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Phrases 31
- constants of integrationplural of constant of integration: An unspecified constant term added to a particular antiderivative to make it represent its whole family of antiderivatives, usually denoted with C.
- rate constantsplural of rate constant: The dependence of the rate of a reaction on the concentrations of the reactants
- equilibrium constantsplural of equilibrium constant: A measure of the relative concentrations of the reactants and products of a reversible reaction at equilibrium
- fundamental constantsplural of fundamental constant: any of a set of physical quantities that play a fundamental role in basic theories
- logical constantsplural of logical constant: A word or phrase which has an invariant logical meaning and which is useful for forming argument forms.
- physical constantsplural of physical constant: A physical quantity that is generally believed to be both universal in nature and constant in time.
- lattice constantsplural of lattice constant: A constant which describes the geometry of a unit cell in a crystal lattice.
- cosmological constantsplural of cosmological constant: A term added by Albert Einstein to his equations of general relativity in order to account for a supposed static universe, since used to describe vacuum energy as a form of dark energy.
- Feigenbaum constantsplural of Feigenbaum constant: Either of two mathematical constants that express ratios in a bifurcation diagram for a nonlinear map.
- Stieltjes constantsplural of Stieltjes constant: Any of a certain series of numbers that occur in the Laurent series expansion of the Riemann zeta function.
- absolute constantsplural of absolute constant: A constant that maintains the same value wherever it occurs; such as π.
- decay constantsplural of decay constant: In a radioactive material, an atom's probability, per unit time, of decaying; it is related to half-life by the equation t_1/2=(ln 2)/λ, where t_1/2 is the half-life, and λ is the decay constant.
- gas constantsplural of gas constant: a universal constant, R, that appears in the ideal gas law, PV=nRT, derived from two fundamental constants, the Boltzmann constant and Avogadro's number, R=N_Ak.
- magic constantsplural of magic constant: The sum of numbers in any row, column, or diagonal of a magic square.
- propagation constantsplural of propagation constant: The change underdone by the amplitude and phase of an electromagnetic wave as it travels in a certain direction.
- screening constantsplural of screening constant: A measure of the screening / shielding of an electron from the charge of the nucleus by other, inner electrons
- separation constantsplural of separation constant: a constant that may be introduced upon separation of variables
- spring constantsplural of spring constant: A characteristic of a spring which is defined as the ratio of the force affecting the spring to the displacement caused by it.
- symbolic constantsplural of symbolic constant: An identifier that is substituted by a pre-defined value prior to compilation.
- time constantsplural of time constant: A characteristic of an exponential function, represented by τ in the function
- gravitational constantsplural of gravitational constant: Any of several empirical physical constants involved in the calculation of the gravitational attraction between objects with mass. Newtonian and Einsteinian variants exist.
- dielectric constantsplural of dielectric constant: A measure of the permittivity of a material relative to that of a vacuum.
- shielding constantsplural of shielding constant: A measure of the screening / shielding of an electron from the charge of the nucleus by other, inner electrons
- reaction rate constantsplural of reaction rate constant: a proportionality constant between the rate of a reaction and a reaction-dependent product of concentrations, as appearing in rate equations
- propositional constantsplural of propositional constant: One of a set of letters or symbols which are assigned fixed truth values independently of any interpretation or valuation, and each of which qualifies as a prime formula of their language.
Compound words 1
- nonconstantsplural of nonconstant: Not constant.