Sentences with phrase «such equivalences»

These figures fail to give the average person any real feel for the quantities in question, but to a metrologist — one who specializes in the science of measurement — such equivalences rooted in physics have the advantage of permanence and reproducibility.

Now if it could be shown that Whitehead means the same thing by «event» that he means by «enduring object,» then Cobb would have his point, but (a) there are no grounds I can find at all to ground such an equivalence, and (b) quite to the contrary, «events» can be, though they need not be, spatially extended.

Not exact matches

Pointing to examples such as seeing «moral equivalence in Charlottesville» and treating women «like they're pieces of meat,» Comey explained that Trump's inability to «respect and adhere to the values that are at the core of this country,» most notably the truth, make him unfit to be president «on moral grounds.»

Even for gifts such as P.L. 480 food aid, the State Department was given «counterpart funds,» a local - currency equivalence of the value of the food.

Again, in the preface to DR (p.ix) Hartshorne states the basic thesis of the book in such a way as to indicate clearly his assumption of the equivalence of relativity and mutability.

To foster equivalence and complement the IFOAM Family of Standards, IFOAM has set up a program of recognition of conformity assessment systems, such as government organic accreditation programs.

My particular suggestion does not involve such an arbitrary choice but comes from a fundamental tension between the basic principles of quantum mechanics and those of standard gravitational theory (general relativity), especially the principle of equivalence.

The equations utilised to solve the problem are based on the physicists» basic knowledge, such as the definition of an event horizon and the so - called equivalence principle, which is part of the foundation of Einstein's theory of gravity.

In other words, substantial equivalence means that a new product such as a GM crop must be the same as the non-GM crop except for the traits that were enhanced, added, or removed through genetic engineering.

Space - based tests of fundamental physics have a long history, from early tests of general relativity to more recent missions such as gravity probe B and proposed missions to test the equivalence principle (STE - QUEST) and gravitational decoherence (MAQRO).

They begin to understand unit and non-unit fractions as numbers on the number line, and deduce relations between them, such as size and equivalence.

Come and explore ways to build students» fractions sense in such a way as to support their understanding of equivalence, comparisons, and operations with fractions.

Students engage in algebraic reasoning about concepts such as equivalence and rates of change (slope) while they become skilled at manipulating expressions and solving equations with variables.

We are told that in translation there is no such thing as equivalence.

As such, Levine's appropriation reminds us that copying — whatever that might mean — need not level everything into equivalence, but rather insists on both the irreducible difference and continuity of things.

It is based on a Family of Standards, the only tool set up to enable multilateral equivalence between technical regulations and organic certification agencies across continents, such as Biocert India and Argencert.

On a broader plane, we need to continue to debate the degree to which it's appropriate to speak of «theft» of data in such a way that there's an equivalence, explicit or not, between taking data and taking someone's car or money, for example.

Three such approaches appear: a prescriptive approach that requires the use of digital signatures, based on a «false promise» of equivalence to manuscript signatures and «incorrect assurances that digital signatures are secure»; a minimalist approach that does not prescribe any technology, though some countries have followed UNCITRAL in requiring that e-signatures be appropriately reliable; and a hybrid or two - tier approach that allows e-signatures at large for some purposes and requires digital signatures for others.

This wording incorporates two important Community law principles which are explained further in the same judgment: «It is settled case law that in the absence of Community rules governing the matter it is for the domestic legal system of each member state to... lay down the detailed procedural rules governing actions for safeguarding rights which individuals derive from Community law, provided, however, that such rules are not less favourable than those governing similar domestic actions (the principle of equivalence) and do not render virtually impossible or excessively difficult the exercise of rights conferred by Community law (the principle of effectiveness).»