The Study of Reality in the Broadest Sense, an Inquiry

question 43

Multiple Choice

The study of reality in the broadest sense, an inquiry into the elemental nature of the universe and the things in it, is known as __________.

• A) metaphysics
• B) epistemology
• C) quantum physics
• D) axiology

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Definitions:

Left Shift

A bitwise operation that shifts the bits of a binary number to the left by a specified number of positions, effectively multiplying the number by two.

Unsigned Integers

An integer data type that can only represent non-negative numbers.

Right Shift

A bitwise operation in C and C++ that shifts the bits of a number to the right, dividing the number by two for each shift position.

Arithmetic Shift

A bitwise operation that shifts the bits of its operand and fills the vacant positions with the most significant bit (for signed values), effectively multiplying or dividing the number by two.