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planetesimal theory
(Encyclopedia)planetesimal theory plănˌĭtĕsˈəməl [key]: see solar system. ...string theory
(Encyclopedia)string theory, description of elementary particles based on one-dimensional curves, or “strings,” instead of point particles. Superstring theory, which is string theory that contains a kind of sym...domino theory
(Encyclopedia)domino theory, the notion that if one country becomes Communist, other nations in the region will probably follow, like dominoes falling in a line. The analogy, first applied (1954) to Southeast Asia ...chaos theory
(Encyclopedia)chaos theory, in mathematics, physics, and other fields, a set of ideas that attempts to reveal structure in aperiodic, unpredictable dynamic systems such as cloud formation or the fluctuation of biol...mass number
(Encyclopedia)mass number, often represented by the symbol A, the total number of nucleons (neutrons and protons) in the nucleus of an atom. All atoms of a chemical element have the same atomic number (number of pr...rational number
(Encyclopedia)rational number: see number.real number
(Encyclopedia)real number: see number.imaginary number
(Encyclopedia)imaginary number: see number.transcendental number
(Encyclopedia)transcendental number: see number. ...complex number
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