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... expressed in terms of three fundamental units , the choice of which depends upon the ease and certainty with which the standard quantities so selected can be compared with other quantities of the same kind . We might choose as our ...
... expressed in terms of three fundamental units , the choice of which depends upon the ease and certainty with which the standard quantities so selected can be compared with other quantities of the same kind . We might choose as our ...
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... expressed , it is convenient to adopt the index system of notation , in which numbers are expressed as the product of two factors , the second of which is a power of 10 ; and it is usual to choose the factors so that the first contains ...
... expressed , it is convenient to adopt the index system of notation , in which numbers are expressed as the product of two factors , the second of which is a power of 10 ; and it is usual to choose the factors so that the first contains ...
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... expression for the length 7 , an expression which consists of two parts - the first being a number ( n ) , and the second a quantity ( L ) of the same kind as that under consideration , and which we call the unit . Our everyday ...
... expression for the length 7 , an expression which consists of two parts - the first being a number ( n ) , and the second a quantity ( L ) of the same kind as that under consideration , and which we call the unit . Our everyday ...
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... expressed by saying that the dimensions of the unit of velocity are of one degree in length , and minus one degree in time ; or that the dimensions of velocity are or LT1 . T It should be noticed that is not a number , or a ratio in the ...
... expressed by saying that the dimensions of the unit of velocity are of one degree in length , and minus one degree in time ; or that the dimensions of velocity are or LT1 . T It should be noticed that is not a number , or a ratio in the ...
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... expression , stating whether the quantity referred to is really a force . Is its action centrifugal ? 12. State and explain Newton's Third Law of Motion , and give examples of its application . If the earth at- tracts the moon with a ...
... expression , stating whether the quantity referred to is really a force . Is its action centrifugal ? 12. State and explain Newton's Third Law of Motion , and give examples of its application . If the earth at- tracts the moon with a ...
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