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cross_section
has definitions from the fields of geometry,statistics,nuclear physics
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[ noun ] (geometry) a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis
Used in print (Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)This calculation results in an enthalpy rise which is somewhat high because it assumes a mass flow equally distributed over the plug cross_section whereas in_reality the mass velocity is expected to be smaller in the regions of higher temperatures . |
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[ noun ] a sample meant to be representative of a whole population
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[ noun ] (atomic or nuclear physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns
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