pseudonym

(noun)

A fictitious name, often used by writers and movie stars.

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Examples of pseudonym in the following topics:

  • The t-Test

    • The company allowed Gosset to publish his mathematical work, but only if he used a pseudonym (he chose "Student").
    • Writing under the pseudonym "Student", Gosset published his work on the t-test in 1908.

  • Confidentiality

    • The types of information that should be kept confidential can range from something as relatively mundane and innocuous as a person's name (pseudonyms are often employed in both interview transcripts and published research) or income, to more significant details (depending on the participant's social and political contexts), such as religious or political affiliation.

  • t Distribution

    • Because of a contractual agreement with the brewery, he published the article under the pseudonym "Student. " That is why the t test is called the "Student's t test. "

  • Conceptual Art

    • The most famous of Duchamp's ready-mades was Fountain (1917), a standard urinal basin signed by the artist with the pseudonym "R.Mutt" and submitted for inclusion in the annual, un-juried exhibition of the Society of Independent Artists in New York (it was rejected).

  • The Trial of Zenger

    • Page one of this issue, dated February 25, 1733, features an article written under the pseudonym "Cato" (after the famed ancient Roman orator and historian).

  • Gender and Politics

    • Constitution in 1788, she issued a pamphlet, written under the pseudonym, "A Columbian Patriot," that opposed ratification of the document and advocated the inclusion of a Bill of Rights.

  • The t-Distribution

    • In the English-language literature it takes its name from William Sealy Gosset's 1908 paper in Biometrika under the pseudonym "Student."

  • The Anti-Federalists

    • Initially, many of the articles in opposition were written under pseudonyms, such as Brutus, Centinel, and Federal Farmer.

  • Introducting to Marketing

    • Here is what it said, with the name and release number replaced by pseudonyms:

  • Voltaire

    • François-Marie Arouet, known by his literary pseudonym Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state.