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41Conrad discontinuity — The Conrad discontinuity corresponds to the sub horizontal plane that takes place in the continental crust in which the seismic wave velocity increases in discontinuous mode. This plane is observed in various continental regions in a depth of 15… …
42The Discontinuity — is an Australian television drama series to be screened on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The series, produced by Bryce Campbell, has been described as a science fiction, action, thriller.The series revolves around Dr. Dean Hartgedan,… …
43The Discontinuity Guide —   Author(s) Paul Cornell, Martin …
44Regression discontinuity — In the design of experiments, regression discontinuity (RD) designs are designs that evaluate causal effects of interventions, in which assignment to a treatment is determined at least partly by the value of an observed covariate lying on either… …
45Mohorovicic discontinuity — Mohorovicic discontinuity, n. (Geol.) same as 2nd {Moho}. [PJC] …
46Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity — 1894 1912 (1987) is a book by Thomas Kuhn. In this book, Kuhn looks at the early development of quantum mechanics through the work of Max Planck. Kuhn s major thesis is that even after Planck arrived at his quantum treatment of the irreversibili …
47Media discontinuity — The term media discontinuity or media disruption refers to switching between different media within the same process of information processing or acquisition. The person seeking (or processing) information is thereby forced to change their… …
48Cascading Discontinuity Sets — A Cascading Discontinuity Set is a term related to Wild Cards and applied in foresight and risk management areas. It attempts to define a series of smaller, seemingly disconnected events that merge over time leading to a Wild Card like… …
49jump discontinuity — Math. a discontinuity of a function at a point where the function has finite, but unequal, limits as the independent variable approaches the point from the left and from the right. Cf. jump (def. 60). * * * …
50Mohorovicic discontinuity — /moh haw roh veuh chich, hoh /, Geol. the discontinuity between the crust and the mantle of the earth, occurring at depths that average about 22 mi. (35 km) beneath the continents and about 6 mi. (10 km) beneath the ocean floor. Also, Moho. [1935 …
