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  2. Short-term memory - Wikipedia

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    The idea of separate memories for short-term and long-term storage originated in the 19th century. [2] A model of memory developed in the 1960s assumed that all memories are formed in one store and transfer to others store after a small period of time.

  3. 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 ...

  4. Memory consolidation - Wikipedia

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    The result of the gene expression is the lasting alteration of synaptic proteins, as well as synaptic remodeling and growth. In a short time-frame immediately following learning, the molecular cascade, expression and process of both transcription factors and immediate early genes, are susceptible to disruptions. Disruptions caused by specific ...

  5. Jiffy (time) - Wikipedia

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    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 individually ...

  6. Artificial silk - Wikipedia

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    Nylon became a prominent industrial fiber in a short time frame, permanently replacing silk in many applications. In the present day, imitation silk may be made with rayon, [9] mercerized cotton, [10] polyester, [11] a blend of these materials, or a blend of rayon and silk.

  7. Time in physics - Wikipedia

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    t is the time between these same two events, but as measured in the stationary reference frame; v is the speed of the moving reference frame relative to the stationary one; c is the speed of light. Moving objects therefore are said to show a slower passage of time. This is known as time dilation.

  8. Short-time Fourier transform - Wikipedia

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    The short-time Fourier transform (STFT) is a Fourier-related transform used to determine the sinusoidal frequency and phase content of local sections of a signal as it changes over time. [1] In practice, the procedure for computing STFTs is to divide a longer time signal into shorter segments of equal length and then compute the Fourier ...

  9. Fortnight - Wikipedia

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    A fortnight is a unit of time equal to 14 days (two weeks). The word derives from the Old English term fēowertīene niht, meaning "fourteen nights" (or "fourteen days", since the Anglo-Saxons counted by nights). [1] [2]