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  2. Capacity of a set - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, the capacity of a set in Euclidean space is a measure of the "size" of that set. Unlike, say, Lebesgue measure , which measures a set's volume or physical extent, capacity is a mathematical analogue of a set's ability to hold electrical charge .

  3. Intensive and extensive properties - Wikipedia

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    A specific property is the intensive property obtained by dividing an extensive property of a system by its mass. For example, heat capacity is an extensive property of a system. Dividing heat capacity, , by the mass of the system gives the specific heat capacity, , which is an intensive property. When the extensive property is represented by ...

  4. Mathematical and theoretical biology - Wikipedia

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    Mathematical and theoretical biology, or biomathematics, is a branch of biology which employs theoretical analysis, mathematical models and abstractions of living organisms to investigate the principles that govern the structure, development and behavior of the systems, as opposed to experimental biology which deals with the conduction of ...

  5. Intrinsic and extrinsic properties - Wikipedia

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    An extrinsic property is not essential or inherent to the subject that is being characterized. For example, mass is an intrinsic property of any physical object , whereas weight is an extrinsic property that depends on the strength of the gravitational field in which the object is placed.

  6. Five-dimensional space - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, the geometry of the 5th dimension studies the invariant properties of such space-time, as we move within it, expressed in formal equations. [11] Fifth dimensional geometry is generally represented using 5 coordinate values (x,y,z,w,v), where moving along the v axis involves moving between different hyper-volumes. [12]

  7. Property (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, a property is any characteristic that applies to a given set. [1] Rigorously, a property p defined for all elements of a set X is usually defined as a function p: X → {true, false}, that is true whenever the property holds; or, equivalently, as the subset of X for which p holds; i.e. the set {x | p(x) = true}; p is its indicator function.

  8. Glossary of mathematical jargon - Wikipedia

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    A property holds "generically" on a set if the set satisfies some (context-dependent) notion of density, or perhaps if its complement satisfies some (context-dependent) notion of smallness. For example, a property which holds on a dense G δ (intersection of countably many open sets) is said to hold generically.

  9. Relations between heat capacities - Wikipedia

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    The heat capacity depends on how the external variables of the system are changed when the heat is supplied. If the only external variable of the system is the volume, then we can write: d S = ( ∂ S ∂ T ) V d T + ( ∂ S ∂ V ) T d V {\displaystyle dS=\left({\frac {\partial S}{\partial T}}\right)_{V}dT+\left({\frac {\partial S}{\partial V ...