measure
quantity
amount | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify |
change of direction
reorientation | the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented |
| change of magnitude | the act of changing the amount or size of something |
steering
guidance
direction | the act of setting and holding a course, a new council was installed under the direction of the king |
management
direction | the act of managing something, he was given overall management of the program, is the direction of the economy a function of government? |
| vector | (genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell |
| direction finder | radio, determines the direction of incoming radio waves |
| magnitude | the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small), they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion, about the magnitude of a small pea |
| absolute magnitude | (astronomy) the magnitude that a star would have if it were viewed from a distance ofparsecs (. light years) from the earth |
| order order of magnitude | a degree in a continuum of size or quantity, it was on the order of a mile, an explosion of a low order of magnitude |
| quantity | an adequate or large amount, he had a quantity of ammunition |
| magnitude | relative importance, a problem of the first magnitude |
| sense of direction | an awareness of your orientation in space |
focus
focusing
focussing
focal point
direction centering | the concentration of attention or energy on something, the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology, he had no direction in his life |
| quantity | the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable |
| numerical quantity | a quantity expressed as a number |
variable
variable quantity | a quantity that can assume any of a set of values |
constant
constant quantity
invariable | a quantity that does not vary |
parameter
parametric quantity | a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves |
| vector | a variable quantity that can be resolved into components |
vector product
cross product | a vector that is the product of two other vectors |
vector sum
resultant | a vector that is the sum of two or more other vectors |
| radius vector | a line connecting a point in space to the origin of a polar coordinate system |
| radius vector | a line connecting a satellite to the center of the body around which it is rotating |
| vector algebra | the part of algebra that deals with the theory of vectors and vector spaces |
decomposition
vector decomposition | the analysis of a vector field |
| direction | a general course along which something has a tendency to develop, I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts, his ideals determined the direction of his career, they proposed a new direction for the firm |
guidance
counsel
counseling
counselling
direction | something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action |
| direction instruction | a message describing how something is to be done, he gave directions faster than she could follow them |
| stage direction | an instruction written as part of the script of a play |
| commission charge direction | a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something, the judge's charge to the jury |
unknown
unknown quantity | a variable whose values are solutions of an equation |
| unknown quantity | a factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance is not apparent, I don't know what the new man will do, he's still an unknown quantity |
direction
way | a line leading to a place or point, he looked the other direction, didn't know the way home |
| east-west direction | in a direction parallel with lines of latitude |
| north-south direction | in a direction parallel with lines of longitude |
| intermediate vector boson | a gauge boson that mediates weak interactions between particles |
| liposomal delivery vector | a transducing vector that uses liposomes to carry the gene of interest |
transducing vector
gene delivery vector | a vector for delivering genes into cells |
vector
transmitter | any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease, mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever, fleas are vectors of the plague, aphids are transmitters of plant diseases, when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects |
| vector-borne transmission | indirect transmission of an infectious agent that occurs when a vector bites or touches a person |
| viral delivery vector | a transducing vector that uses a retrovirus |
| angular velocity | (physics) the rate of change of the angular position of a rotating body, usually expressed in radians per second or radians per minute |
fundamental quantity
fundamental measure | one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement |
| definite quantity | a specific measure of amount |
| indefinite quantity | an estimated quantity |
| relative quantity | a quantity relative to some purpose |
prime
prime quantity | a number that has no factor but itself and |
charge unit
quantity unit | a measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flows) |
complex number
complex quantity
imaginary number
imaginary | (mathematics) a number of the form abi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of - |