More generally, suppose that an experiment consists of a number of independent trials, that each trial results in either a `` success '' or a `` non-success '' ( `` failure '' ), and that the probability of success remains constant from trial to trial.

In the marksmanship example, a trial consists of `` one round shot at a target '' with outcome either one bull's-eye ( success ) or none ( failure ).

Pure altruism consists of sacrificing something for someone other than the self ( e. g. sacrificing time, energy or possessions ) with no expectation of any compensation or benefits, either direct, or indirect ( e. g., receiving recognition for the act of giving ).

The monomers are called nucleotides, and each consists of three components: a nitrogenous heterocyclic base ( either a purine or a pyrimidine ), a pentose sugar, and a phosphate group.

The most common is the pound lock, which consists of a chamber within which the water level can be raised or lowered connecting either two pieces of canal at a different level or the canal with a river or the sea.

A hop consists of jumping over a single adjacent piece, either one's own or an opponent's, to the unoccupied space directly beyond in the same line of direction.

The design consists of silver helmets, silver pants, and either blue or white jerseys.

When framed in wood for snug fitting of a door, the doorway consists of two vertical jambs on either side, a lintel or head jamb at the top, and perhaps a threshold at the bottom.

Arnauld thought that a proposition or judgment consists of taking two different ideas and either putting them together or rejecting them:

It consists of various national-level political parties in Europe advocating either full political independence ( statehood ), or some form of devolution or self-governance for their country or region.

( Actually a single " Galvanic cell "; a battery properly consists of multiple cells, connected in either parallel or series pattern.

The floor of the Grand Gallery consists of a shelf or step on either side, wide, leaving a lower ramp wide between them.

The uniform design consists of red trim and either Navy blue or white jerseys.

A double-strung harp consists of two rows of diatonic strings one on either side of the neck.

In mathematics, Horner's method ( also known as Horner scheme in the UK or Horner's rule in the U. S .) is either of two things: ( i ) an algorithm for calculating polynomials, which consists in transforming the monomial form into a computationally efficient form ; or ( ii ) a method for approximating the roots of a polynomial.

In the United States, the first of these four years consists of either a transitional or internal medicine internship, which includes broad exposure to general adult medicine.

The team's logo is a fleur-de-lis ( a symbol of the City of New Orleans and of France's Royal Family, which included the House of Bourbon ), while its uniform design consists of gold helmets, gold pants, and either black or white jerseys.

The heraldic badge, referred to by the CHA as the mark of the Prime Ministership of Canada, consists of four red maple leaves joined at the stem on a white field (" Argent four maple leaves conjoined in cross at the stem Gules "); the augmentation has, so far, been granted either as a canton sinister or centred in the chief.

A submarine sandwich, also known as a hero sandwich, Italian Sandwich, sub, hoagie, torpedo or grinder amongst many regional naming variations, is a sandwich that consists of a long roll of Italian or French bread, split lengthwise either into two pieces or opened in a " V " on one side, and filled with a variety of meats, cheeses, vegetables, seasonings, and sauces.

" Beans and Greens ," which consists of either white or brown beans alongside a " mess " of greens has always been popular in most parts of the South.

If either party consists of two or more members, all will come to attention, but only the most senior member of the party will offer ( or return ) the physical or verbal salute.

Prior to 1993, the U. S. Army employed the Commercial Heavy Equipment Transporter ( C-HET ), which consists of either the M746 or the M911 truck tractor, with the M747 semitrailer.

This type of partition consists of a wooden framework either supported on the floor below or by side walls.

Multi-kilowatt commercial UPS systems with large and easily accessible battery banks are capable of isolating and testing individual cells within a battery string, which consists of either combined-cell battery units ( such as 12-volt lead acid batteries ) or individual chemical cells wired in series.

Among the film's strongest detractors was Jonathan Rosenbaum, who described it as " creepy " and claimed " this characterless world of Manhattan-Venice-Paris, where love consists only of self-validation, and political convictions of any kind are attributable to either hypocrisy or a brain condition, the me-first nihilism of Allen's frightened worldview is finally given full exposure, and it's a grisly thing to behold.

The device consists of a series of beads on parallel wires arranged in three separate rows.

The ACLU consists of two separate non-profit organizations: the ACLU, and the ACLU Foundation.

The book consists of five separate poems.

A colloidal system consists of two separate phases: a dispersed phase ( or internal phase ) and a continuous phase ( or dispersion medium ) in which the colloid is dispersed.

India's present governing coalition, the United Progressive Alliance, consists of 13 separate parties.

It consists of a double-wide panel with its rotation axle in the centre, effectively creating two separate openings when the door is opened.

The heraldic achievement consists of five separate parts: shield, coronet, crest, supporters and motto.

The Prose Edda consists of a Prologue and three separate books: Gylfaginning, concerning the creation and foretold destruction and rebirth of the Norse mythical world, Skáldskaparmál, a dialogue between Ægir, a supernatural figure connected with the sea, and Bragi, a god connected with skaldship, and Háttatal, a demonstration of verse forms used in Norse mythology.

The County of Gotland consists of a single municipality and as there is no separate entity for a County Council, those tasks are handled by the municipality.

As of today, the Law Reform Commission recommendation still stands and has not as yet been acted upon ; the Firearms Act consists of the initial 1925 Act amended by approximately eighteen separate Acts and is well understood by only a handful of those directly involved in its drafting, amendment or usage.

The United Kingdom consists of three separate legal jurisdictions, but there are some features common to all of them.

The benchmark consists of 22 separate tests, including public domain components ( such as Sieve and Dhrystone ) as well as proprietary components.

The judiciary consists of the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, and the Court of Appeal as well as the separate administrative courts.

The port, which consists of separate facilities at Apapa and Tin Can Island, has a rail connection to points inland.

The unit consists of separate elements, from left to right ; power supply, controller, relay units for in-and output

The game consists of around 28 separate " levels " or " maps ", grouped into four episodes.

It consists of three signals — red, green, and blue — carried on three separate cables / pins.

The island ( s ) of Miquelon-Langlade consists of three formerly separate islands Miquelon ( 110 km² ), Langlade ( 91 km² ) and Le Cap.

Up to conjugacy the set of 3D point groups consists of 7 infinite series, and 7 separate ones.

This method consists of recording the declination angle at noon during some days before and after the solstice, trying to find two separate days with the same declination.

; Lambda calculus: A computation consists of an initial lambda expression ( or two if you want to separate the function and its input ) plus a finite sequence of lambda terms, each deduced from the preceding term by one application of Beta reduction.

A fuel-air explosive ( FAE ) device consists of a container of fuel and two separate explosive charges.

The origins of European engagement in marriage practice is found in the Jewish law ( Torah ), first exemplified by Abraham, and outlined in the last Talmudic tractate of the Nashim ( Women ) order, where marriage consists of two separate acts, called erusin ( or kiddushin, meaning sanctification

The excretory system consists of a single pair of protonephridia, which open through separate pores on the lateral underside of the animal, usually in the midsection of the body.

In general, every telecommunications network conceptually consists of three parts, or planes ( so called because they can be thought of as being, and often are, separate overlay networks ):