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  • To characterize the amount of damping in a system a ratio called the ... “damps” down--the larger the damping ratio, the quicker it damps to ...
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  • devices have a large surface area to volume ratio, as a result of which surface ... ===High aspect ratio (HAR) micromachining=== Both bulk and surface ...
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  • The gain of an amplifier is the ratio of output to input power or ... it is logarithmically related to the power ratio: G(dB)=10 log(Pout/Pin)). ...
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  • Contrast ratio is a measurement of the range between the brightest ... Aspect ratio refers to the ratio of the horizontal to vertical measurements ...
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  • denoted \, \varepsilon. It is the ratio obtained when the distance ... The greater the eccentricity is, the larger the ratio of a to b, and ...
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  • which contains a mixture of A and B. The ratio between A and B in the vapor ... The result is that the ratio in the liquid mixture is changing, becoming ...
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  • discovered the proton. He calculated the ratio of charge to mass of this ... trap, the equality of the charge to mass ratio of the proton and the antiproton ...
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  • and very long, narrow wings with a high aspect ratio. used because of its high strength to weight ratio and its ability to give a ...
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  • These systems use a more attractive mixing ratio of 4:1 by volume. The coating ... of components where a high strength/weight ratio is required. The second area ...
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  • *The sine function (sin), defined as the ratio of the side opposite ... *The cosine function (cos), defined as the ratio of the adjacent leg ...
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  • ====Aspect ratio and framing==== The aspect ratio of an image is the ratio of its width to its height ...
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  • 4 pounds). Remarkably, the brain mass to body mass ratio for squirrel monkeys is 1:17, which gives them the largest brain, proportionately, of all the ...
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  • value of the electron's gyromagnetic ratio from exactly 2 (as predicted ... allowed him to determine charge to mass ratio of the electron. It was Millikan ...
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  • The conductivity σ is defined as the ratio of the current density \mathbf{J} ... remains in the same shape and state. The ratio between the voltage and the ...
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  • The ratio of real power to apparent power is called power factor and is a number always between zero and one. ===In space=== Electrical power ...
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  • pressures. Their densities vary within a ratio of some 4:3, which vastly complicates all kinds of work with the metal (particularly casting, ...
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  • quot; (also known as Blackstone's ratio or the Blackstone ratio), popularly stated as "Better that ten guilty persons escape than that ...
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  • changes in the same proportion, so the ratio s/r is unaltered. ... Angles are considered dimensionless, since they are defined as the ...
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  • years) and is most often measured in terms of the ratio 187Os/188Os. This ratio, as well as the ratio 187Re/187Os, have been used extensively in dating ...
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  • volumes of hydrogen and oxygen, and found that the ratio of one to the other in the formation of water was 2.0005. As this result was not consistent ...
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  • magnesium iron silicate ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4). The ratio of magnesium to iron varies ... instance, Fo70Fa30 represents a 70:30 molar ratio of forsterite to fayalite ...
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  • States could feed 25 people, whereas today, that ratio is 1:130. (In a modern grain farm, a single farmer can produce cereal to feed over a thousand ...
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  • Thus, electrical resistance is equal to the ratio of voltage divided by electric ... The ratio of voltage divided by electric current is also called the ...
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  • times, he divided the soul into two faculties (ratio, sensualitas) , three faculties (sapientia, voluntas, voluptas), and five faculties (sensus, imaginatio ...
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  • expected a favorable loss exchange ratio as the French would cling ... than they incurred—but not in the 2:1 ratio that they had hoped for, ...
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  • of a day care provider:a low child-to-teacher ratio, small group sizes, well-trained staff, an age-appropriate curriculum, and a positive and safe ...
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  • great improvement in terms of signal to noise ratio if the signal is stronger than a certain threshold. Hence, Carson was not totally wrong, and the ...
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  • ===Ratio of success to failure=== The original definition by William James sees self-esteem as a ratio ...
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  • the word logarithm to mean a number that indicates a ratio: ... difference of two logarithms determines the ratio of the numbers for which ...
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  • upward flow. An imbalance of the yin-yang ratio can cause illness. ... upward flow. An imbalance of the yin-yang ratio can cause illness. Every ...
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  • The turbine pressure ratio is a function of \left(\frac{\Delta\;H}{T} ... turbines operate at a higher pressure ratio than normal but are usually ...
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  • Hz, and the note an octave below is at 200 Hz. The ratio of frequencies of two notes an octave apart is therefore two to one. Further octaves of a note ...
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  • A compound is a substance with a fixed ratio of elements which determines ... timescale of the equilibrium, and are in a ratio defined by the intrinsic ...
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  • Mass spectrometry is an analytical technique that identifies the chemical composition of a compound or sample based on the mass-to-charge ratio ...
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  • A bridge's structural efficiency may be considered to be the ... will be site and traffic dependent, the ratio of savings by having a bridge ...
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  • * A low signal-to-noise ratio (informally, the ratio of useful information to false or irrelevant data) * A lack of a method for comparing and ...
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  • All used interlacing and a 4:3 aspect ratio except the 405 line system ... definition television with a 5:3 aspect ratio, a slightly wider screen ...
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  • by multiplying the bean price by a ratio. The combined butter and powder ratio has tended to be around 3.5. If the combined ratio falls below ...
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  • slowly. They typically have a less-efficient glide ratio. ... Aspect ratio is another way to measure ram-air parachutes. Aspect ...
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  • whose resonant frequencies fall in the ratio 1:3:5 and so on. The second ... frequency components falling exactly in the ratio 1:2:3 etc. However, the non ...
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  • ; Porosity: Ratio of the volume of voids (containing air and/or water ... : void ratio is the ratio of the volume of voids to the volume of ...
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  • angle of attack (maximum lift to drag ratio) on the propeller blades ... of the blades used. Increasing the aspect ratio of the blades reduces drag ...
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  • to be similar to that of the present day, but the ratio of the types of fats consumed differed: the Omega-6 to Omega-3 ratio was about 3:1 compared ...
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  • The three-fifths ratio originated with an amendment proposed to the ... finally settled on the three-fifths ratio proposed by James Madison ...
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  • has a very high surface area-to-volume ratio. It is believed that this property of chalcedony is responsible for its higher solubility. ...
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  • Euclid (also referred to as Euclid of Alexandria) (Greek: Εὐκλείδης ) (c. 325 B.C.E. – c. 265 B.C.E.), a Greek mathematician, who ...
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  • Nanoparticles have a very high surface area to volume ratio. This ... Most of these are due to the high surface to volume ratio, which can ...
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  • correct is debatable. He proved that the ratio of a circle's circumference ... progression summed to infinity with the ratio 1/4: : \sum_{n=0}^\infty ...
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  • which is defined as “the elasticity of the ratio of two inputs to a production (or utility) function with respect to the ratio of their marginal ...
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  • reflex. This format provided a square aspect ratio, higher image resolution, and a waist-level viewfinder that allowed Arbus to connect with her subjects ...
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  • leaving Rb in the liquid phase. Hence, the Rb/Sr ratio in residual magma may increase over time, resulting in rocks with increasing Rb/Sr ratios with ...
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  • theory that workers’ wages are determined by a ratio of capital to the population of available workers. In 1911, he published his acclaimed Principles ...
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  • of fundamental particles, such as the ratio of the mass of the proton ... * Nu: ratio of the electroweak to the gravitational force; ...
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  • on properties such as image size, aspect ratio, color or black and white ... like a stockchart, price, volume, and p/e ratio in a webslice that users ...
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  • defined microscopic features with a high aspect ratio. These features are commonly used in MEMS and microfluidic devices, where the anisotropy of the ...
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  • Regular Polyhedra: With an Introduction to the Phi Ratio. Geometric Explorations Series. Ann Arbor, MI: Loving Healing Press, 2007. ISBN 978-1932690996 ...
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  • divina proportione illustrating the golden ratio as applied to the human face.]] ... especially the mathematics of the golden ratio and its application in architecture ...
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  • its own nature without change and the degree and ratio of the mixture of the four elements produce diversity. ===Love and hate: the principle ...
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  • color support, brightness and contrast ratio, aspect ratio, and input ... *LCD displays have a lower contrast ratio than that on a plasma display ...
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  • generally have a high value-to-weight ratio, they may involve embarrassing ... products that have a low value-to-weight ratio, products that have a smell ...
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  • The mechanical advantage of a simple machine is the ratio between the force it exerts on the load and the input force applied. This does not ...
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  • multiplies the thrust depending on the area ratio of the nozzle. ... Mass ratio is the ratio between fully fuelled mass and the mass when ...
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  • Initial research done by Bingham's team showed a male to female ratio of more than four to one, leading to the widely held belief that Machu ...
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  • * tei-seihaku-shu (低精白酒), sake with a low rice-polishing ratio ... * seimai-buai (精米歩合), the rice polishing ratio, meaning the ...
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  • as an aft-fan engine with a 2.0 bypass ratio. This was derived from the ... advanced designs can generate a pressure ratio of more than 2.2:1 in a single ...
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  • and secondary windings determines the ratio of the input and output voltages ... The ratio of primary to secondary voltage is therefore the same as ...
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  • Most of federal assets were divided in the ratio 2 to 1 (the approximate ratio between the Czech and Slovak population within Czechoslovakia ...
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  • design and its holding power-to-weight ratio is among the worst of all ... offer a fairly low holding power to weight ratio and generally have to be ...
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  • than with other types of reels. The gear ratio in bait casting reels was ... which retrieves the line, usually at a 1:1 ratio (that is, one complete revolution ...
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  • 20 times the distance to the Moon, whereas the true ratio is about 390. His estimate was based on the angle between the half moon and the sun, which he ...
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  • Many but not all maps are drawn to a scale, expressed as a ratio such ... "Topos") are often scaled at the ratio of approximately 1:25,000 ...
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  • still to be found. The angle of view depends on the ratio between the focal length and the film size. A lens with a focal length about equal to ...
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  • of gases and introduced the heat capacity ratio. The ratio of the flow speed ... The ratio of the fluid's characteristic flow speed to the speed ...
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  • power outputs. The energy efficiency (ratio of energy out per energy ... used during acceleration by altering the ratio of the CVT. ...
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  • requirement" or "reserve ratio." Most commercial banks ... The money creation process is also affected by the currency drain ...
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  • beta decay acts to move a nucleus toward a ratio of neutrons and protons which ... and 13. Living plants incorporate the same ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12 ...
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  • of battleships and aircraft carriers to a ratio of 5:5:3 for the United Kingdom ... government had desired to raise their ratio to 10:10:7, but this proposal ...
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  • form of a cone with the projectile at the apex. The ratio of the speed of projectile to the speed of sound vp/vs is now called the Mach number. It plays ...
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  • nuclei have a larger surface area-to-volume ratio, the binding energy per nucleon ... (which is part of reactor shield). The ratio of fusion power produced ...
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  • (or equivalently a high conductance to density ratio) is desirable. This knowledge is useful for long-distance overhead powerline transmission ...
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  • scalar value which describes the ratio of the force of friction between two bodies and the force pressing them together. The coefficient of friction ...
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  • Metalworking lathes are commonly provided with a variable ratio gear ... and appropriate settings, any reduction ratio is possible). ...
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  • first (more massive) body, and r1/R1, the ratio of the distance to the barycenter ... true for the Sun and any planet—then the ratio r1/R1 approximates to: ...
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  • Julius Kraft, founder in 1957 of the journal Ratio. ==References== * Fries, Jakob. Reinhold, Fichte und Schelling. 1803. * Fries, Jakob. System ...
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  • and Aristarchos of Samos had already found the ratio of the moon's distance to the size of the earth. But if what Eusebius wrote was pure fiction ...
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  • dark matter, as they have an uncommonly low ratio of visible matter to dark ... indicated that the mass to light ratio was anything other than unity ...
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  • * For the eccentric model, Hipparchus found for the ratio between ... * and for the epicycle model, the ratio between the radius of the ...
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  • Simply put, this quantity is the ratio between the pressure exerted ... In many situations, we are concerned with the ratio of the viscous ...
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  • on the page. The folio size, 307 x 445 mm, has the ratio of 1.45. The printed area had the same ratio, and was shifted out of the middle to leave a ...
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  • * Uranium-lead dating: This technique measures the ratio of two lead isotopes (lead-206 and lead-207) to the amount of uranium in a mineral or ...
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  • leaf and needle litter has a higher carbon-nitrogen ratio than deciduous leaf litter, contributing to a higher soil acidity and lower soil nitrogen content ...
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  • to achieve a stable fabric by hand at this ratio. All other wholly artificial felts are actually needle-felts. Loden is a type of felt originally ...
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  • Index method of ranking, which ranks based on the ratio of Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate examinations taken by students to the ...
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  • Training, uses a one-to-one therapist-child ratio and the "antecedent ... approval, encouragement, and affirmation; a ratio of five compliments for every ...
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  • obesity, and the female sex. The female to male ratio of afflicted patients is 3:1, and the average age of patients is 70 years at the time of diagnosis ...
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  • at room temperature, using an exact one-to-one ratio of the acid and base to neutralize each other. In practice, especially for Nylon 6,6, the monomers ...
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  • conceived the number or numerical ratio as the universal principle of harmony and understood that human aesthetic experience in music and art ...
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  • At any given instant, the retina can resolve a contrast ratio (ratio of lightest to darkest areas) of around 100:1 (about 6 1/2 stops). As soon ...
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  • relative atomic mass (Ar) of an element is the ratio of the mass of an atom of the element to one-twelfth the mass of an atom of carbon-12. Because an ...
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  • There is no fixed numeric formula for the ratio between the population and the number of Representatives. The Constitution proposed to begin ...
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