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  2. Percentage point - Wikipedia

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    A percentage point or percent point is the unit for the arithmetic difference between two percentages.For example, moving up from 40 percent to 44 percent is an increase of 4 percentage points (although it is a 10-percent increase in the quantity being measured, if the total amount remains the same). [1]

  3. Polypropylene - Wikipedia

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    Polypropylene (PP), also known as polypropene, is a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications. It is produced via chain-growth polymerization from the monomer propylene . Polypropylene belongs to the group of polyolefins and is partially crystalline and non-polar .

  4. Fibre-reinforced plastic tanks and vessels - Wikipedia

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    PP, PVC, PTFE, ECTFE, ETFE, FEP, CPVC, PVDF are used as common thermoplastic liners. Due to FRP's weakness to buckling, but immense strength against tensile forces and its resistance to corrosion, a hydrostatic tank is a logical application for the composite.

  5. Tacticity - Wikipedia

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    Tacticity (from Greek: τακτικός, romanized: taktikos, "relating to arrangement or order") is the relative stereochemistry of adjacent chiral centers within a macromolecule.

  6. Proton–proton chain - Wikipedia

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    The PP process and the CNO process are equal at around 20 MK. [1] Scheme of the proton–proton branch I reaction The proton–proton chain , also commonly referred to as the p–p chain , is one of two known sets of nuclear fusion reactions by which stars convert hydrogen to helium .

  7. Polypropylene glycol - Wikipedia

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    Polypropylene glycol is produced by ring-opening polymerization of propylene oxide.The initiator is an alcohol and the catalyst a base, usually potassium hydroxide.When the initiator is ethylene glycol or water the polymer is linear.

  8. Walther PP - Wikipedia

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    The Walther PP (German: Polizeipistole, or police pistol) series pistols are blowback-operated semi-automatic pistols, developed by the German arms manufacturer Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen. [ 9 ] It features an exposed hammer, a double-action trigger mechanism, [ 10 ] a single-column magazine , and a fixed barrel that also acts as the guide ...

  9. Common Criteria - Wikipedia

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    CC originated out of three standards: ITSEC – The European standard, developed in the early 1990s by France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. It too was a unification of earlier work, such as the two UK approaches (the CESG UK Evaluation Scheme aimed at the defence/intelligence market and the DTI Green Book aimed at commercial use), and was adopted by some other countries, e.g. Australia.