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- noun Plural form of
amplitude .
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Examples
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Each worldline (a path) is given a particular complex amplitude and all of the amplitudes are added to obtain the total.
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I suggest it was focused on exploring how Penrose's Twistor Theory can explain the "amplitudes" and "regularization of divergences" of what we call "particles" acting in accordance with what we call "Quantum Field Theory".
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"Tsunami amplitudes are expected to peak two to three hours after initial arrival along the North American coast," the center warned.
Japan earthquake, tsunami said to kill hundreds; little impact on Hawaii, other islands 2011
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"The increases were significantly correlated with the estimated electromagnetic field amplitudes, both for absolute metabolism and normalized metabolism," the authors write.
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Heights refer to wave amplitudes (half the peak to trough value).
Cheeseburger Gothic » This is why the Playboy Mansion sits atop a very high hill. 2010
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At the bottom, the façade grid has denser amplitudes according to the structural requirements for a tower of this height, providing the required load bearing capacity and stiffness to the structure.
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"The increases were significantly correlated with the estimated electromagnetic field amplitudes, both for absolute metabolism and normalized metabolism," the authors write.
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The magnitude scale for earthquakes is logarithmic, meaning a magnitude 3 earthquake would produce waves with amplitudes 10 times greater than a magnitude 2 and 100 times greater than a magnitude 1.
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"The increases were significantly correlated with the estimated electromagnetic field amplitudes, both for absolute metabolism and normalized metabolism," the authors wrote.
Study indicates cellphones affect brain activity, but implications are unclear 2011
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The magnitude scale for earthquakes is logarithmic, meaning a magnitude 3 earthquake would produce waves with amplitudes 10 times greater than a magnitude 2 and 100 times greater than a magnitude 1.
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