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  2. How to Solve It - Wikipedia

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    How to Solve It (1945) is a small volume by mathematician George Pólya, describing methods of problem solving. [1] This book has remained in print continually since ...

  3. List of conversion factors - Wikipedia

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    1 ⁄ 4 long cwt = 2 st = 28 lb av = 12.700 586 36 kg: quarter (informal) ≡ 1 ⁄ 4 short ton = 226.796 185 kg: quarter, long (informal) ≡ 1 ⁄ 4 long ton = 254.011 7272 kg: quintal (metric) q ≡ 100 kg = 100 kg scruple : s ap ≡ 20 gr = 1.295 9782 g: sheet: ≡ 1 ⁄ 700 lb av = 647.9891 mg slug; geepound: slug ≡ g 0 × 1 lb av × ...

  4. Centimetre - Wikipedia

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    Different lengths as in respect to the electromagnetic spectrum, measured by the metre and its derived scales.The microwave is in-between 1 meter to 1 millimeter.. A centimetre or centimeter (US/Philippine spelling), with SI symbol cm, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one hundredth of a metre, centi being the SI prefix for a factor of ⁠ 1 / 100 ⁠. [1]

  5. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    A board foot is a United States and Canadian unit of approximate volume, used for lumber. It is equivalent to 1 inch × 1 foot × 1 foot (144 cu in or 2,360 cm 3). It is also found in the unit of density pounds per board foot. In Australia and New Zealand the terms super foot or superficial foot were formerly used for this unit. The exact ...

  6. Partial differential equation - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, a partial differential equation (PDE) is an equation which involves a multivariable function and one or more of its partial derivatives.. The function is often thought of as an "unknown" that solves the equation, similar to how x is thought of as an unknown number solving, e.g., an algebraic equation like x 2 − 3x + 2 = 0.

  7. Euclidean algorithm - Wikipedia

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    The Euclidean algorithm can be used to solve linear Diophantine equations and Chinese remainder problems for polynomials; continued fractions of polynomials can also be defined. The polynomial Euclidean algorithm has other applications, such as Sturm chains, a method for counting the zeros of a polynomial that lie inside a given real interval ...

  8. Vector calculus identities - Wikipedia

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    In Cartesian coordinates, the divergence of a continuously differentiable vector field = + + is the scalar-valued function: ⁡ = = (, , ) (, , ) = + +.. As the name implies, the divergence is a (local) measure of the degree to which vectors in the field diverge.

  9. Acre-foot - Wikipedia

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    As the name suggests, an acre-foot is defined as the volume of one acre of surface area to a depth of one foot.. Since an acre is defined as a chain by a furlong (i.e. 66 ft × 660 ft or 20.12 m × 201.17 m), an acre-foot is 43,560 cubic feet (1,233.5 m 3).