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Phrases 11
- partition functiongeneralization of the definition of a partition function in statistical mechanics
- Partition table
- partition of unityA collection of non-negative-valued functions defined on a topological space, such that every point has only finitely many nonzero values, and these sum to one.
- swap partitionA disk partition designated as auxiliary memory, used primarily on Unix and Linux systems.
- partition coefficientThe ratio of the equilibrium concentrations of a solute in two immiscible solvents.
- partition coefficientsplural of partition coefficient: The ratio of the equilibrium concentrations of a solute in two immiscible solvents.
- Markov partitionA tool used in dynamical systems theory, allowing the methods of symbolic dynamics to be applied to the study of hyperbolic systems. By using a Markov partition, the system can be made to resemble a discrete-time Markov process, with the …
- Goldbach partitionThe expression of a given even number as the sum of two primes; involved in Goldbach's conjecture.
- partition functionsplural of partition function: generalization of the definition of a partition function in statistical mechanics
- Stirling partition numberSynonym of Stirling number of the second kind: The number of ways to partition a set of n objects into k non-empty subsets, denoted by S(n,k).
- Stirling partition numbersplural of Stirling partition number: The number of ways to partition a set of n objects into k non-empty subsets, denoted by S(n,k).
Compound words 27
- partitionistA political partisan who favours geopolitical partitioning.
- bipartitionSomething that is bipartite
- copartitionA partition of data streams such that the data in each of the streams has the same partition configuration.
- overpartitionAn overpartition of n is a non-increasing sequence of natural numbers whose sum is n in which the first occurrence of a number may be overlined.
- partitionalRelating to partitions.
- partitionlessWithout partitions.
- departitionseparation
- dipartitionSynonym of bipartition: Something that is bipartite
- micropartitionA very small partition (in several, unrelated contexts)
- multipartitionComposed of multiple partitions (in various contexts)