Sentences with phrase «only fractions of a second»

While it may be only a fraction of a second, my students» wandering eyes and yawns are already in the past by the time I have perceived them.

At the outset we noted that the nineteen and a half centuries we have covered are only a small fragment of the course of Homo sapiens and even of what we call civilization; when viewed against cosmic time they constitute only a fraction of a second and embrace a small planet which is a mere speck in the vast universe.

«Sometimes the gold medalist is only a fraction of a second over the silver.»

We don't see anything like that in the universe today, however, so cosmologists had to assume the potent energy field existed for only a fraction of a second after the Big Bang and then vanished.

That's because it also includes hundreds of thousands of hypothetical materials, many of which would exist for only a fraction of a second in the real world, says Curtarolo.

The radioactive ununpentium (a temporary name meaning «one - one - five») existed for only a fraction of a second before decaying into other elements.

He used a 4 - inch Vixen ED100SF telescope and a PTG Chameleon camera to take multiple photos during the ISS transit, which lasted only a fraction of a second.

However, this «coherence» lasts for only a fraction of a second before the whole system decoheres — a phenomenon that marks the transition from the realm of quantum to classical mechanics.

To me, even though it only a fraction of a second of lag it it still very noticable and really makes me enjoy Pinball Arcade less than other pinball games like Zen Pinball which has instantaneous flipper action.

There is such a feeling of exhilaration and accomplishment when you finish a level with only a fraction of a second left.

You may have only a fraction of a second to make the right move.

Not exact matches

Second, and perhaps more importantly, the vulnerabilities we know of (even those the CIA knows) are only a fraction of the universe of total vulnerabilities in information technology.

However, earning a second link from that domain will only pass a fraction of that original authority to your site.

Second, even if you give that these scenarios are «voluntary» (really... if the state allows a scenario where slavery is the only employment option????) they were just a fraction of the slave population.

Science really can only look at what happened a tiny fraction of a second after the Universe was created.

There may be purpose, or at least desires, referring only to a tiny fraction of a second ahead, just as there may be memories with similarly short - run effective scope toward the past.

The second only came about because Xhaka's inch perfect pass was just a fraction of a yard or thirty out.

In fact they tend to be a bit more common, but they usually only go a fraction of a second too early.

So little is known about Russian form that comparisons are impossible, but in the case of Garnir and Zaryad, it is known that they finished one - two in the mile - and - a-half Moscow Derby this July and that Garnir's winning time over a dirt track was 2:31 1/2 — or only a second and a fraction slower than Cavan's recent winning Belmont Stakes.

It only takes you looking away or being distracted for a fraction of a second.

Second, the entire dividend is financed by only a small fraction of Alaska's resource wealth.

But the technique works only if the water moves very slowly — a fraction of a millimeter per second.

And because the window for creating them lasts only a tiny fraction of the first second, scientists expect primordial black holes would exhibit a narrow range of masses.

At the far end, in the table's highest numbers, lie unstable elements that only exist for fractions of a second before they radioactively decay.

Amazingly, only the description of the first fraction of a second of cosmic history has changed significantly.

Such blobs, astronomers believe, could only arise deep within the core of the blast from the flash fusion of silicon atoms into unstable atoms of nickel, a process that lasts a fraction of a second and requires temperatures of at least 5 billion degrees.

In its current state the antenna can transmit only a tiny fraction of the data it was intended to send back to Earth — 10.5 bits a second instead of 136 000 bits a second.

Only a small fraction of those would be exciting enough to warrant a second date, and then I would be faced with the real work of determining compatibility, life goals and values.

Every event I do usually has a minimum of 10 double matches; yet, based on feedback upon my inquiries... only a fraction of those double matches actually get together for a second meeting.

And second, Florida school districts lose only a fraction of their per pupil funding when a child leaves (the state «FEFP» portion, which is roughly 2 / 3rds of the total).

It only lasts for a fraction of a second, doesn't continue once the engine is running, and doesn't happen if I shut the engine off and start it again a few minutes later.

It only lasts for a fraction of a second, doesn't continue once...

The system not only generates a precious extra 0.2 to 0.4 g within fractions of a second, it also suppresses understeer by permitting smaller steering angles.

Not only did the five - door missile manage to trump the AWD, V -8-powered Audi B7 RS4 on its way to snatch the title, it also outpaced its lighter and shorter hot - hatch stablemate by a few fractions of a second, despite the three - door setting a new FWD record last year.

AWD only kicks in when it's called for, or a fraction of a second just after.

Indie authors will have to work hard just to get their book in front of readers for a fraction of a second — and the only point of contact is going to be the book cover design.

The only thing the Oasis is consistently faster at is it renders pages a fraction of a second quicker.

Even if your second income is only a fraction of your primary income, if you were to lose that first income, your second income could help you survive by paying for the essentials.

Oftentimes, you'll create a visual bridge for a fraction of a second, only to overshoot the camera and miss an opportunity.

The swift sprint through the Mushroom Kingdom has only seen incremental gains over the last few years, with runners besting times by fractions of a second.

We only see Carter's image for a fraction of second; first we are startled and objectified by the unexpected flashing of multiple cameras installed next to the screen, before it appears.

It was an almost 90 - minute ride in a small boat to reach Ngamba, and after all that time, you have covered only the smallest fraction of Lake Victoria, the world's second largest lake.

As you say, convection uses up a lot of energy too and also counters the idea of radiative heat transfer as a big ticket item because «hot» CO2 molecules only remain so for a brief fraction of a second before they collide with N2 or O2 to warm that localised parcel of air; which then rises to attain equilibrium T somewhere higher and at a COLDER temp so no rad Transf!!!

The fraction of atmospheric CO2 only began to rise sharply in the second half of the C20th.

Second, a viable domestic cellulosic biofuels industry has not taken hold, with only a tiny fraction of the fuel mandated by the RFS actually being produced.

FireWater says its second - generation prototype «already outperforms the industry benchmark despite costing only a fraction of the price and consisting of environmentally benign materials.»

It only takes a fraction of a second for a head - on collision to occur... but the repercussions can last for a lifetime.

Again, the Alexa devices kick into gear only when they hear their name (they also record a «fraction of a second of audio before the wake word,» according to Amazon's Alexa FAQ page).

Zk - starks, by contrast, only require fractions of seconds with a mere 1.2 mb of storage required.

Right now, a smart contract can only run for a fraction of a second on Ethereum.»