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In general, any agitation or disruption of a steady state. In meteorology, this has several rather loose applications: 1) used for any low or cyclone, but usually one that is relatively small in size and effect; 2) applied to an area where weather, wind, pressure, etc. ...
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| distribution coefficient |
The quantity of a solute sorbed by a solid, per unit weight of solid, divided by the quantity of the solute dissolved in the water per unit volume of water.
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| distribution function |
(Also called probability distribution function.) A function F(x) yielding the probability that a stated random variable will assume some value less than or equal to any arbitrary number x. By definition, the distribution function is identically zero for all values of x below the least admissible value of the random variable, and identically unity for all values of x equal to or greater than the greatest admissible value of the random variable. Moreover, F(x 2 ) F(x 1 ) whenever x 2 > x 1 . ...
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| distance |
the distance between points A and B is written as AB
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| disturbance |
Latin "faultage, displacement, shifting" Tectonic (structural) or atectonic (not structural) process, which changes the primary spatial position, namely the deposition established at the formation of rocks.
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