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  2. Unit of time - Wikipedia

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    10 nanoseconds, also a casual term for a short period of time. microsecond: 10 −6 s: One millionth of a second. Symbol is μs millisecond: 10 −3 s: One thousandth of a second. Shortest time unit used on stopwatches. jiffy (electronics) ~ 10 −3 s: Used to measure the time between alternating power cycles. Also a casual term for a short ...

  3. Interval (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    For example, the set of real numbers consisting of 0, 1, and all numbers in between is an interval, denoted [0, 1] and called the unit interval; the set of all positive real numbers is an interval, denoted (0, ∞); the set of all real numbers is an interval, denoted (−∞, ∞); and any single real number a is an interval, denoted [a, a].

  4. Jiffy (time) - Wikipedia

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    [12] The term jiffy is sometimes used in computer animation as a method of defining playback rate, with the delay interval between individual frames specified in 1/100 of a second (10 ms) jiffies, particularly in Autodesk Animator.FLI sequences (one global frame frequency setting) and animated Compuserve.GIF images (each frame having an ...

  5. Glossary of mathematical symbols - Wikipedia

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    Denotes the range of values that a measured quantity may have; for example, 10 ± 2 denotes an unknown value that lies between 8 and 12. ∓ ( minus-plus sign ) Used paired with ± , denotes the opposite sign; that is, + if ± is – , and – if ± is + .

  6. Interval arithmetic - Wikipedia

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    The main objective of interval arithmetic is to provide a simple way of calculating upper and lower bounds of a function's range in one or more variables. These endpoints are not necessarily the true supremum or infimum of a range since the precise calculation of those values can be difficult or impossible; the bounds only need to contain the function's range as a subset.

  7. This holiday season features a rare calendar quirk only seen ...

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    The last time Christmas and the first day of Hanukkah occurred together was in 2005. Before that it occurred in 1959 and 1921. When is the next time the first day of Hanukkah falls on Christmas?

  8. Rule of twelfths - Wikipedia

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    Then in the second period by 2/12, in the third by 3/12, in the fourth by 3/12, fifth by 2/12 and at the end of the sixth period reaches its maximum with an increase of 1/12. The steps are 1:2:3:3:2:1 giving a total change of 12/12. Over the next six intervals the quantity reduces in a similar manner by 1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 1 twelfths.

  9. Should you throw out your black plastic cooking utensils? - AOL

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    Here’s the thing: The math was incorrect. Sixty multiplied by 7,000 is actually 420,000, not 42,000. As a result, the exposure amount of 34,700 nanograms a day of decaBDE from black plastic is ...