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  • ...}'' or ''{{lang|la|aeuum}}'' (cf. {{lang|grc|αἰϝών}}) for "age" is present in words such as ''longevity'' and ''mediaeval''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Math w ...period of a billion years (especially in [[geology]], [[cosmology]] and [[astronomy]]), its more common usage is for any long, indefinite period. Aeon can als ...
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  • ...te SG-1''|Window of Opportunity (Stargate SG-1)|time-critical applications in computing|real-time computing}} [[File:Golden hour graph.png|thumb|upright=1.35|Critical windows in emergency medicine]] ...
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  • ...that ''all things are made up of atoms – little particles that move around in perpetual motion, attracting each other when they are a little distance apa ...its [[motion (physics)|motion]] through [[spacetime]], along with related concepts such as [[energy]] and [[force]].<ref>{{cite book ...
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  • {{Short description|Time coordinate used in cosmology}} ...]] commonly used in the [[Big Bang]] models of [[physical cosmology]].<ref>In mathematical terms, a cosmic time on [[spacetime]] <math>M</math> is a [[Fi ...
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  • {{Short description|Science of arranging events in order of occurrence}} ...</ref> is the [[science]] of arranging events in their order of occurrence in [[time]]. Consider, for example, the use of a [[timeline]] or [[sequence of ...
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  • {{For|the luminosity function in astronomy|Luminosity function (astronomy)}} ...ata<ref name="ssvl2" group=c/> (dotted). The horizontal axis is wavelength in [[Nanometre|nm]].]] ...
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  • ...megalodon]]. The illustration also contains a linear measurement in meters in the middle.]] ...comparison illustration comparing the sizes of various planets and stars. In each grouping after the first, the last object from the previous group is p ...
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  • ...the farther side. The difference is positive in the near side and negative in the far side, which causes a body to get stretched. Thus, the tidal force i ...ils/astronomyphysica00kutn/page/509 <!-- quote="tidal force" perturb. --> "Astronomy: a physical perspective"], M. L. Kutner (2003).</ref> ...
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  • ...5|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-1-84614-702-9|chapter=3}}</ref> In mathematics, the set of all time translations on a given system form a [[Li ...|s2cid=1652633}}</ref> [[Time crystals]], a state of matter first observed in 2017, break time-translation symmetry.<ref name=Gibney/> ...
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  • In [[physics]], the '''history of centrifugal and centripetal forces''' illust ...r. In the first case a mathematical formulation mirrors centrifugal force; in the second it creates it.<ref> ...
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  • ...ave to get up off your couch and go outside and examine the way things are in the physical world. You don't have to do any science."<ref>{{cite magazine| ...wledge, it is the type of knowledge that is, by its very nature, expressed in declarative sentences or indicative propositions (e.g., "[[Capybaras]] are ...
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  • * [[Laboratory]] – facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. * [[Objectivity (science)|Objectivity]] – the idea that scientists, in attempting to uncover truths about the natural world, must aspire to elimin ...
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  • ...translation of the third law and the commentary following it can be found in the "[[Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy|Principia]]" on [https ...und, the ground will push back with equal force in the opposite direction. In certain fields of applied physics, such as [[biomechanics]], this force by ...
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  • ...[science]]s to answer questions of interest to a legal system. This may be in matters relating to criminal law, civil law and regulatory laws. it may als ...by trained law enforcement personnel, crime scene investigators (CSIs) or in rare circumstances, forensic scientists. ...
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  • ...]'', although the terms "technosignature" and "technomarker" do not appear in the book. ..._gbt/MLSETI_NatAstron_arxiv3.pdf |date=30 November 2022 |journal=[[Nature Astronomy]] |accessdate=11 February 2023 }}</ref> ...
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  • {{Short description|Fundamental quantity in physics}} ...pg|thumb|right|[[Léon Foucault|Foucault]]'s [[Foucault pendulum|pendulum]] in the [[Panthéon, Paris|Panthéon]] of [[Paris]] can measure [[time]] as well ...
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  • ...ree-dimensional [[Cartesian coordinate system]] used to indicate positions in space<!--(See diagram description for needed correction.)-->]] ...s=live}}</ref> In [[classical physics]], physical space is often conceived in three [[linear]] [[dimension]]s. [[Modern physicist]]s usually consider it, ...
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  • ...frame to another. However, this is not as general as [[Maxwell's equations in curved spacetime]] or non-rectilinear coordinate systems. ...m, one could instead regard them as the formulation of Maxwell's equations in terms of ''total'' charge and current. ...
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  • {{short description|Change of wavelength in photons during travel}} ...upercluster]] of distant galaxies (right), as compared to absorption lines in the visible spectrum of the [[Sun]] (left). Arrows indicate redshift. Wavel ...
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  • ...eir law-like descriptions."&nbsp;—p.vii, [[J. L. Heilbron]], (2003, editor-in-chief). ''The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science''. New York ...al science]] — applies mathematical and statistical methods to assess risk in the insurance, finance, and other industries ...
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