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  2. Absolute value - Wikipedia

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    The graph of the absolute value function for real numbers The absolute value of a number may be thought of as its distance from zero.. In mathematics, the absolute value or modulus of a real number, denoted | |, is the non-negative value of without regard to its sign.

  3. Absolute magnitude - Wikipedia

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    In astronomy, absolute magnitude (M) is a measure of the luminosity of a celestial object on an inverse logarithmic astronomical magnitude scale; the more luminous (intrinsically bright) an object, the lower its magnitude number.

  4. Absolute zero - Wikipedia

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    Zero kelvin (−273.15 °C) is defined as absolute zero.. Absolute zero is the coldest point on the thermodynamic temperature scale, a state at which the enthalpy and entropy of a cooled ideal gas reach their minimum value.

  5. Planck constant - Wikipedia

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    The Planck constant, or Planck's constant, denoted by , [1] is a fundamental physical constant [1] of foundational importance in quantum mechanics: a photon's energy is equal to its frequency multiplied by the Planck constant, and the wavelength of a matter wave equals the Planck constant divided by the associated particle momentum.

  6. Gustav Radbruch - Wikipedia

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    Born in Lübeck, Radbruch studied law in Munich, Leipzig and Berlin.He passed his first bar exam ("Staatsexamen") in Berlin in 1901, and the following year he received his doctorate with a dissertation on "The Theory of Adequate Causation".

  7. United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    Country United States Type: Navy: Size: 334,896 active duty personnel [3] 54,741 Navy Reserve personnel [4] 387,637 total uniformed personnel (official data as of July 31, 2023)

  8. Table of specific heat capacities - Wikipedia

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    A Assuming an altitude of 194 metres above mean sea level (the worldwide median altitude of human habitation), an indoor temperature of 23 °C, a dewpoint of 9 °C (40.85% relative humidity), and 760 mmHg sea level–corrected barometric pressure (molar water vapor content = 1.16%).

  9. Taiwan - Wikipedia

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    Taiwan, [II] [i] officially the Republic of China (ROC), [I] is a country [26] in East Asia. [l] The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Sea in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south.