Sentences with phrase «which equals the length»

(One sawk is a traditional measurement which equals the length from an adult's elbow to his fingertips.)

Not exact matches

What Newton wants to claim here is that absolute space and absolute time have intrinsic structures in terms of which measures such as equal lengths and equal durations may be determined.

Or, we have units (minutes, hours, etc.) each of which is entirely homogeneous within its boundaries and identical with all units of equal length.

The standard length of these adult accessories is 45 centimeters, which equals to about 18 inches.

- Standard length of our necklaces for babies is 32 centimeters, which equals to about 12,6 inches.

Now some studies have shown that the differences are likely cultural: the Müller - Lyer visual illusion, which shows two lines of equal length where one is often perceived, at least by American undergrads, as longer than the other, is actually not an illusion at all for the San foragers of the Kalahari.

Here's hoping that solving P versus NP turns out to be faster than proving the Honeycomb conjecture, which states that if you need to divide a surface into tiled shapes of equal size, a hexagon is the shape that requires the smallest length of dividing lines.

The Greek scholar Eratosthenes later came remarkably close to computing the size of the globe using the stadium, a standard of measurement equal to the length of an ancient Olympic footrace, which by modern calculations was between 607 and 738 feet.

Bins were constructed by using an algorithm in which each bin contained approximately equal numbers of participants with bin length defined by distance in base pairs.

«We were able to do that by dividing the genome in small blocks of equal lengths from which we inferred genealogy.»

Today is the autumn equinox, which means: the day and night are equal in length.

There have been a couple of variations of material and length to hit this seasons most fashionable wardrobes — the most trending being the shorter denim sleeveless jacket, a longer, more structured and suit orientated sleeveless number, and the camo version, which is military based and equal parts practical and fashionable!

It's not as maddening to think about a reply as it is the first point of contact — which we've talked about at length — but, for some, it's an equal struggle.

The equinox is the day in which the sun shines directly on the equator, making the length of day and night nearly equal.

The spring equinox is one of only two days of the year (the other is in the fall) in which the sun shines directly on the equator, making the length of day and night basically equal.

One item for me made a great difference in comfort, which was that my 2017 model shipped with three head end poles of equal length, as opposed to prior years where the head end poles where two longer pieces and then a five inch center, connecting section.

I transferred into the shorter program and lost eligibility for Direct Subsidized Loans because I have received Direct Subsidized Loans for a period that equals or exceeds my new, lower maximum eligibility period, which is based on the length of the new program?

The correct build for the breed is «square», which means their legs are long enough that their height is approximately equal to their length.

Back to the topic, though: Trine 3 is pretty short, which in itself would not necessarily be a problem, after all length doesn't equal quality.

The combined measurements of the two walls equal the length of Klimt's Beethoven Frieze, which the artist references in various ways for this chapter.

In the present work, forty - one lengths of striped, brightly coloured cord run at equal intervals horizontally through a vast, textural black and white surface, which is formed from impacted layers of paper that Bradford has abraded with sanding tools.

The width of each panel seems equal, but the length of the red is greater, which feels counterintuitive.

The title of this ensemble, The Equinox, makes reference to both the biannual celestial event in which the sun crosses the equator, causing day and night to be of equal length, and to esoteric traditions that study natural phenomena as a key to harnessing nature's power.

That observation lead to the suggestion of the existence of a long cycle, or secular variation, the length of which was estimated at that time to be equal to 55 years (Peristykh & Damon, 2003).

[Cook et al 1990 recommend that a cubic - smoothing spline be used, one in which the 50 % frequency response equals ~ 75 % of the record length (n).