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  • 31partial objects —    by Kenneth Surin   Sigmund Freud s metapsychology was in essence a theory of drives, in that it invoked the concepts of energy and structure to show that every human action has its basis in a fundamental and irreducible instinctual ground. Two …

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  • 32Function space — In mathematics, a function space is a set of functions of a given kind from a set X to a set Y . It is called a space because in many applications, it is a topological space or a vector space or both. ExamplesFunction spaces appear in various… …

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  • 33Partial cloverleaf interchange — A Parclo A 4 type interchange on the Highway 407 Electronic Toll Route in Ontario A partial cloverleaf interchange or parclo is a modification of a cloverleaf interchange. The parclo interchange was developed by the Ontario Ministry of… …

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  • 34partial — 1. adjective a) Existing as a part or portion; incomplete. So far, I have only pieced together a partial account of the incident. b) Describing a property that holds only when an algorithm terminates. Its easy to prove partial correctness, but… …

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  • 35partial fractions — /paʃəl ˈfrækʃənz/ (say pahshuhl frakshuhnz) plural noun Algebra the simple rational functions into which a given rational function may be resolved, their sum being equal to the given rational function. The process of resolution is known as… …

  • 36partial derivative — noun the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant • Syn: ↑partial • Hypernyms: ↑derived function, ↑derivative, ↑differential coefficient,… …

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  • 37partial differential — Math. an expression obtained from a given function of several variables by taking the partial derivative with respect to one of the variables and multiplying by the increment in that variable. [1810 20] * * * …

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  • 38partial derivative — noun a derivative with respect to one variable of a function of several variables See Also: partial differential equation …

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  • 39partial differential equation — noun a differential equation that involves the partial derivatives of a function of several variables …

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  • 40partial differential — par′tial differen′tial n. Math. math. an expression obtained from a given function of several variables by taking the partial derivative with respect to one of the variables and multiplying by the increment in that variable • Etymology: 1810–20 …

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