Mix
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Mix, mixes, mixture or mixing may refer to:
Science and mathematics
- CrossbreedCrossbreedA crossbreed or crossbred usually refers to an animal with purebred parents of two different breeds, varieties, or populations. Crossbreeding refers to the process of breeding such an animal, often with the intention to create offspring that share the traits of both parent lineages, or producing...
ing, also called mixing, a genetic concept - Mixing (mathematics)Mixing (mathematics)In mathematics, mixing is an abstract concept originating from physics: the attempt to describe the irreversible thermodynamic process of mixing in the everyday world: mixing paint, mixing drinks, etc....
, a concept in ergodic theory - Mixing (physics)Mixing (physics)In physics, a dynamical system is said to be mixing if the phase space of the system becomes strongly intertwined, according to at least one of several mathematical definitions. For example, a measure-preserving transformation T is said to be strong mixing ifwhenever A and B are any measurable...
, a descriptive condition of a dynamical system - Mixing (process engineering)Mixing (process engineering)In industrial process engineering, mixing is a unit operation that involves manipulating a heterogeneous physical system, with the intent to make it more homogeneous...
, a unit operation for manipulating physical systems - MixtureMixtureIn chemistry, a mixture is a material system made up by two or more different substances which are mixed together but are not combined chemically...
, a kind of chemical substance - Mixture (probability)Mixture (probability)In probability theory and statistics, a mixture is a combination of two or more probability distributions. The concept arises in two contexts:* A mixture defining a new probability distribution from some existing ones, as in a mixture density...
, a set of probability distributions often used for statistical classification
Music and radio
- Audio mixing (recorded music)Audio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
, the process of combining and balancing multiple sound sources - DJ mixDJ mixA DJ mix or DJ mixset is a sequence of musical tracks typically mixed together to appear as one continuous track. When a DJ mix or DJ mixset is recorded onto some medium, it is often referred to as a mix tape...
, a sequence of musical tracks mixed together to appear as one continuous track - Mix FMMix FMMix FM is a radio name and format. It is given to certain radio stations around the world with that name, while having the "mix" format. Although some stations don't have the name "Mix FM", they can still have the format of Mixed Hits - a variety of established songs, from old to new.Radio formats...
, a station name used by many different radio stations - Mix (magazine)Mix (magazine)Mix magazine is a periodical billing itself as "the world's leading magazine for the professional recording and sound production technology industry". The magazine is distributed in 94 countries....
, a periodical for the professional recording and sound production technology industry - Mix (Stellar* album), the 1999 debut studio album by New Zealand pop rock band Stellar*
- Mixes (Kylie Minogue album), a 1998 remix album
- Mixes (album)Mixes (album)Mixes is a 1992 remix album by the British band Transvision Vamp that was released on the MCA Records label in Japan on CD only. The album contains extended and remixed versions that originally appeared on a variety of formats together with exclusive mixes and rare US promotional releases.The...
, a 1992 remix album by Transvision Vamp - MixtapeMixtapeA Mix Tape or Mixed Tape is a compilation of songs recorded in a specific order, traditionally onto an audio Compact Cassette.A Mix Tape, which usually reflects the musical tastes of its compiler, can range from a casually selected list of favorite songs, to a conceptual mix of songs linked by a...
, a compilation of songs or tracks - MIX (XM)Mix (XM)MIX, often branded on-air as Today's Mix, was a channel on XM Satellite Radio playing the Hot Adult Contemporary format. It was located on XM 12 and plays a mix of hit songs from 1980-present day, except for urban music...
, a channel on XM satellite radio - MixturMixturMixtur, for orchestra, 4 sine-wave generators, and 4 ring modulators, is an orchestral composition by the German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, written in 1964, and is Nr. 16 in his catalogue of works...
, 1964 composition by Karlheinz Stockhausen - Mixture (music)Mixture (music)A mixture is an organ stop, usually of principal tone quality, that contains multiple ranks of pipes. It is designed to be drawn with a combination of stops that forms a complete chorus . The mixture sounds the upper harmonics of each note of the keyboard...
, part of a pipe organ - RemixRemixA remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
, a variation of a song
People
- E. Townsend MixE. Townsend MixEdward Townsend Mix was an American architect of the Gilded Age who designed several buildings in the Midwestern United States. His career was centered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and many of his designs made use of the region's distinctive Cream City brick.-Biography:Mix was born in New Haven,...
(1831–1890), American architect - Ron "The Intellectual Assassin" MixRon MixRonald Jack Mix , in Los Angeles, California was an American football player.Mix attended USC, and upon graduation played right tackle and guard for the American Football League's Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers and the NFL Oakland Raiders .- College career :A graduate of the University of Southern...
(born 1938), American 9x All-Pro Hall of Fame football player - Tom MixTom MixThomas Edwin "Tom" Mix was an American film actor and the star of many early Western movies. He made a reported 336 films between 1910 and 1935, all but nine of which were silent features...
(1880–1940), American film actor - Erich MixErich MixErich Mix was a German politician, member of the Nazi Party, later a member of the FDP and Flying ace during World War II....
(1898–1971), German politician - Mikkel "Mix" DiskerudMikkel DiskerudMikkel "Mix" Morgenstar Pålssønn Diskerud is a Norwegian-born American soccer player currently playing for Tippeligaen club Stabæk...
(born 1990), Norwegian football player
Places
In the United States:- Mix, LouisianaMix, LouisianaMix is an unincorporated community in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is the home of the Parlange Plantation House, a National Historic Landmark. It is located along Louisiana Highway 1, south of New Roads, Louisiana. Mix is home to the Parlange Plantation House.-History:The...
- Mix Run, PennsylvaniaMix Run, PennsylvaniaMix Run, Pennsylvania is an unincorporated village located in Gibson Township, Cameron County, Pennsylvania. The village is not tracked by the Census Bureau....
- Charles Mix County, South Dakota
Other
- Malta Internet ExchangeMalta Internet ExchangeMIX, the Malta Internet eXchange, is a common national Internet backbone for Malta that was launched by NIC on 7 September 1999. This was a result of working in partnership with the major ISPs operating in Malta to develop an operationally sound infrastructure.The Internet exchange facility is...
, an Internet backbone for the country of Malta - Microfinance Information ExchangeMicrofinance Information ExchangeMicrofinance Information Exchange, Inc. is a non-profit organization that acts as a business information provider in the microfinance sector...
(MIX), a non-profit business information provider in the microfinance sector - Milan Internet eXchangeMilan Internet eXchangeMIX, the Milan Internet eXchange, is a not-for-profit Milan-based Internet exchange point founded in 2000 and currently has 80 members, making it the largest IXP in Italy....
, in Milan, Italy - MIXMIXMIX is a hypothetical computer used in Donald Knuth's monograph, The Art of Computer Programming . MIX's model number is 1009, which was derived by combining the model numbers and names of several contemporaneous, commercial machines deemed significant by the author...
, a mythical computer used in the textbook The Art of Computer Programming by Donald Knuth - MIX (Email)MIX (Email)MIX is a high-performance, indexed, on-disk email storage system that is designed for use with the IMAP protocol. MIX was designed by Mark Crispin, the author of the IMAP protocol. Server support for it has been included in releases of UW IMAP since 2006, Panda IMAP, and Messaging Architects...
, a high performance email storage system for use with IMAP - MIX (Microsoft)MIX (Microsoft)MIX is a Microsoft conference held annually for web developers and designers at which Microsoft showcases upcoming web technologies. The conference is held each spring at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas...
, an annual conference - MIX NYCMIX NYCMIX NYC is a not-for-profit organization based in New York City and dedicated to queer experimental film. It is also known as the "MIX festival," for its most visible program, the annual New York Lesbian and Gay Experimental Film Festival.- History :...
, a nonprofit organization dedicated to queer experimental film - MIX (Z39.87Z39.87- Z39.87 Data dictionary - Technical Metadata for Digital Still Images :ANSI/NISO Z39.87 is a standard which defines a set of metadata elements for raster digital images. The purpose is to help in the development, exchange and interpretation of digital images. The dictionary functions of this...
): NISONational Information Standards OrganizationThe National Information Standards Organization is a United States non-profit standards organization that develops, maintains and publishes technical standards related to publishing, bibliographic and library applications. It was founded in 1939, incorporated as a not-for-profit education...
Metadata for Images in XML, a standard for encoding metatdata about digital images and image collections - Mister MxyzptlkMister MxyzptlkMr. Mxyzptlk , sometimes called Mxy, is a fictional impish supervillain who appears in DC Comics' Superman comic books.He was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and first appeared in Superman #30 . He is usually presented as a trickster, in the classical mythological sense, in that he enjoys...
, a fictional character from Superman comics - Roman numeral for 1009
- Chaum mixes, an anonymous email system proposed in 1981
- Snack mixSnack mixSnack mixes are a subset of snack foods consisting of multiple snack items. Popular snack mixes are as follows:Bridge mix: Nuts, raisins , and candy, all covered in chocolate....
, a food consisting of dry ingredients, such as- Bombay mixBombay mixBombay Mix is the name used in the United Kingdom for a traditional Indian snack known as chiwda, chevdo, chevda or chivdo in India, or Chaṇāchura or Chanāchura in Orissa and chanachur in Bengal. The English name originates from the city of Mumbai , India...
, a traditional Indian snack - Trail mixTrail MixTrail mix is a combination of dried fruit, grains, nuts, and sometimes chocolate, developed as a snack food to be taken along on outdoor hikes....
- Bombay mix
See also
- Mixed (disambiguation)
- Mixer (disambiguation)
- "Mixy" or "myxy", slang for the rabbit disease myxomatosisMyxomatosisMyxomatosis is a disease that affects rabbits and is caused by the Myxoma virus. It was first observed in Uruguay in laboratory rabbits in the late 19th century. It was introduced into Australia in 1950 in an attempt to control the rabbit population...
- Mixx (disambiguation)Mixx (disambiguation)Mixx may refer to:* Mixx, a user-driven social networking website for news, pictures and video* Tokyopop , a publisher of anime and manga* BiGG MiXX, a short-lived Kellogg's breakfast cereal introduced in 1990...