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111nuclear fission — fission (def. 2). [1885 90] * * * Division of a heavy atomic nucleus into two fragments of roughly equal mass, accompanied by the release of a large amount of energy, the binding energy of the subatomic particles. The energy released in the… …
112South America — South American. a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. 271,000,000; ab. 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km). * * * Continent, Western Hemisphere. The world s fourth largest continent, it is bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the… …
113separation and purification — ▪ chemistry Introduction in chemistry, separation of a substance into its components and the removal of impurities. There are a large number of important applications in fields such as medicine and manufacturing. General principles… …
114Atlantis: The Lost Empire — Atlantis: The Lost Empire …
115Normality test — In statistics, normality tests are used to determine whether a data set is well modeled by a normal distribution or not, or to compute how likely an underlying random variable is to be normally distributed. More precisely, they are a form of… …
116Nakagami fading — Unfortunately, mobile radio links are subject to severe multipath fading due to the combination of randomly delayed, reflected, scattered, and diffracted signal components. Fading leads to serious degradation in the link carrier to noise ratio… …
117land reform — any program, esp. when undertaken by a national government, involving the redistribution of agricultural land among the landless. [1840 50, Amer.] * * * Deliberate change in the way agricultural land is held or owned, the methods of its… …
118printing — /prin ting/, n. 1. the art, process, or business of producing books, newspapers, etc., by impression from movable types, plates, etc. 2. the act of a person or thing that prints. 3. words, symbols, etc., in printed form. 4. printed material. 5.… …
119Ship — A ship IPA|/ʃɪp/ audio|en us ship.ogg|Audio (US) is a large vessel that floats on water. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size. Ships may be found on lakes, seas, and rivers and they allow for a variety of activities, such as …
120Deutsche Mark — DEM redirects here. For other uses, see DEM (disambiguation). This article is about the Deutsche Mark issued by the Federal Republic of Germany. For the Deutsche Mark issued by the German Democratic Republic, see East German Mark. Deutsche Mark… …
