the rectification of a curve

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• Rectification — Rec ti*fi*ca tion (r?k t?*f?*k?1sh?n), n. [Cf. F. rectification.] 1. The act or operation of rectifying; as, the rectification of an error; the rectification of spirits. [1913 Webster] After the rectification of his views, he was incapable of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rectification of a globe — Rectification Rec ti*fi*ca tion (r?k t?*f?*k?1sh?n), n. [Cf. F. rectification.] 1. The act or operation of rectifying; as, the rectification of an error; the rectification of spirits. [1913 Webster] After the rectification of his views, he was… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rectification — has the following technical meanings. *Rectification, in astrology * Rectification (chemistry) *Chinese history see Cheng Feng *Rectification (geometry) truncating a polytope by marking the midpoints of all its edges, and cutting off its vertices …   Wikipedia

• rectification — noun 1. (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation • Derivationally related forms: ↑rectify • Topics: ↑chemistry, ↑chemical science • Hypernyms: ↑refining, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Arc length — Determining the length of an irregular arc segment is also called rectification of a curve. Historically, many methods were used for specific curves. The advent of infinitesimal calculus led to a general formula that provides closed form… …   Wikipedia

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• Batch distillation — Batch distillationcite book|author=Kister, Henry Z.|title= Distillation Design|edition=1st Edition |publisher=McGraw Hill|year=1992|id=ISBN 0 07 034909 6] refers to the use of distillation in batches, meaning that a mixture is distilled to… …   Wikipedia

• Rectifier — A rectifier is an electrical device that converts alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC), a process known as rectification. Rectifiers have many uses including as components of power supplies and as detectors of radio signals. Rectifiers …   Wikipedia

• Diode — Figure 1: Closeup of a diode, showing the square shaped semiconductor crystal (black object on left) …   Wikipedia

• mathematics — /math euh mat iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically. 2. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) mathematical procedures,… …   Universalium