
aberration Quick reference
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acceleration Quick reference
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Symbol a. The rate of increase of speed or velocity. It is measured in m s−2. For a body moving linearly with constant acceleration ...

activity Quick reference
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arithmetic series Quick reference
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band theory Quick reference
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The theory that, in crystals, electrons fall into allowed *energy bands, between which lie forbidden bands. Although *free-electron theory...

barometer Quick reference
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Bayes’ theorem Quick reference
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Beckmann thermometer Quick reference
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beta decay Quick reference
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A type of weak interaction (see