XY
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coordinates, a system used to locate a point in two dimensions according to the cartesian coordinate systemCartesian coordinate systemA Cartesian coordinate system specifies each point uniquely in a plane by a pair of numerical coordinates, which are the signed distances from the point to two fixed perpendicular directed lines, measured in the same unit of length... - XY sex-determination systemXY sex-determination systemThe XY sex-determination system is the sex-determination system found in humans, most other mammals, some insects and some plants . In this system, females have two of the same kind of sex chromosome , and are called the homogametic sex. Males have two distinct sex chromosomes , and are called...
, a system in biology - XY modelXY modelThe classical XY model is a model of statistical mechanics. It is the special case of the n-vector model for n=2.-Definition:...
, a model in physics
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- Xy (digraph), a digraph of the Romanized Popular Alphabet, used to write Hmong
In culture:
- X&YX&YX&Y is the third studio album by English rock band Coldplay, released 6 June 2005 in the United Kingdom via the record label Parlophone. The album, which features influences of electronic music, was produced by the band and British record producer Danton Supple...
, an album by Coldplay - XY (magazine)XY (magazine)XY was a gay male youth-oriented magazine published in the United States of America from 1996 to 2007. Its name was a reference to the XY chromosome pair found in males. XY magazine ceased publication in 2007, and its web site XY.com went offline in 2009...
, a gay male youth magazine that also operated a personals website - Xy (formerly known as Xytras), a member of the band SamaelSamael (band)Samael is a industrial black metal band formed in 1987 in Sion, Switzerland.-Biography:Although much of their music from the mid-1990s onwards has incorporated electronic sounds which would best define their genre as industrial metal, they are an early 2nd Wave black metal band and an innovator for...
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- Kyle XYKyle XYKyle XY is an American television series with a science fiction premise and mystery-drama style. The central character is a teenage boy who awakens naked in a forest outside Seattle, Washington, with no more knowledge or abilities than a newborn. He is taken in by a family and given the name Kyle...
, a television show broadcast by the American Broadcasting Company