Search results for "Units of measurement" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Genome is one complete set of hereditary information that characterizes ... genetic content stored on a complete set of nuclear DNA (i.e., the "nuclear ...18 KB (2,592 words) - 15:43, 11 February 2023
- was a German mathematician and scientist of profound genius who contributed ... with strong convictions, but was tolerant of those with other views. His ...24 KB (3,635 words) - 06:45, 5 April 2024
- A vacuum is a volume of space that is essentially empty of matter ... The quality of a vacuum is measured by how closely it approaches a ...37 KB (5,624 words) - 20:38, 21 April 2020
- Viscosity is a measure of the resistance of a fluid to deform under ... The study of viscosity is known as rheology. ==Etymology== ...36 KB (5,462 words) - 20:38, 3 May 2023
- and military engineer whose formulation of the laws on the theoretical ... Although Carnot operated outside the mainstream of the scientific ...15 KB (2,378 words) - 23:36, 14 November 2022
- is commonly regarded as the fundamental unit of counting and measurement. For ... known as the "identity element" of multiplication (or multiplicative ...16 KB (2,188 words) - 06:29, 13 June 2023
- Concepts are the categorization of objects, events, or people that ... at least, if not other species, are capable of concept formation, and computers ...32 KB (5,041 words) - 02:42, 8 January 2024
- difference between our experience of time and space. Modern physics ... The basic property of spacetime is 'the metric' that describes ...28 KB (4,269 words) - 19:16, 17 August 2023
- such as lamps and natural illumination of interiors with daylight. Lighting ... Lighting fixtures come in a wide variety of styles for various functions ...20 KB (3,109 words) - 01:38, 26 October 2022
- In Euclidean geometry, a circle is the set of all points in a plane ... into an interior and exterior. The interior of the circle is called a disk. ...14 KB (2,241 words) - 22:03, 10 December 2023
- Advanced FES systems have rotors made of high strength carbon-composite ... A typical system consists of a rotor suspended by bearings inside ...17 KB (2,549 words) - 06:12, 1 April 2024
- Lavender is the common name for any of the various plants of the flowering ... While the flowers of the lavender serve the plant's need of reproduction ...11 KB (1,715 words) - 17:55, 25 October 2022
- In physics, there are two kinds of dipoles (from the Greek terms di ... dipole is produced by a closed circuit of electric current. ...20 KB (3,037 words) - 15:26, 29 January 2024
- is the oldest and most fundamental branch of mathematics. It is used by ... In common usage, arithmetic refers to a branch of mathematics that ...35 KB (4,898 words) - 02:39, 15 August 2023
- to generate and receive the sound. The study of underwater sound is known as ... There are two kinds of sonar — active and passive. The frequencies ...46 KB (7,281 words) - 01:12, 4 February 2023
- that sounds after each set interval of time. The sound could be the ... The clock is one of the oldest human inventions, requiring a physical ...26 KB (3,970 words) - 22:10, 7 January 2024
- to magnify the Copenhagen Interpretation of quantum experiments to the ... and Georgine Emilia Brenda (daughter of Alexander Bauer, Professor ...17 KB (2,571 words) - 21:27, 20 March 2024
- The kinetic energy of an object is the extra energy it possesses due ... has kinetic energy in the reference frame of this observer, but the same ...22 KB (3,694 words) - 14:17, 5 October 2022
- Piezoelectricity is the ability of some materials (notably crystals ... in response to applied mechanical stress. This may take the form of ...25 KB (3,464 words) - 06:13, 24 November 2022
- Measures of national income and output are used in economics to measure ... to its history, and may provide comparisons of economies in different countries ...33 KB (5,148 words) - 19:46, 7 July 2023
