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51Odds ratio — The odds ratio [1][2][3] is a measure of effect size, describing the strength of association or non independence between two binary data values. It is used as a descriptive statistic, and plays an important role in logistic regression. Unlike… …
52Opto-isolator — This article is about the electronic component. For the optical component, see optical isolator. Schematic diagram of an opto isolator showing source of light (LED) on the left, dielectric barrier in the center, and sensor (phototransistor) on… …
53Pentagrid converter — For other types of frequency converters please, see Frequency converter. The pentagrid converter is a radio receiving valve (vacuum tube) with five grids used as the frequency mixer stage of a superheterodyne radio receiver. Grids of a 12SA7GT… …
54Electronic music — For electronic musical instruments, see Electronic musical instrument. For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). See also: List of electronic music genres and List of electronic music festivals Electronic music is music that… …
55Christian Science — Not to be confused with other religious movements including Religious Science and Scientology, or with the relationship between religion and science. Part of a series on Christianity …
56Limited slip differential — A limited slip differential (LSD) is a modified or derived type of differential gear arrangement that allows for some difference in rotational velocity of the output shafts, but does not allow the difference in speed to increase beyond a preset… …
57Common gate — Figure 1: Basic N channel common gate circuit (neglecting biasing details); current source ID represents an active load; signal is applied at node Vin and output is taken from node Vout; output can be current or voltage In electronics, a common… …
58Variable-gain amplifier — A variable gain or voltage controlled amplifier is an electronic amplifier that varies its gain depending on a control voltage (often abbreviated CV). VCAs have many applications, including audio level compression, synthesizers and amplitude… …
59Mechanical filter — Figure 1. A mechanical filter made by the Kokusai Electric Company intended for selecting the narrow 2 kHz bandwidth signals in SSB radio receivers. It operates at 455 kHz, a common IF for these receivers, and is dimensioned 45×15×15 mm ( …
60personality assessment — ▪ psychology Introduction the measurement of personal characteristics. Assessment is an end result of gathering information intended to advance psychological theory and research and to increase the probability that wise decisions will be… …
