| proportion |
Important ideas are given greater coverage than minor points.
Ãâó: members.tripod.com/hjohnsonmac0/TermsToKnow.htm
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| proprietary |
Privately owned and controlled. In the computer industry, proprietary is the opposite of open. A proprietary design or technique is one that is owned by a company. It also implies that the company has not divulged specifications that would allow other companies to duplicate the product.
Ãâó: www.angelfire.com/anime3/internet/standard.htm
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| proportional counter |
A gas filled radiation detector that produces a signal which is proportional to the energy deposited by the ionizing radiation (alpha, beta, or gamma) that passes through or into it. Low background versions of these detectors are heavily shielded to exclude natural background radiation and so enhance detection sensitivity.
Ãâó: www.epa.gov/narel/radnet/glossary.html
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| propagation |
increase in umber of individuals by vegetative reproduction
Ãâó: gmbis.marinebiodiversity.ca/BayOfFundy/glossMA.htm...
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| prophylactic |
preventative measure that helps to prevent disease or infection
Ãâó: www.lovingscents.com/Glossary.htm
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