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Meanings of isotropy in inglés

ruso
изотропный
portugués
isotropia
catalán
isòtrop
español
isótropa

(Physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions.

isótropa
Synonyms
Examples for "symmetry"
Examples for "symmetry"
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A symmetry of consumption has given way to a minefield of choice.
Wired
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I use a systems board to train symmetry every time I train.
Rock and Ice Magazine
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Our results demonstrate the power of symmetry to describe complex quantum behaviors.
Pubmed
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Now let us examine the symmetry as manifested in the corrected arrangement.
The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1
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What interests the Guardian is the symmetry of the ensemble and dignity.
Letters from the Guardian to Australia and New Zealand
Usage of isotropy in inglés
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Earlier observational studies had previously detected deviations from isotropy in the orientation of galaxies.
The South African
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Assuming isotropy, a log-normal distribution of the magnitude can account for the observed dependency of the components.
Pubmed
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De Vries often states the principle of isotropy as one of his central conclusions: all characters may mutate in all directions.
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
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Even more significantly, de Vries recognizes that isotropy must be asserted to validate Darwinian selection at the higher level of evolutionary trends.
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
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But we rarely encounter a "pure" saltationist who accepts isotropy for large-scale changes and rejects all notions of preferred directionality.
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
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But de Vries represents our instructive "pure" case of one without the other- asaltationistwho accepted the isotropy of these immediate and substantial changes.
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
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And I pointed out that the isotropy (or undirectedness) of variational raw material acts as a prerequisite for granting natural selection this potentially creative role.
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
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(Saltationism precluded any role for selection in the origin of species; but mutational isotropy resurrected the Darwinian apparatus at the higher level of evolutionary trends.)
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory