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  • 22fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter. Cf. fluid dynamics. [1940 45] * * * Study of the effects of forces and energy on liquids and gases. One branch of the field, hydrostatics, deals with fluids at… …

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  • 23Depth of field — The area within the depth of field appears sharp, while the areas in front of and beyond the depth of field appear blurry …

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  • 24Reliability of Wikipedia — Vandalism of a Wikipedia article. The section on the left is the normal, undamaged version; and on the right is the edited, damaged version. The reliabili …

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  • 27Confidence interval — This article is about the confidence interval. For Confidence distribution, see Confidence Distribution. In statistics, a confidence interval (CI) is a particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter and is used to indicate the… …

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  • 28Tutte polynomial — This article is about the Tutte polynomial of a graph. For the Tutte polynomial of a matroid, see Matroid. The polynomial x4 + x3 + x2y is the Tutte polynomial of the Bull graph. The red line shows the intersection with the plane …

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  • 29motion-picture technology — Introduction       the means for the production and showing of motion pictures. It includes not only the motion picture camera and projector but also such technologies as those involved in recording sound, in editing both picture and sound, in… …

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  • 30Rule of 72 — In finance, the rule of 72, the rule of 70 and the rule of 69 are methods for estimating an investment s doubling time. The number in the title is divided by the interest percentage per period to get the approximate number of periods needed for… …

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