General science

General science

A variety of science subjects concerning the fundamental knowledge about different aspects of our world and their underlying principles.

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Power plant

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A means for converting stored energy into work. Stationary power plants such as electric generating stations are located near sources of stored energy, such as coal fields or river dams, or are ...

Fruit

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A matured carpel or group of carpels (the basic units of the gynoecium or female part of the flower) with or without seeds, and with or without other floral or shoot parts (accessory structures) ...

Automata theory

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A mathematical model of computing. The versatility of modern computers and their applications to the study of complex and dynamic systems, such as financial markets, cellular growth, and ...

Set theory

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A mathematical term referring to the study of collections or sets. Consider a collection of objects (such as points, dishes, equations, chemicals, numbers, or curves). This set may be denoted by ...

A mathematical-graphical procedure that has for its purpose the visualisation of structures and their exact representation in drawings. After analysis of the structure, each element is shown in the ...

Force fit

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A means for holding mating mechanical parts in fixed position relative to each other. In the case of a force fit of cylindrical parts, the inner member has a greater diameter than the hole of the ...

Differentiation

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A mathematical operation performed on a function to determine the effect of a change in the value of the independent variable. Functions of one variable are considered in this article. For ...