall, Jr., a farmer with extensive land holdings in the area, who opened a general store in 1866...
- Graham, Daviess County, IndianaGraham, Daviess County, IndianaGraham is a small unincorporated community in Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana....
- Graham, MissouriGraham, MissouriGraham is a city in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. The population was 191 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a town.-Geography:Graham is located at ....
- Graham, North CarolinaGraham, North CarolinaGraham is a city in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The current population estimate is 14,533...
- Graham, TexasGraham, TexasGraham is a city in north central Texas. It is the county seat of Young County, and as of the 2010 Census had a population of 8,903.-History:...
- Graham, WashingtonGraham, WashingtonGraham is a census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 8,739 at the 2000 census and grew to 23,491 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Graham is located at ....
- Graham County, ArizonaGraham County, Arizona-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*72.1% White*1.8% Black*14.4% Native American*0.5% Asian*0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*2.8% Two or more races*8.3% Other races*30.4% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
- Graham County, KansasGraham County, KansasGraham County is a county located in northwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,597. Its county seat and most populous city is Hill City...
- Graham County, North CarolinaGraham County, North Carolina-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,993 people, 3,354 households, and 2,411 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile . There were 5,084 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...
- Graham Township, Indiana
- Graham Township, Kansas
- Graham Township, North Dakota
- Graham Township, MinnesotaGraham Township, MinnesotaGraham Township is a township in Benton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 567 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 0.03% is water....
- Graham Township, PennsylvaniaGraham Township, PennsylvaniaGraham Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,236 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...
- Graham Lakes Township, MinnesotaGraham Lakes Township, MinnesotaGraham Lakes Township is a township in Nobles County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 251 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water...
Other uses
- Clan GrahamClan GrahamClan Graham is a Scottish clan who had territories in both the Scottish Highlands and Lowlands.-Origins:Legend has it that the first Graham was one Gramus who forced a breach in the Roman Antonine wall known as Graeme's Dyke in 420 A.D...
, a Scottish clan - Graham (hill), a class of hill in Scotland
- Graham flourGraham flourGraham flour is a type of whole wheat flour named after the American Presbyterian minister Rev. Sylvester Graham , an early advocate for dietary reform...
, a type of flour similar to whole wheat flour- Graham crackerGraham crackerThe graham cracker was developed in 1829 in Bound Brook, New Jersey, by Presbyterian minister Rev. Sylvester Graham. The true graham cracker is made with graham flour, a combination of fine-ground white flour and coarse-ground wheat bran and germ. Graham crackers are often used for making s'mores...
, a baked good made from Graham flour
- Graham cracker
- Graham factors, factors for determining ambiguity in U.S. patent law (see Inventive step and non-obviousnessInventive step and non-obviousnessThe inventive step and non-obviousness reflect a same general patentability requirement present in most patent laws, according to which an invention should be sufficiently inventive — i.e., non-obvious — in order to be patented....
or Graham v. John Deere Co.Graham v. John Deere Co.Graham v. John Deere Co., 383 U.S. 1 , was a case in which the United States Supreme Court clarified the nonobviousness requirement in United States patent law, set forth in .-Facts and procedural history:...
) - Graham IslandGraham Island (disambiguation)* Graham Island, the former English name for Ferdinandea, a sea volcano off the south coast of Sicilia*Graham Island, a member of the Charlotte Island group off the coast of British Columbia, Canada...
- Graham Island, the former English name for FerdinandeaFerdinandeaFerdinandea is a submerged volcanic island which forms part of the underwater volcano Empedocles, south of Sicily, and which is one of a number of submarine volcanoes known as the Campi Flegrei del Mar di Sicilia. Currently a seamount, eruptions have raised it above sea level several times...
, a sea volcano off the south coast of SicilySicilySicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,... - Graham IslandGraham IslandGraham Island is the largest island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago , lying off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is separated only by a narrow channel from the other principal island of the group, Moresby Island Graham Island is the largest island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago (formerly...
, a member of the Charlotte Island group off the coast of British Columbia, Canada - Graham Island, NunavutGraham Island, NunavutGraham Island is an uninhabited island in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. A member of the Queen Elizabeth Islands and Canadian Arctic Archipelago, it is located in Norwegian Bay off the coast of Ellesmere Island. Located at 77°25'N 90°30'W it has an area of ....
, a Canadian arctic island in Nunavut, Canada
- Graham Island, the former English name for Ferdinandea
- Graham (mango)Graham (mango)- History :'Graham' was a seedling of the 'Julie' mango planted in Trinidad. In 1932 the variety was introduced to the United States by the USDA through Florida....
, a named mango cultivar originating in Trinidad. - Graham numberGraham numberNote that this number applies only to certain types of stocks in combination with a number of other criteria. The complete Graham selection procedure is much more elaborate. No decision should be made based on this number alone....
, a figure used in value investingValue investingValue investing is an investment paradigm that derives from the ideas on investment and speculation that Ben Graham and David Dodd began teaching at Columbia Business School in 1928 and subsequently developed in their 1934 text Security Analysis... - Graham's numberGraham's numberGraham's number, named after Ronald Graham, is a large number that is an upper bound on the solution to a certain problem in Ramsey theory.The number gained a degree of popular attention when Martin Gardner described it in the "Mathematical Games" section of Scientific American in November 1977,...
, the largest number that has ever been seriously used in a mathematical proof - Graham scanGraham scanThe Graham scan is a method of computing the convex hull of a finite set of points in the plane with time complexity O. It is named after Ronald Graham, who published the original algorithm in 1972...
, a method of computing a convex hull - Graham and Graham-PaigeGraham-PaigeGraham-Paige was an American automobile manufacturer founded by brothers Joseph B. Graham and Robert C. Graham , and Canadian Ray Austin in 1927. Automobile production ceased in 1940, and its automotive assets were acquired by Kaiser-Frazer in 1947...
, automobile makers in Detroit, USA, between 1928 and 1940