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  2. f-number - Wikipedia

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    f-number. Diagram of decreasing apertures, that is, increasing f-numbers, in one-stop increments; each aperture has half the light-gathering area of the previous one. An f-number is a measure of the light-gathering ability of an optical system such as a camera lens. It is calculated by dividing the system's focal length by the diameter of the ...

  3. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    The nanometre ( SI symbol: nm) is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10−9 metres ( ⁠ 1 1 000 000 000⁠ m = 0.000 000 001 m ). To help compare different orders of magnitude, this section lists lengths between 10 −9 and 10 −8 m (1 nm and 10 nm). 1 nm – diameter of a carbon nanotube.

  4. Revolutions per minute - Wikipedia

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    0.01 6 s −1. Revolutions per minute (abbreviated rpm, RPM, rev/min, r/min, or r⋅min−1) is a unit of rotational speed (or rotational frequency) for rotating machines. One revolution per minute is equivalent to ⁠ 1 60 ⁠ hertz .

  5. American wire gauge - Wikipedia

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    American Wire Gauge ( AWG) is a logarithmic stepped standardized wire gauge system used since 1857, predominantly in North America, for the diameters of round, solid, nonferrous, electrically conducting wire. Dimensions of the wires are given in ASTM standard B 258. [ 1] The cross-sectional area of each gauge is an important factor for ...

  6. Division by zero - Wikipedia

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    Division by zero. The reciprocal function y = ⁠ 1 x⁠. As x approaches zero from the right, y tends to positive infinity. As x approaches zero from the left, y tends to negative infinity. In mathematics, division by zero, division where the divisor (denominator) is zero, is a unique and problematic special case.

  7. Bearing capacity - Wikipedia

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    Bearing capacity. In geotechnical engineering, bearing capacity is the capacity of soil to support the loads applied to the ground. The bearing capacity of soil is the maximum average contact pressure between the foundation and the soil which should not produce shear failure in the soil. Ultimate bearing capacity is the theoretical maximum ...

  8. Standard normal table - Wikipedia

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    Standard normal table. In statistics, a standard normal table, also called the unit normal table or Z table, [ 1] is a mathematical table for the values of Φ, the cumulative distribution function of the normal distribution. It is used to find the probability that a statistic is observed below, above, or between values on the standard normal ...

  9. Parsec - Wikipedia

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    The parsec (symbol: pc) is a unit of length used to measure the large distances to astronomical objects outside the Solar System, approximately equal to 3.26 light-years or 206,265 astronomical units (AU), i.e. 30.9 trillion kilometres (19.2 trillion miles ). [ a] The parsec unit is obtained by the use of parallax and trigonometry, and is ...