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81radiation — radiational, adj. /ray dee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. Physics. a. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. b. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and… …
82relief — relief1 reliefless, adj. /ri leef /, n. 1. alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc. 2. a means or thing that relieves pain, distress, anxiety, etc. 3. money, food, or other help given to those in… …
83Simpson's rule — Math. a method for approximating the value of a definite integral by approximating, with parabolic arcs, the area under the curve defined by the integrand. [1895 1900; named after Thomas Simpson (1710 61), English mathematician] * * * …
84Heron of Alexandria — or Hero of Alexandria flourished с. AD 62, Alexandria, Egypt Greek mathematician and inventor. He is remembered for his formula for the area of a triangle and for inventing the aeolipile, the first steam engine, which, in his design, was a… …
85algebra, elementary — Introduction branch of mathematics that deals with the general properties of numbers and the relations between them. Algebra is fundamental not only to all further mathematics and statistics but to the natural sciences, computer science,… …
86Trapezoidal rule — This article is about the quadrature rule for approximating integrals. For the Explicit trapezoidal rule for solving initial value problems, see Heun s method. The function f(x) (in blue) is approximated by a linear function (in red). In… …
87Approximations of π — Timeline of approximations for pi …
88Marian Roalfe Cox — (1860 1916) was an English folklorist who pioneered studies in Morphology for the fairy tale Cinderella. In 1893, after being commissioned by the Folklore Society of Britain, she produced Cinderella: Three Hundred and Forty Five Variants of… …
89like — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. similar, resembling, characteristic. See similarity. v. t. enjoy, desire, fancy. See pleasure, love, approbation. Ant., different, dissimilar; dislike. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. similar, same,… …
90approximate — approximates, approximating, approximated (The adjective is pronounced [[t]əprɒ̱ksɪmət[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]əprɒ̱ksɪmeɪt[/t]].) 1) ADJ GRADED An approximate number, time, or position is close to the correct number, time, or position,… …
