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  • 1Configuration factor — In dentistry, the configuration factor (also known as c factor) refers to the number of bonded to unbonded surfaces in a tooth preparation. For instance, in an occlusal class I preparation there would be 5 bonded surfaces and only 1 unbonded… …

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  • 2Configuration management — Top level Configuration Management Activity model Configuration management (CM) is a field of management that focuses on establishing and maintaining consistency of a system or product s performance and its functional and physical attributes with …

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  • 3Configuration management database — A configuration management database (CMDB) is a repository of information related to all the components of an information system. It contains the details of the configuration items (CI) in the IT infrastructure. Although repositories similar to… …

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  • 4configuration — noun a) Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a things shape; figure; form factor. b) Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time …

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  • 5Electron configuration — Electron atomic and molecular orbitals Simp …

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  • 6Deep configuration assessment — Large, dynamic and complex IP networks are increasingly being used for real time and critical services. To provide service assurance in such networks, deep configuration assessment is a new approach that is being discussed in the recent… …

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  • 7Damping factor — The term damping factor can also refer to the damping ratio in any damped oscillatory system or in numerical algorithms. In audio system terminology, the damping factor gives the ratio of the rated impedance of the loudspeaker to the source… …

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  • 8Lorentz transformation under symmetric configuration — In physics, the Lorentz transformation converts between two different observers measurements of space and time, where one observer is in constant motion with respect to the other.Assume there are two observers O 1 and O 2, each using their own… …

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  • 9View factor — In Radiative heat transfer, a view factor F {A arr B} is the proportion of all that radiation which leaves surface A and strikes surface B.In a complex scene there can be any number of different objects, which can be divided in turn into even… …

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  • 10stress intensity factor — a scale factor to define the magnitude of the crack tip stress field; the functionality depends on the configuration of the cracked component and the manner in which the loads are applied …

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