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Metric As a lower-case prefix a-, see atto-.
length. Metric Correctly Å, see angstrom.
area. As a, see are; see ...
A Quick reference
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The number 10 in hexadecimal notation.
A* algorithm Quick reference
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A member of the class of *best-first *heuristic search techniques that attempt to find a ‘best’ path from a given start node to a designated goal node in a problem ...
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Prefix meaning ‘not’. For example, an asymmetric figure is one which possesses no symmetry, which is not symmetrical.
A-buffer Quick reference
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A buffer used with a *Z-buffer to hold information concerning the visible transparent surfaces to be considered at each ...
a.u. Quick reference
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sub-atomic physics. See atomic unit.
A/D converter Quick reference
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A device that can accept an analogue, i.e. continuous, signal whose amplitude lies within a given range, and produce an equivalent digital signal, i.e. an ...
AAA protocols Quick reference
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A term to describe a collection of protocols that are used to ensure secure access to a network.
Aalen model Quick reference
A Dictionary of Statistics (3 ed.)
A *linear regression model describing the manner in which the *expected value of a response variable, Z(...
aanom Quick reference
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[annum]
time. Anomalistic year; see anomalistic and year.
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abandonment Quick reference
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abandonware Quick reference
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Software that is no longer being sold or supported by the company that developed and marketed it.
Abbe, Ernst Carl (1840) Quick reference
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Abbe’s father was a book printer and factory worker and his childhood was one of privation. Nevertheless, he studied at U Jena and U Göttingen, receiving his PhD in ...
abbreviation Quick reference
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The Web and the Internet float on a flood of abbreviations. They are often used to save time when, for example, writing an ...
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abcoulomb Quick reference
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electric charge. Symbol abC. Metric-c.g.s. The absolute coulomb of the e.m.u. system, for a steady current identically s⋅abA. 1 abC = 10 C....
