... determina-
tion of current of large dimension, or of the size of
the ampere.
ampere-hour Abbreviations: Ah, amp-hr. The
quantity of electricity that passes through a cir-
cuit in one hour when the rate of ... substance to the surface of another without
absorption. An example is adsorption of water to
the surface of a dielectric. This term is often con-
fused with...
... bipolar transistor. 4. In
the operation of an electron tube, the ratio of
the derivative (instantaneous rate of change) of
the plate voltage to the derivative of the grid volt-
age, for zero ... type of
radar, the sync delay introduced between trans-
mission of the pulse and start of the trace on the
indicator screen to eliminate the altitude circle in
t...
... modifying
only the address part of an instruction.
address field In a computer, the part of the in-
struction that gives the address of a bit of data (or
a word) in the memory.
address generation The programmed ... energy, on account
of the motion of the source and/or the detecting
apparatus. 3. A small displacement in the appar-
ent positions of the stars...
... struck and then brought
near the other, the second fork will begin vibrating.
If the second fork has a fundamental frequency
that is a harmonic of the frequency of the first fork,
the second ... execution of a
specific operation.
absolute magnitude For a complex number quan-
tity, the vector sum of the real and imaginary
components (i.e., the square root of the s...
... determina-
tion of current of large dimension, or of the size of
the ampere.
ampere-hour Abbreviations: Ah, amp-hr. The
quantity of electricity that passes through a cir-
cuit in one hour when the rate of ... substance to the surface of another without
absorption. An example is adsorption of water to
the surface of a dielectric. This term is often con-
fused with...
... energy, on account
of the motion of the source and/or the detecting
apparatus. 3. A small displacement in the appar-
ent positions of the stars from month to month on
account of the earth’s orbital ... PM Page 7
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... downplaying the commercial and
business aspects.
2.2 The History of Modern Standards
In 1836, the U.S. Congress authorized the Office of Weights and Measures (OWM)
for the primary purpose of ensuring ... were not within the purview of
the OWM, so there was no government involvement during this period. It took the pres
-
sures of war production in 1918 to cause the...
... starting
point at the left side of the screen. Consider the left side of the screen to be the an-
tenna, the horizontal axis to be distance instead of time, and the sweep speed to be the
speed of light, ... were not within the purview of
the OWM, so there was no government involvement during this period. It took the pres
-
sures of war production in 1918 to c...