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61Time dilation — This article is about a concept in physics. For the concept in sociology, see time displacement. In the theory of relativity, time dilation is an observed difference of elapsed time between two events as measured by observers either moving… …
62Timing attack — In cryptography, a timing attack is a side channel attack in which the attacker attempts to compromise a cryptosystem by analyzing the time taken to execute cryptographic algorithms. The attack exploits the fact that every operation in a computer …
63Reduction potential — (also known as redox potential, oxidation / reduction potential, ORP or Eh) is a measure of the tendency of a chemical species to acquire electrons and thereby be reduced. Reduction potential is measured in volts (V), or millivolts (mV). Each… …
64Chernobyl disaster — This article is about the 1986 nuclear plant accident in Ukraine. For other uses, see Chernobyl (disambiguation). Chernobyl disaster …
65T wave alternans — (TWA) is a periodic beat to beat variation in the amplitude or shape of the T wave in an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG). T wave of ECG TWA was first described in 1908. At that time, only large variations ( macroscopic TWA) could be detected.… …
66… but the clouds … — Samuel Beckett wrote his television play ... but the clouds ... between October November 1976 “to replace a film of Play which the BBC had sent [him] for approval (and which he had rejected)” [Ackerley, C. J. and Gontarski, S. E., (Eds.) The… …
67chemistry — /kem euh stree/, n., pl. chemistries. 1. the science that deals with the composition and properties of substances and various elementary forms of matter. Cf. element (def. 2). 2. chemical properties, reactions, phenomena, etc.: the chemistry of… …
68photometry — photometric /foh teuh me trik/, photometrical, adj. photometrist, photometrician /foh teuh me trish euhn/, n. /foh tom i tree/, n. 1. the measurement of the intensity of light or of relative illuminating power. 2. the science dealing with such… …
69rock — rock1 rockless, adj. rocklike, adj. /rok/, n. 1. a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like. 2. Geol. a. mineral matter of variable composition, consolidated or unconsolidated, assembled in masses or considerable… …
70mass spectrometry — or mass spectroscopy Analytic technique by which chemical substances are identified by sorting gaseous ions by mass using electric and magnetic fields. A mass spectrometer uses electrical means to detect the sorted ions, while a mass spectrograph …
