Word: tightness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Music and math may appeal to individuals who seek aesthetic beauty within a tight structural framework, suggests Mark Spivakovsky, a math junior fellow. "On the one hand, both are rigid and restrictive in structure," he says, "but on the other hand, there's something fantastically creative in both that is hidden...
Instead, the most convincing parallel is the very self-containment of both systems. "Both math and music take place in a vacuum," says Taylor. "Neither has a tight connection with reality, each has its own internal logic." This isolation may be just what math-musical individuals find so intriguing, Taylor says...
...question facing Soviet leaders is how to use this new toy and how to justify its cost. Its real utility, say experts, will be linked to the next- generation Soviet space station. In a tight economic environment, the cost of that project and of the Soviets' huge space effort in general may be prompting some second thoughts. Despite the successes, says John Pike, director of space policy for the Federation of American Scientists, "the glasnost-perestroika crowd is somewhat down on aerospace...
Cole, at 126-pounds, edged his opponent in a tight 4-0 decision. Kierstead inched out a 4-3 win in another close fight...
Gajewski's 40 catches are the most ever for a Harvard tight end, and his 10 receptions against Dartmouth is the third-highest number in a game for a Crimson receiver...