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exponent

(Encyclopedia) exponent, in mathematics, a number, letter, or algebraic expression written above and to the right of another number, letter, or expression called the base. In the expressions x2 and…

Cavite

(Encyclopedia) Cavite Cavite kävēˈtā [key], city, Cavite prov., SW Luzon, the Philippines. The city, situated…

neutralization

(Encyclopedia) neutralization, chemical reaction, according to the Arrhenius theory of acids and bases, in which a water solution of acid is mixed with a water solution of base to form a salt and…

printed circuit

(Encyclopedia) printed circuit, electric circuit in which the conducting paths connecting circuit components are affixed to a flat, insulating base board. The base is typically of plastic, glass,…

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

(Encyclopedia) Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 8,023 acres (3,247 hectares), W Ohio, NE of Dayton; est. 1917. One of the largest airport installations in the world, it is…

numeration

(Encyclopedia) numeration, in mathematics, process of designating numbers according to any particular system; the number designations are in turn called numerals. In any place value system of…

Offutt Air Force Base

(Encyclopedia) Offutt Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 1,907 acres (772 hectares), E Neb., S of Omaha; est. 1896 as Fort Crook, an army base. Converted to an airbase in the early 1900s and…

parallelogram

(Encyclopedia) parallelogram, closed plane figure bounded by four line segments, or sides, with opposite pairs of sides parallel and equal in length. The rhombus, rectangle, and square are special…

Malmstrom Air Force Base

(Encyclopedia) Malmstrom Air Force BaseMalmstrom Air Force Basemälmˈstrəm, mălmˈ– [key], U.S. military installation, 3,573 acres (1,446 hectares), W central Mont., E of Great Falls; est. 1942. During…