| constant definition science example: The Constants of Nature John Barrow, 2009-05-06 Reality as we know it is bound by a set of constants—numbers and values that dictate the strengths of forces like gravity, the speed of light, and the masses of elementary particles. In The Constants of Nature, Cambridge Professor and bestselling author John D.Barrow takes us on an exploration of these governing principles. Drawing on physicists such as Einstein and Planck, Barrow illustrates with stunning clarity our dependence on the steadfastness of these principles. But he also suggests that the basic forces may have been radically different during the universe’s infancy, and suggests that they may continue a deeply hidden evolution. Perhaps most tantalizingly, Barrow theorizes about the realities that might one day be found in a universe with different parameters than our own. |
| constant definition science example: Reproducibility and Replicability in Science National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs, Committee on Science, Engineering, Medicine, and Public Policy, Board on Research Data and Information, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics, Board on Mathematical Sciences and Analytics, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on National Statistics, Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, Committee on Reproducibility and Replicability in Science, 2019-10-20 One of the pathways by which the scientific community confirms the validity of a new scientific discovery is by repeating the research that produced it. When a scientific effort fails to independently confirm the computations or results of a previous study, some fear that it may be a symptom of a lack of rigor in science, while others argue that such an observed inconsistency can be an important precursor to new discovery. Concerns about reproducibility and replicability have been expressed in both scientific and popular media. As these concerns came to light, Congress requested that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine conduct a study to assess the extent of issues related to reproducibility and replicability and to offer recommendations for improving rigor and transparency in scientific research. Reproducibility and Replicability in Science defines reproducibility and replicability and examines the factors that may lead to non-reproducibility and non-replicability in research. Unlike the typical expectation of reproducibility between two computations, expectations about replicability are more nuanced, and in some cases a lack of replicability can aid the process of scientific discovery. This report provides recommendations to researchers, academic institutions, journals, and funders on steps they can take to improve reproducibility and replicability in science. |
| constant definition science example: The Philippine Journal of Science , 1914 A memorial number was issued with v.7. |
| constant definition science example: Programming Fundamentals Kenneth Leroy Busbee, 2018-01-07 Programming Fundamentals - A Modular Structured Approach using C++ is written by Kenneth Leroy Busbee, a faculty member at Houston Community College in Houston, Texas. The materials used in this textbook/collection were developed by the author and others as independent modules for publication within the Connexions environment. Programming fundamentals are often divided into three college courses: Modular/Structured, Object Oriented and Data Structures. This textbook/collection covers the rest of those three courses. |
| constant definition science example: Social Science Research Anol Bhattacherjee, 2012-04-01 This book is designed to introduce doctoral and graduate students to the process of conducting scientific research in the social sciences, business, education, public health, and related disciplines. It is a one-stop, comprehensive, and compact source for foundational concepts in behavioral research, and can serve as a stand-alone text or as a supplement to research readings in any doctoral seminar or research methods class. This book is currently used as a research text at universities on six continents and will shortly be available in nine different languages. |
| constant definition science example: Bartholomew and the Oobleck Dr. Seuss, 2013-11-05 Join Bartholomew Cubbins in Dr. Seuss’s Caldecott Honor–winning picture book about a king’s magical mishap! Bored with rain, sunshine, fog, and snow, King Derwin of Didd summons his royal magicians to create something new and exciting to fall from the sky. What he gets is a storm of sticky green goo called Oobleck—which soon wreaks havock all over his kingdom! But with the assistance of the wise page boy Bartholomew, the king (along with young readers) learns that the simplest words can sometimes solve the stickiest problems. |
| constant definition science example: The Language of Popular Science Olga A. Pilkington, 2018-12-28 If you read (or write) popular science, you might sometimes wonder: how do the authors manage to make subjects that once put you to sleep in science class both so entertaining and approachable? The use of language is key. Based on analyses of popular science bestsellers, this linguistic study shows how expert popularizers use the voices and narratives of scientists to engage readers, demonstrating the power of science and portraying researchers as champions of knowledge. By doing so they often blur the lines between nonfiction and fiction, inviting readers to take part in thought experiments and turn ordinary scientists into omnipotent heroes. |
| constant definition science example: English Mechanic and World of Science , 1893 |
| constant definition science example: English Mechanic and Mirror of Science , 1875 |
| constant definition science example: C++ and Object-Oriented Numeric Computing for Scientists and Engineers Daoqi Yang, 2000-10-23 This book is an easy, concise but fairly complete introduction to ISO/ANSI C++ with special emphasis on object-oriented numeric computation. A user-defined numeric linear algebra library accompanies the book and can be downloaded from the web. |
| constant definition science example: A Dictionary of Science John Daintith, Elizabeth A. Martin, 2010 Features short biographies of leading scientists, full page illustrated features on subjects such as the Solar System and Genetically Modified Organisms and chronologies of specific scientific subjects. |
| constant definition science example: Miscellaneous Publication , 1938 |
| constant definition science example: A Framework for K-12 Science Education National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Science Education, Committee on a Conceptual Framework for New K-12 Science Education Standards, 2012-02-28 Science, engineering, and technology permeate nearly every facet of modern life and hold the key to solving many of humanity's most pressing current and future challenges. The United States' position in the global economy is declining, in part because U.S. workers lack fundamental knowledge in these fields. To address the critical issues of U.S. competitiveness and to better prepare the workforce, A Framework for K-12 Science Education proposes a new approach to K-12 science education that will capture students' interest and provide them with the necessary foundational knowledge in the field. A Framework for K-12 Science Education outlines a broad set of expectations for students in science and engineering in grades K-12. These expectations will inform the development of new standards for K-12 science education and, subsequently, revisions to curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional development for educators. This book identifies three dimensions that convey the core ideas and practices around which science and engineering education in these grades should be built. These three dimensions are: crosscutting concepts that unify the study of science through their common application across science and engineering; scientific and engineering practices; and disciplinary core ideas in the physical sciences, life sciences, and earth and space sciences and for engineering, technology, and the applications of science. The overarching goal is for all high school graduates to have sufficient knowledge of science and engineering to engage in public discussions on science-related issues, be careful consumers of scientific and technical information, and enter the careers of their choice. A Framework for K-12 Science Education is the first step in a process that can inform state-level decisions and achieve a research-grounded basis for improving science instruction and learning across the country. The book will guide standards developers, teachers, curriculum designers, assessment developers, state and district science administrators, and educators who teach science in informal environments. |
| constant definition science example: Science Progress , 1923 A review journal of current scientific advance. |
| constant definition science example: Philosophy of Science Philipp Frank, 2013-04-16 A distinguished mathematician traces the history of science, illustrating philosophy's ongoing role, explaining technology's erosion of the rapport between the two fields, and offering suggestions for their reunion. 1962 edition. |
| constant definition science example: Fundamentals of Analysis in Science and Engineering, with Examples Arthur Clifford Walshaw, 1982 |
| constant definition science example: Recent Advances in Metrology and Fundamental Constants T.J. Quinn, S. Leschiutta, 2001-12-18 The exchange between physics and metrology is always fascinating and exciting. Many are the open problems in physics that call for extremely precise standards, many are the advances in metrology made possible by a deep and assiduous study of the underlying physics. One has just to think of the enormous sophistication required in the measurements of some absolute quantities such as the Avogadro, the gas, or the gravitational constants. It is also worth noticing that not only the units of a metrological system are interrelated through the fundamental constants, but also the latter find their full significance when they are determined through the most exacting metrological experiments. Over the past decade many improvements took place and these are discussed in this book; from one side the old caesium SI second definition has found a new realisation, with the “fountain” approach, replacing the classical thermal atomic beam. The use of “cold” atom techniques, in which bunches of inert atoms are collected, slowed down, and cooled, has opened a number of new and unexpected avenues for metrology and fundamental constants; one of these possibilities being the atom interferometry. Another important “quantum jump” was the demonstration of the possibility of performing a direct frequency division in the visible, using ultra short femtosecond pulses. In addition, the possibility of “counting” electrons or photons gave a fundamental support to the development of single-electron capacitance standards and to new scenarios in the absolute calibration of photo-detectors. |
| constant definition science example: The Scientific Monthly James McKeen Cattell, 1917 |
| constant definition science example: Projects in Scientific Computation Richard E. Crandall, 2000-06-22 This interdisciplinary book provides a compendium of projects, plus numerous example programs for readers to study and explore. Designed for advanced undergraduates or graduates of science, mathematics and engineering who will deal with scientific computation in their future studies and research, it also contains new and useful reference materials for researchers. The problem sets range from the tutorial to exploratory and, at times, to the impossible. The projects were collected from research results and computational dilemmas during the authors tenure as Chief Scientist at NeXT Computer, and from his lectures at Reed College. The content assumes familiarity with such college topics as calculus, differential equations, and at least elementary programming. Each project focuses on computation, theory, graphics, or a combination of these, and is designed with an estimated level of difficulty. The support code for each takes the form of either C or Mathematica, and is included in the appendix and on the bundled diskette. The algorithms are clearly laid out within the projects, such that the book may be used with other symbolic numerical and algebraic manipulation products |
| constant definition science example: Dictionary of Science, Literature & Art William Thomas Brande, Sir George William Cox, 1875 |
| constant definition science example: College Physics for AP® Courses Irna Lyublinskaya, Douglas Ingram, Gregg Wolfe, Roger Hinrichs, Kim Dirks, Liza Pujji, Manjula Devi Sharma, Sudhi Oberoi, Nathan Czuba, Julie Kretchman, John Stoke, David Anderson, Erika Gasper, 2015-07-31 This introductory, algebra-based, two-semester college physics book is grounded with real-world examples, illustrations, and explanations to help students grasp key, fundamental physics concepts. ... This online, fully editable and customizable title includes learning objectives, concept questions, links to labs and simulations, and ample practice opportunities to solve traditional physics application problems.--Website of book. |
| constant definition science example: The Evolution of Scientific Thought from Newton to Einstein A. D'Abro, 1927 |
| constant definition science example: English Mechanic and Mirror of Science and Art , 1917 |
| constant definition science example: A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art William Thomas Brande, George William Cox, 1875 |
| constant definition science example: American Journal of Science and Arts , 1873 |
| constant definition science example: Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science , 1917 |
| constant definition science example: The Golden Book Magazine , 1928 |
| constant definition science example: The American Journal of Science and Arts , 1873 |
| constant definition science example: Study Material Based On NCERT Science Class - IX Dr. Sunita Bhagiya, , Er. Meera Goyal, 2022-02-16 1. Matter In Our Surrounding, 2. Is Matter Around us Pure , 3. Atoms And Molecules, 4. Structure of the atoms, 5. The Fundamental Unit of life, 6. Tissues, 7. Diversity in Living Organisms, 8. Motion, 9. Force and Laws of Motion, 10.Gravitation, 11. Work And Energy, 12. Sound, 13. Why Do we Fall Ill, 14.Natural Resources, 15. Improvement in Food resources Practical Work Project Work |
| constant definition science example: Languages and Compilers for Parallel Computing Samuel P. Midkiff, 2001-12-05 This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 13th International Workshop on Languages and Compilers for Parallel Computing, LCPC 2000, held in Yorktown Heights, NY, USA, in August 2000. The 22 revised full papers presented together with 5 posters were carefully selected during two rounds of reviewing and improvement. All current aspects of parallel processing are addressed with emphasis on issues in optimizing compilers, languages, and software environments in high-performance computing. |
| constant definition science example: High Performance Scientific and Engineering Computing Laurence Tianruo Yang, Yi Pan, 2013-04-17 High Performance Scientific And Engineering Computing: Hardware/Software Support contains selected chapters on hardware/software support for high performance scientific and engineering computing from prestigious workshops in the fields such as PACT-SHPSEC, IPDPS-PDSECA and ICPP-HPSECA. This edited volume is basically divided into six main sections which include invited material from prominent researchers around the world. We believe all of these contributed chapters and topics not only provide novel ideas, new results and state-of-the-art techniques in this field, but also stimulate the future research activities in the area of high performance computing for science and engineering applications. High Performance Scientific And Engineering Computing: Hardware/Software Support is designed for a professional audience, composed of researchers and practitioners in industry. This book is also suitable as a secondary text for graduate-level students in computer science and engineering. |
| constant definition science example: Special Functions for Applied Scientists A.M. Mathai, H.J. Haubold, 2008-02-13 This book, written by a highly distinguished author, provides the required mathematical tools for researchers active in the physical sciences. The book presents a full suit of elementary functions for scholars at PhD level. The opening chapter introduces elementary classical special functions. The final chapter is devoted to the discussion of functions of matrix argument in the real case. The text and exercises have been class-tested over five different years. |
| constant definition science example: Concepts of Science Education Michael Martin, 1972 |
| constant definition science example: The SAGE Dictionary of Statistics Duncan Cramer, Dennis Howitt, 2004-06-09 The SAGE Dictionary of Statistics provides students and researchers with an accessible and definitive resource to use when studying statistics in the social sciences, reading research reports and undertaking data analysis. |
| constant definition science example: A Tale of Two Cultures Gary Goertz, James Mahoney, 2012-09-09 Some in the social sciences argue that the same logic applies to both qualitative and quantitative methods. In A Tale of Two Cultures, Gary Goertz and James Mahoney demonstrate that these two paradigms constitute different cultures, each internally coherent yet marked by contrasting norms, practices, and toolkits. They identify and discuss major differences between these two traditions that touch nearly every aspect of social science research, including design, goals, causal effects and models, concepts and measurement, data analysis, and case selection. Although focused on the differences between qualitative and quantitative research, Goertz and Mahoney also seek to promote toleration, exchange, and learning by enabling scholars to think beyond their own culture and see an alternative scientific worldview. This book is written in an easily accessible style and features a host of real-world examples to illustrate methodological points. |
| constant definition science example: Handbook of Metrology Michael Gläser, Manfred Kochsiek, 2010-06-08 Metrology is the study of measurement. It includes all theoretical and practical aspects of measurement and may be divided into three subfields: Scientific or fundamental metrology concerns the establishment of measurement units, unit systems, development of new measurement methods, realization of measurement standards and the transfer of traceability from these standards to users in society. This handbook contains articles dealing with general topics of measurement and articles on particular subjects in mechanics and acoustics, electricity, optics, temperature, time and frequency, chemistry, medicine and particles. The contributions of the first part are sumamrized as follows. Introduction Units Fundamental Constants Fundamentals of Materials Measurement and Testing Measurement of Mass Desnity Measurement and Instrumentation of Flow Ultrasonics Measurement of Basic Electromagnetic Quantities Quantum Electrical Standards Metrology of Time and Frequency Temperature Measurement Metrology in Medicine |
| constant definition science example: Analogical Reasoning D.H. Helman, 2013-06-29 In the last few years, there has been an enormous amount of activity in the study of analogy and metaphor. This is partly because of an interest of artificial intelligence researchers in simulating learning processes using analogy. It also arises from critical examinations of standard theories in the philosophy of language, with their inbuilt literal/meta phoric distinction. This volume consists of recent previously unpub lished work in this area, with a particular emphasis upon the role of analogies in reasoning and, more generally, their role in thought and language. The papers are contributed by philosophers, computer scientists, cognitive scientists and literary critics. Researchers in these fields whose focus is the study of analogy and metaphor will find much of interest in this volume. These essays can also serve as an introduction to some of the major approaches taken in the investigation of analogy. As noted, this volume brings together the work of researchers in several different disciplines. The various approaches taken with respect to the understanding of analogy tend to be rather different, however, the articles suggest a common conclusion. Analogy and metaphor pervade thought and language; their close investigation thus constitutes a valuable contribution to our understanding of persons. DAVID H. HELMAN Case Western Reserve University vii PART I CONCEPTUAL AND CATEGORICAL THEORIES OF ANALOGICAL UNDERSTANDING MARK TURNER CATEGORIES AND ANALOGIES I want to pursue the following claims: The way we categorize helps explain the way we recognize a statement as an analogy. |
| constant definition science example: Successful Grant Proposals in Science, Technology, and Medicine Sandra Oster, Paul Cordo, 2015-03-19 There are many resources on grant writing in science, technology and medicine, but most do not provide the practical advice needed to write the narratives of grant proposals. Designed to help novice and experienced investigators write compelling narratives and acquire research funding, this is a detailed guide to the content, organisation, layout, phrasing, and scientific argumentation of narratives. The authors draw on more than twenty years of research and analysis of grant proposals, having worked extensively with investigators at different levels, from pre-doctoral students to senior scientists. They have used this experience to design a framework for scientific writing that you can apply directly to narratives. The guidelines and advice offered are applicable across many funding agencies, including the NIH and NSF. Featuring many real-life examples, the book covers a range of topics, from organisational alternatives to best practices in grammar and editing, overview visuals, and working with contributors. |
| constant definition science example: Matrix Operations for Engineers and Scientists Alan Jeffrey, 2010-09-05 Engineers and scientists need to have an introduction to the basics of linear algebra in a context they understand. Computer algebra systems make the manipulation of matrices and the determination of their properties a simple matter, and in practical applications such software is often essential. However, using this tool when learning about matrices, without first gaining a proper understanding of the underlying theory, limits the ability to use matrices and to apply them to new problems. This book explains matrices in the detail required by engineering or science students, and it discusses linear systems of ordinary differential equations. These students require a straightforward introduction to linear algebra illustrated by applications to which they can relate. It caters of the needs of undergraduate engineers in all disciplines, and provides considerable detail where it is likely to be helpful. According to the author the best way to understand the theory of matrices is by working simple exercises designed to emphasize the theory, that at the same time avoid distractions caused by unnecessary numerical calculations. Hence, examples and exercises in this book have been constructed in such a way that wherever calculations are necessary they are straightforward. For example, when a characteristic equation occurs, its roots (the eigenvalues of a matrix) can be found by inspection. The author of this book is Alan Jeffrey, Emeritus Professor of mathematics at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He has given courses on engineering mathematics at UK and US Universities. |
| constant definition science example: Language, Science and Popular Fiction in the Victorian Fin-de-Siècle Christine Ferguson, 2017-03-02 Christine Ferguson's timely study is the first comprehensive examination of the importance of language in forming a crucial nexus among popular fiction, biology, and philology at the Victorian fin-de-siècle. Focusing on a variety of literary and non-literary texts, the book maps out the dialogue between the Victorian life and social sciences most involved in the study of language and the literary genre frequently indicted for causing linguistic corruption and debasement - popular fiction. Ferguson demonstrates how Darwinian biological, philological, and anthropological accounts of 'primitive' and animal language were co-opted into wider cultural debates about the apparent brutality of popular fiction, and shows how popular novelists such as Marie Corelli, Grant Allen, H.G. Wells, H. Rider Haggard, and Bram Stoker used their fantastic narratives to radically reformulate the relationships among language, thought, and progress that underwrote much of the contemporary prejudice against mass literary taste. In its alignment of scientific, cultural, and popular discourses of human language, Language, Science, and Popular Fiction in the Victorian Fin-de-Siècle stands as a corrective to assessments of best-selling fiction's intellectual, ideological, and aesthetic simplicity. |
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CONSTANT Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of CONSTANT is marked by firm steadfast resolution or faithfulness : exhibiting constancy of mind or attachment. How to use constant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of …
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A theoretical or experimental quantity, condition, or factor that does not vary in specified circumstances. Avogadro's number and Planck's constant are examples of constants.
CONSTANT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
CONSTANT meaning: 1. happening a lot or all the time: 2. staying the same, or not getting less or more: 3. A…. Learn more.
CONSTANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
A constant is a thing or value that always stays the same. In the world of fashion it sometimes seems that the only constant is ceaseless change. Two significant constants have been found …
Constant - definition of constant by The Free Dictionary
1. not changing; invariable: Conditions remained constant. 2. continuing without pause: constant noise. 3. regularly recurrent; continual; persistent: constant interruptions. 4. faithful; unswerving …
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Definition of constant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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CONSTANT Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of CONSTANT is marked by firm steadfast resolution or faithfulness : exhibiting constancy of mind or attachment. How to use constant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of …
CONSTANT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
A theoretical or experimental quantity, condition, or factor that does not vary in specified circumstances. Avogadro's number and Planck's constant are examples of constants.
CONSTANT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
CONSTANT meaning: 1. happening a lot or all the time: 2. staying the same, or not getting less or more: 3. A…. Learn more.
CONSTANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
A constant is a thing or value that always stays the same. In the world of fashion it sometimes seems that the only constant is ceaseless change. Two significant constants have been found …
Constant - definition of constant by The Free Dictionary
1. not changing; invariable: Conditions remained constant. 2. continuing without pause: constant noise. 3. regularly recurrent; continual; persistent: constant interruptions. 4. faithful; …
constant adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...
Definition of constant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
