Engelsk substantiv: cross section |
1. | cross section (om sted) a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | plane section, section |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | profile |
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2. | cross section (om erkjendelse) a sample meant to be representative of a whole population |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | sample |
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| Overordnet kategori | statistics |
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3. | cross section (om egenskap) (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | chance, probability |
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| Overordnet kategori | atomic physics, nuclear physics, nucleonics |
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