The term pathogen came into practice in the 1880s. The term is most often used for agents that disrupt the normal physiology of a multicellular... View Article
An oxidizing agent (oxidant), gains electrons and is reduced in a chemical reaction. It is also known as electron acceptor. The oxidizing agent... View Article
Broadly speaking, group theory is the study of symmetry. When we are dealing with an object that appears symmetric, group theory can help with... View Article
In physics, the observer effect is the theory that the mere observation of a phenomenon inevitably changes that phenomenon. When this 'observer... View Article
In the field of physics, the barometric pressure (which is also referred to as the atmospheric pressure) is the pressure contained within the... View Article
As per the international system of units (often abbreviated to SI), the pascal is the derived unit of pressure which can be used in order to... View Article
As per the international system of units (often abbreviated to SI), the Newton is the derived unit of force which is denoted by the symbol N.... View Article
In electronics, the term ‘noise’ can be defined as any unwanted disturbance in a useful electrical signal. The amount of noise and the type of... View Article
SONAR is an acronym for the term ‘sound navigation ranging’. It is a technique that involves the usage of sound propagation for navigational... View Article
In the fields of material science and physics, the plasticity of a solid substance can be defined as the ability of that solid to undergo... View Article
In the field of continuum mechanics, the infinitesimal strain theory (also referred to as the small displacement theory, the small deformation... View Article
Linear elasticity can be defined as a mathematical model that describes how solid objects undergo deformation and become internally stressed when... View Article
Young’s modulus, also referred to as the Young modulus, is a mechanical property of substances that offers insight into the stiffness of... View Article
Analog devices can be defined as a combination of analog machines and analog media that, together, have the ability to record, measure,... View Article
Analog signals can be defined as continuous signals whose time-varying features (also known as their variables or their variable features) are... View Article
Digital signals are the signals that represent data in terms of a sequence of discrete values. However, it is important to note that the digital... View Article
A Wheatstone bridge can be defined as an electrical circuit in which an unknown electrical resistance can be measured with the help of two... View Article
Induced emf is also known as induced electromotive force, electromagnetic induction, and electromotive force induction. It can be defined as... View Article
An AC generator can be defined as a device that has the ability to convert mechanical energy (which is fed to it as an input) into electrical... View Article
