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  2. Concretion - Wikipedia

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    A concretion is a hard and compact mass formed by the precipitation of mineral cement within the spaces between particles, and is found in sedimentary rock or soil. [1] Concretions are often ovoid or spherical in shape, although irregular shapes also occur.

  3. Ovoid (projective geometry) - Wikipedia

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    For an ovoid and a hyperplane , which contains at least two points of , the subset is an ovoid (or an oval, if d = 3) within the hyperplane . For finite projective spaces of dimension d ≥ 3 (i.e., the point set is finite, the space is pappian [ 1 ] ), the following result is true:

  4. Oval - Wikipedia

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    To the definition of an oval in a projective plane To the definition of an ovoid. In a projective plane a set Ω of points is called an oval, if: Any line l meets Ω in at most two points, and; For any point P ∈ Ω there exists exactly one tangent line t through P, i.e., t ∩ Ω = {P}.

  5. Homogeneous coordinates - Wikipedia

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    This produces a variation on the definition, namely the projective plane is defined as the set of lines in that pass through the origin and the coordinates of a non-zero element (,,) of a line are taken to be homogeneous coordinates of the line. These lines are now interpreted as points in the projective plane.

  6. Glossary of geology - Wikipedia

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    Also called Indianite. A mineral from the lime-rich end of the plagioclase group of minerals. Anorthites are usually silicates of calcium and aluminium occurring in some basic igneous rocks, typically those produced by the contact metamorphism of impure calcareous sediments. anticline An arched fold in which the layers usually dip away from the fold axis. Contrast syncline. aphanic Having the ...

  7. Dispersity - Wikipedia

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    In chemistry, the dispersity is a measure of the heterogeneity of sizes of molecules or particles in a mixture. A collection of objects is called uniform if the objects have the same size, shape, or mass. A sample of objects that have an inconsistent size, shape and mass distribution is called non-uniform.

  8. Orders of magnitude (mass) - Wikipedia

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    However, the names of all SI mass units are based on gram, rather than on kilogram; thus 10 3 kg is a megagram (10 6 g), not a *kilokilogram. The tonne (t) is an SI-compatible unit of mass equal to a megagram (Mg), or 10 3 kg. The unit is in common use for masses above about 10 3 kg and is often used with SI prefixes.

  9. Homogeneity and heterogeneity - Wikipedia

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    Homogeneity and heterogeneity; only ' b ' is homogeneous Homogeneity and heterogeneity are concepts relating to the uniformity of a substance, process or image.A homogeneous feature is uniform in composition or character (i.e., color, shape, size, weight, height, distribution, texture, language, income, disease, temperature, radioactivity, architectural design, etc.); one that is heterogeneous ...