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Variation with depth in the density and composition of a body, such as Earth, with low-density material on the surface and higher density material in the core.
Ãâó: astronomy.nju.edu.cn/astron/AT3/GLOSS_D.HTM
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| differentiation |
The process of using separate but identical navigational instruments where one is fixed at a known location and provides, via radio link, a second mobile instrument with offset calculations. This process is used to increase the accuracy of certain navigational instruments that may be affected by diurnal or atmospheric variations such as Loran, and those with inherent errors such as GPS.
Ãâó: www.instituteformarineacoustics.org/SonarPrimer/da...
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| differentiation |
(biol.) - The process by which cells reproduce different characteristics. Genes are turned off or on in order to cause change, otherwise all cells would be exact duplicates of one another.
Ãâó: www.reasoned.org/glossary.htm
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| differentiation |
The term used to describe cells maturing and developing for a particular task. For lymphomas, differentiation generally refers to white blood cells. In general, the less differentiated a cancer cell, the younger and more aggressive it is.
Ãâó: www.patientcenters.com/lymphoma/news/nhl7.html
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| differentiation therapy |
The use of medications to make cancer cells evolve into cells no longer capable of infinite replication.
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