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Comparisons
People often examine things and objects by comparing their similarities or differences in order to judge the specific characteristics, qualities and the degree of their merit. This category includes all the questions and answers to relate things with their similarities and to distinguish with their differences that decide their specific nature in contrast to their counterparts being compared.
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Are heavier on Earth or Mercury?
You would be only 38% of your weight on Mercury as you are on earth. If you weigh 180 pounds on earth you would then only weigh 68.4 pounds on Mercury.
What is the difference between a Southern accent and an Appalachian accent?
The Appalachian accent is more based on Scots-Irish, as those were the groups which settled there. They have many unique slang terms and idioms. The Southern accent is more of a slow drawl of regular English, with the words just pronounced slightly differently. Appalachian is more quick, with a harder sound to many of the words.
A metaphor
A simile is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two things starting that one thing is the same as the other.
What is the definition of Exotic?
The main meaning of exotic is 'of foreign origin or character', meaning something is not native to a given area.
Due to it pertaining to something unfamiliar or foreign, it has also come to mean 'intriguingly unusual or different; excitingly strange'.
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What is the definition of unsatisfactory?
something that does not please, or satisfy someone the definition of unsatisfactory is unsatified......which means not happy with.
Comparison between Absolute Growth rate with Relative Growth Rate?
Measurement and the comparison of total growth per unit time is called absolute growth rate whereas the identification of speed of plant growth is called absolute growth rate.
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Who is stronger lammergeier or condor?
If the two species were to get into a fight, the lammergeier/bearded vulture would probably win.
Lammergeiers are old world vultures and more closely related to eagles and hawks. They have stronger feet than new world vultures (like the California Condor) to carry large pieces of bones high into the air and are also more protected due to the feathers on their heads.
New world vultures like the Condor are more related to storks. They have weaker feet, not meant for grasping, and can often fall prey to stronger raptors such as eagles.
What is the exact quantity that people agree to use for comparison?
A "standard". In manufacturing, it may be refered to as a "master" when used to calibrate instruments that measure size, but it is still a standard.
Where is a comparison chart of grams converted to teaspoons in foods with sugar content?
While this is not a comparison chart of grams converted to teaspoons, one gram is equivalent to one fifth of a teaspoon. So there are 5 grams to a teaspoon
Do organic compounds have a higher boiling point?
Higher than what?
Some organic compounds (e.g. propane, butane) have very very low boiling points making them gases at room temperature.
Certain inorganic compounds (e.g. tungsten carbide) have boiling points so high that before those compounds boiled all organic compounds would not only have boiled but would have decomposed into their elements or very simple inorganic carbon compounds (e.g. carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide).
What is the difference between print and nonprint sources?
print source consists mostly of text ; nonprint sources consist mostly of images and sound
How does the size of Hong Kong compare to Washington D.C.?
Hong Kong is six times larger than Washington, DC.
State the applications of linear convolution?
Convolution and related operations are found in many applications of engineering and mathematics. * In statistics, as noted above, a weighted moving average is a convolution. * In probability theory, the probability distribution of the sum of two independent random variables is the convolution of their individual distributions. * In optics, many kinds of "blur" are described by convolutions. A shadow (e.g. the shadow on the table when you hold your hand between the table and a light source) is the convolution of the shape of the light source that is casting the shadow and the object whose shadow is being cast. An out-of-focus photograph is the convolution of the sharp image with the shape of the iris diaphragm. The photographic term for this is bokeh. * Similarly, in digital image processing, convolutional filtering plays an important role in many important algorithms in edge detection and related processes. * In linear acoustics, an echo is the convolution of the original sound with a function representing the various objects that are reflecting it. * In artificial reverberation (digital signal processing, pro audio), convolution is used to map the impulse response of a real room on a digital audio signal (see previous and next point for additional information). * In electrical engineering and other disciplines, the output (response) of a (stationary, or time- or space-invariant) linear system is the convolution of the input (excitation) with the system's response to an impulse or Dirac delta function. See LTI system theory and digital signal processing. * In time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy, the excitation signal can be treated as a chain of delta pulses, and the measured fluorescence is a sum of exponential decays from each delta pulse. * In physics, wherever there is a linear system with a "superposition principle", a convolution operation makes an appearance. * This is the fundamental problem term in the Navier Stokes Equations relating to the Clay Institute of Mathematics Millennium Problem and the associated million dollar prize. * In digital signal processing, frequency filtering can be simplified by convolving two functions (data with a filter) in the time domain, which is analogous to multiplying the data with a filter in the frequency domain
It is also known as 'cross-border comparisons'
The level of GDP in different countries may be compared by converting their value in national currency according to either the current currency exchange rate, or the purchase power parity exchange rate.
- Current currency exchange rate is the exchange rate in the international currency market.
- Purchasing power parity exchange rate is the exchange rate based on the purchasing power parity (PPP) of a currency relative to a selected standard (usually the US dollar). This is a comparative (and theoretical) exchange rate, the only way to directly realize this rate is to sell an entire CPI basket in one country, convert the cash at the currency market rate & then rebuy that same basket of goods in the other country (with the converted cash). Going from country to country, the distribution of prices within the basket will vary; typically, non-tradable purchases will consume a greater proportion of the basket's total cost in the higher GDP country, per the Balassa-Samuelson effect.
The ranking of countries may differ significantly based on which method is used.
- The current exchange rate method converts the value of goods and services using global currency exchange rates. The method can offer better indications of a country's international purchasing power and relative economic strength. For instance, if 10% of GDP is being spent on buying hi-tech foreign arms, the number of weapons purchased is entirely governed by current exchange rates, since arms are a traded product bought on the international market. There is no meaningful 'local' price distinct from the international price for high technology goods.
- The purchasing power parity method accounts for the relative effective domestic purchasing power of the average producer or consumer within an economy. The method can provide a better indicator of the living standards of less developed countries, because it compensates for the weakness of local currencies in the international markets. For example, India ranks 11th by nominal GDP, but fourth by PPP. The PPP method of GDP conversion is more relevant to non-traded goods and services.
There is a clear pattern of the purchasing power parity method decreasing the disparity in GDP between high and low income (GDP) countries, as compared to the current exchange rate method. This finding is called the Penn effect.
What is the difference between bacterial cidal and bacterial static?
Bacterial cidal kills the bacteria, while bacterial static only stops it from growing and reproducing.
Are weighing the pros and cons important in decision making?
Weighing the pros and cons is the most used method in decision making. By writing the pros and cons of a problem down on a piece of paper, you get a visual layout of the decision that needs to be made.
What are the pros and cons of the Sky Box HD?
Pros for the Sky Box HD is that it can hold a lot of storage on it so that one can tape more shows or movies. A downside about it is that the sound can be limited.
