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  2. Cardinal utility - Wikipedia

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    Different temperature scales map its intensity in different ways. In the celsius scale the zero is chosen to be the point where water freezes, and likewise, in cardinal utility theory one would be tempted to think that the choice of zero would correspond to a good or service that brings exactly 0 utils. However this is not necessarily true.

  3. Production–possibility frontier - Wikipedia

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    Points that lie above the production possibilities frontier/curve are not possible/unattainable because the quantities cannot be produced using currently available resources and technology. Points that lie strictly below the frontier/curve are inefficient , because the economy can produce more of at least one good without sacrificing the ...

  4. Third law of thermodynamics - Wikipedia

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    At absolute zero (zero kelvins) the system must be in a state with the minimum possible energy. Entropy is related to the number of accessible microstates, and there is typically one unique state (called the ground state) with minimum energy. [1] In such a case, the entropy at absolute zero will be exactly zero.

  5. Absolute zero - Wikipedia

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    Absolute zero is the lowest limit of the thermodynamic temperature scale; a state at which the enthalpy and entropy of a cooled ideal gas reach their minimum value. The fundamental particles of nature have minimum vibrational motion, retaining only quantum mechanical, zero-point energy -induced particle motion.

  6. Nernst heat theorem - Wikipedia

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    The significance of the Nernst heat theorem is that it was later used by Max Planck to give the third law of thermodynamics, which is that the entropy of all pure, perfectly crystalline homogeneous materials in complete internal equilibrium is 0 at absolute zero.

  7. Sonnenschein–Mantel–Debreu theorem - Wikipedia

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    Theorem — Let be a positive integer. If : {: =,, >} is a set-valued function with closed graph that satisfies Walras's law, then there exists an economy with households indexed by , with no producers ("pure exchange economy"), and household endowments {} such that each household satisfies all assumptions in the "Assumptions" section except the "strict convexity" assumption, and is the excess ...

  8. Under careful watch, UCSF researchers attach a variety of pulse oximeters to study participants’ fingers, then lower their oxygen levels to a point where the devices should signal a problem.

  9. Utility maximization problem - Wikipedia

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    The mathematical first order conditions for a maximum of the consumer problem guarantee that the demand for each good is homogeneous of degree zero jointly in nominal prices and nominal wealth, so there is no money illusion. When the prices of goods change, the optimal consumption of these goods will depend on the substitution and income effects.