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Barrier method (optimization)

A barrier method solves inequality-constrained optimization by adding a logarithmic barrier that keeps iterates strictly feasible, and it underlies the interior-point methods used in modern conic optimization software.

Barrier option

A barrier option is an option whose payoff depends on whether the underlying asset price reaches a pre-agreed barrier level, either activating (knock-in) or extinguishing (knock-out) the option.

Barrier reef

Barrier reef: an offshore coral reef separated from land by a deep lagoon, one of three main reef types with fringing reefs and atolls. Largest example is Australia's Great Barrier Reef; Darwin's 1842 subsidence theory explains its origin.

Barrier synchronization

Barrier synchronization is a parallel-programming construct in which threads wait at a designated point until all members of the group have arrived, appearing in OpenMP, MPI, and hardware.

Barrier-free design

Barrier-free design is an architectural approach that removes physical obstacles such as steps, narrow doorways, and high controls, originating in the early 1960s and later succeeded by universal design.

Barrière de Corail Nosy Ve Androka

Barrière de Corail Nosy Ve Androka, Ramsar Site no. 2285 (2017), a 91,445-ha cluster of eight coral reef areas in southwest Madagascar within Nosy Ve Androka National Park, hosting 140 coral and 240 fish species, coelacanths, and five marine turtles.

Barriers to entry

Barriers to entry, also called entry barriers, are market features that make it harder or more expensive for new firms to compete, central to industrial organization and antitrust practice.

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 103

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 103 (Pleiades 140534) is an unnamed Roman villa at Moudoulens, commune of Trémons, France, cited as BAtlas 14 F4 no. 103, located at 44.427869 N, 0.875169 E, dated 30 BC to AD 640.

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 108

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 108 (Pleiades 140539) is an unnamed ancient villa near Pompogne, Lot-et-Garonne, France, cited as BAtlas 14 F4 no. 108, located at 44.255444 N, 0.051388 E, dated 30 BC to AD 640.

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 110

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 110 (Pleiades 140541) is a gazetteer record for an ancient villa at Ste-Bazeille, Cm. Lestang, France, cited as BAtlas 14 F4 no. 110, attested 30 BC to AD 640.

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 113

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 113 (Pleiades 140544) is a gazetteer record for an unnamed Roman villa at St-Martial-d'Artenset, Dordogne, France, cited as BAtlas 14 F4 no. 113, dated AD 300-640, located at 45.015402 N, 0.204666 E.

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 114

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 114 is a Pleiades gazetteer place record for an ancient site cited as BAtlas 14 F4 no. 114 (Pineuilh, Cm. Les Champellans), created by H.S. Sivan in 2010.

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 116

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 116 (Pleiades 140547) is an unnamed Roman villa site near Lamonzie-St-Martin, cited as BAtlas 14 F4 no. 116, located at 44.842212, 0.383091, occupied about AD 300 to 640.

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 124

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 124 (Pleiades 140555) is an unnamed ancient villa near St-Genès-de-Lombaud, France, cited as BAtlas 14 E4 no. 124, located at 44.753407 N, 0.381703 W, dated 30 BC to AD 300.

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 127

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 127 (Pleiades 140558) is an unnamed late Roman villa near St-Germain-du-Puch, Gironde, France, mapped at BAtlas 14 E4 no. 127, located at 44.85709 N, -0.322292 E, dated AD 300-640.

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 13

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 13, Pleiades place 140444, is an ancient villa near Cheillé, France, cited as BAtlas 14 F1 no. 13, located at 47.26098 N, 0.405787 E, dated 30 BC to AD 640.

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 135

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 135 is a Pleiades gazetteer place record (ID 140566) for an unnamed ancient villa site cited as BAtlas 14 E4 no. 135 at Frontenac, Gironde, France, created 2010 by H.S. Sivan.

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 15

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 15, Pleiades place 140446, is an unnamed Gallo-Roman villa at Châtigny, Fondettes, France (BAtlas 14 F1 no. 15), a 3rd-century villa with mosaics and hypocaust under the Château de Châtigny.

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 17

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 17: a Pleiades gazetteer place resource for an ancient villa at Soulangé, Cm. Pouzay, France, cited as BAtlas 14 F1 no. 17, created by R.W. Mathisen, last modified October 23, 2012.

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 19

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 19 (Pleiades 140450) is an unnamed Roman villa site at Chavonnière, commune of Véretz, France, cited as BAtlas 14 F1 no. 19, located at 47.345493, 0.817751, dated 30 BC to AD 640.

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 22

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 22: an unnamed, number-labeled feature in the 2000 Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, cited by map, grid square, and label, with stable Pleiades identifiers.

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 24

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 24 (Pleiades 140455) is a nameless Roman villa at Le Moulin, commune Gombergean, BAtlas 14 G1 no. 24, located at 47.651091 N, 1.083215 E, dated 30 BC to AD 300, accuracy +/- 16 m.

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 27

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 27 (BAtlas 14 G1 no. 27, Murgers) is a Roman villa at Ouzouer-le-Marché, France, Pleiades ID 140458, also known as Château des Meurgers, not visible at ground level.

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 28

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 28 (Pleiades 140459) is an unnamed ancient villa near Josnes, France, cited as BAtlas 14 G1 no. 28, located at 47.796671, 1.524262 with 30 BC to AD 640 dating and no recorded ancient name.

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 29

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 29: a numbered, unnamed map feature in the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, identified via map number, grid square, and the Map-by-Map Directory and Pleiades identifiers.

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 30

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 30: a place cited to the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World (Talbert, 2000) by map number 30 plus a grid square, e.g. BAtlas 30 D4, the atlas's standard feature citation format.

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 34

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 34, Pleiades place 140465, is an unnamed ancient villa at Rougnat, Cm. Les Boueix-Cujasseix (BAtlas 14 H2 no. 34), located at 46.063446, 2.49474, dated 30 BC to AD 640.

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 36

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 36, also cited BAtlas 14 H2 no. 36 (Sannat), is a Pleiades gazetteer place record for an ancient feature at Sannat, France, created by H.S. Sivan in 2010.

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 38

A geographic feature on Map 38 (Cyrene) of the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, labeled with a number rather than an ancient name, in Cyrenaica, Libya.

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 40

Barrington Atlas feature labeled 40 is a Pleiades gazetteer place record (ID 140471) for an ancient villa site cited as BAtlas 14 G2 no. 40, Salagnac-Château, commune Le Grand-Bourg, France, created by R.W. Mathisen in 2010.