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  • 1quantity — [kwänt′ə tē] n. pl. quantities [ME quantite < OFr < L quantitas < quantus, how great < quam, how, how much < IE interrogative base * kwo > WHO, WHAT] 1. an amount; portion 2. any indeterminate bulk, weight, or number 3. the… …

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  • 2Characteristic state function — The characteristic state function in statistical mechanics refers to a particular relationship between the partition function of an ensemble. In particular, if the partition function P satisfies P = exp( − βQ) or P = exp( + βQ) in which Q is a… …

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  • 3Characteristic exponent — In mathematics, the term characteristic exponent may refer to: Characteristic exponent of a field, a number equal to 1 if the field has characteristic 0, and equal to p if the field has characteristic p > 0 Lyapunov characteristic exponent, a… …

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  • 4characteristic — Index In dex, n.; pl. E. {Indexes}, L. {Indices}(?). [L.: cf. F. index. See {Indicate}, {Diction}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses; as, the increasing unemployment rate is an index of …

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  • 5characteristic quantity — būdingasis dydis statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Neatsitiktinis arba įprastinis dydis. atitikmenys: angl. characteristic quantity vok. Kenngröße, f rus. характеристическая величина, f pranc. grandeur caractéristique, f …

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  • 6characteristic quantity — būdingasis dydis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. characteristic quantity vok. Bestimmungsgröße, f; Kenngröße, f rus. характеристическая величина, f pranc. grandeur caractéristique, f …

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  • 7quantity — quan·ti·ty (kwahnґtĭ te) 1. a characteristic, as of energy or mass, susceptible of precise physical measurement. 2. a measurable amount …

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  • 8Exponential quantity — Exponential Ex po*nen tial, a. [Cf. F. exponentiel.] 1. Pertaining to exponents; involving variable exponents; as, an exponential expression; exponential calculus; an exponential function. [1913 Webster] 2. changing over time in an exponential… …

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  • 9Positive quantity — Positive Pos i*tive, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L. positivus. See {Position}.] 1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in fact; real; actual; opposed to negative. Positive good. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Derived from an object… …

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  • 10время срабатывания электрического реле — Время от момента, когда входная воздействующая или характеристическая величина электрического реле, находящегося в начальном или исходном состоянии, принимает в заданных условиях определенное значение до момента, когда реле завершает срабатывание …

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