symbol of a quantity — dydžio simbolis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. symbol of a quantity vok. Größenzeichen, n rus. символ величины, m pranc. symbole d’une grandeur, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
quantity — [kwänt′ə tē] n. pl. quantities [ME quantite < OFr < L quantitas < quantus, how great < quam, how, how much < IE interrogative base * kwo > WHO, WHAT] 1. an amount; portion 2. any indeterminate bulk, weight, or number 3. the… … English World dictionary
Symbol — Sym bol (s[i^]m b[o^]l), n. [L. symbolus, symbolum, Gr. sy mbolon a sign by which one knows or infers a thing, from symba llein to throw or put together, to compare; sy n with + ba llein to throw: cf. F. symbole. Cf. {Emblem}, {Parable}.] 1. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
symbol — [sim′bəl] n. [< Fr & L: Fr symbole < L symbolus, symbolum < Gr symbolon, token, pledge, sign by which one infers a thing < symballein, to throw together, compare < syn , together + ballein, to throw: see BALL2] 1. something that… … English World dictionary
Symbol rate — In digital communications, symbol rate (also known as baud or modulation rate) is the number of symbol changes (waveform changes or signalling events) made to the transmission medium per second using a digitally modulated signal or a line code.… … Wikipedia
quantity — n. (pl. ies) 1 the property of things that is measurable. 2 the size or extent or weight or amount or number. 3 a specified or considerable portion or number or amount (buys in quantity; the quantity of heat in a body). 4 (in pl.) large amounts… … Useful english dictionary
symbol — sym•bol [[t]ˈsɪm bəl[/t]] n. v. boled, bol•ing (esp. brit.) bolled, bol•ling. 1) something used for or regarded as representing something else, esp. a material object representing something immaterial; emblem or sign 2) cv a letter, figure, or… … From formal English to slang
Physical quantity — A physical quantity is a physical property that can be quantified. This means it can be measured and/or calculated and expressed in numbers. The value of a physical quantity Q is expressed as the product of a numerical value { Q } and a physical… … Wikipedia
Dimensionless quantity — In dimensional analysis, a dimensionless quantity or quantity of dimension one is a quantity without an associated physical dimension. It is thus a pure number, and as such always has a dimension of 1.[1] Dimensionless quantities are widely used… … Wikipedia
Kronecker symbol — Note: You might be looking for the Kronecker delta. In number theory, the Kronecker symbol is a generalization of the Jacobi symbol to all integers. Let n be an integer, with prime factorization :u cdot {p 1}^{e 1} cdots {p k}^{e k},where u is a… … Wikipedia
