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  • 1function — function, functionalism Although the use of the concepts of function and functionalism is usually associated with the work of Talcott Parsons in modern sociology, there is a long tradition of functional explanation in studying societies, and a… …

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  • 2Stability theory — In mathematics, stability theory deals with the stability of solutions (or sets of solutions) for differential equations and dynamical systems. Definition Let (R, X, Φ) be a real dynamical system with R the real numbers, X a locally compact… …

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  • 3Stability (probability) — In probability theory and statistics, the stability of a family of probability distributions is an important property which basically states that if one has a number of random variates that are in the family , any linear combination of these… …

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  • 4Stability radius — The stability radius of a continuous function f (in a functional space F ) with respect to an open stability domain D is the distance between f and the set of unstable functions (with respect to D ). We say that a function is stable with respect… …

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  • 5Stability spectrum — In model theory, a branch of mathematical logic, a complete first order theory T is called stable in λ (an infinite cardinal number), if the Stone space of every model of T of size ≤ λ has itself size ≤ λ. T is called a stable theory if there is… …

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  • 6stability — /steuh bil i tee/, n., pl. stabilities. 1. the state or quality of being stable. 2. firmness in position. 3. continuance without change; permanence. 4. Chem. resistance or the degree of resistance to chemical change or disintegration. 5.… …

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  • 7Protein Function in Cell Membranes — “Function of proteins in the cell membrane”Since 1972 the ‘Fluid Mosaic Model’ has been used to describe the structure of the cell membrane. This model consists of a phospholipids bi layer and a variety of proteins spread throughout the membrane… …

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  • 8Lyapunov stability — In mathematics, the notion of Lyapunov stability occurs in the study of dynamical systems. In simple terms, if all solutions of the dynamical system that start out near an equilibrium point x e stay near x e forever, then x e is Lyapunov stable.… …

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  • 9Nyquist stability criterion — The Nyquist plot for . When designing a feedback control system, it is generally necessary to determine whether the closed loop system will be stable. An example of a destabilizing feedback control system would be a car steering system that… …

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  • 10Lyapunov function — In mathematics, Lyapunov functions are functions which can be used to prove the stability of a certain fixed point in a dynamical system or autonomous differential equation. Named after the Russian mathematician Aleksandr Mikhailovich Lyapunov,… …

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