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11Characteristic x-ray — A high energy electron interacts with a bound electron in an atom and ejects it. The incident electron is scattered and the target electron gets displaced from its shell. The incident electron energy must exceed the binding energy of the electron …
12Difference — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Difference >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 difference difference Sgm: N 1 variance variance variation variety Sgm: N 1 diversity diversity dissimilarity &c. 18 Sgm: N 1 disagreement disagreement …
13difference — /ˈdɪfrəns / (say difruhns) noun 1. the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity. 2. an instance or point of unlikeness or dissimilarity. 3. a significant change in or effect upon a situation. 4. a distinguishing characteristic;… …
14difference — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. a. the quality or state of being different < the difference between right and wrong > b. an instance of differing in nature, form, or quality < noted the differences in color and texture > c. archaic a characteristic …
15difference — dif•fer•ence [[t]ˈdɪf ər əns, ˈdɪf rəns[/t]] n. v. enced, enc•ing 1) the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity 2) an instance or point of unlikeness or dissimilarity: the differences in their behavior[/ex] 3) a significant change in …
16difference — 1. noun a) The quality of being different. You need to learn to be more tolerant of difference. b) A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else. There are three differences between these two pictures. Syn: departure …
17Difference Theory — In sociolinguistics, Difference Theory is the theory postulated by sociolinguist Professor Deborah Tannen in her book You Just Don t Understand . It is compared with Dominance Theory. She summarised this theory with an article, in which she… …
18Difference theory — In sociolinguistics, difference theory is the theory postulated by sociolinguist Professor Deborah Tannen in her book You Just Don t Understand. It is compared with dominance theory. She summarised this theory with an article, in which she… …
19difference — Synonyms and related words: aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, abnormality, abnormity, about face, accommodation, account, achievement, adaptation, adjustment, aggregate, agreement to disagree, alerion, alienation, alteration, amelioration,… …
20characteristic polynomial — Math. an expression obtained from a given matrix by taking the determinant of the difference between the matrix and an arbitrary variable times the identity matrix. [1955 60] * * * …
