They measured the circumference of a circle as three times the diameter and the area as one-twelfth the square of the circumference, which would be correct if < span style =" font-family: symbol ;"> pi </ span > were fixed at 3.

Statistically, the receiver has a 20 % chance of randomly guessing the correct symbol, so in order to demonstrate telepathy, they must repeatedly score a success rate that is significantly higher than 20 %.

The last symbol in a burst and the first symbol in the following burst are accordingly separated by m correct bits or more.

These delays mean that part or all of a given symbol will be spread into the subsequent symbols, thereby interfering with the correct detection of those symbols.

They described a systematic way of building codes that could detect and correct multiple random symbol errors.

In the culture of the Israelites, the rod would be a natural symbol of authority, as the tool used by the shepherd to correct and guide his flock ( Psalm 23: 4 ).

The receiver must recover the bits on the stream using any of the techniques of clock / data recovery and find then the correct symbol boundary.

* Reed – Solomon error correction, a systematic way of building codes that can be used to detect and correct multiple random symbol errors

When the experimental conditions were reversed, rewarding bees for choosing the inner passage marked with a symbol that was different from the entrance symbol, the bees again learned to choose the correct path.

** Millimetre length and Millilitre volume, erroneously spelled " mil " instead of the metric unit symbol " mm " and " ml " or correct abbreviation " milli ".

The ejective affricate in the name Gwich ’ in is usually written with symbol U + 2019, though the correct character for this use ( with expected glyph and typographic properties ) is U + 02BC.

Of these the first is etymologically correct ; the second was suggested by the fact, for which there is early evidence, that the singer was accustomed to hold a staff ( ῥάβδος rhabdos ) in his hand, perhaps, like the sceptre in the Homeric assembly, as a symbol of the right to a hearing or to " emphasize the rhythm or to give grandeur to their gestures ".

This ancient symbol dates back to the Egyptian times and is long rumoured to bring good fortune, providing the whisky is poured in the correct manner, by holding the bottle with the Ankh cross in the centre of your palm.

" First worn publicly by Jeremy Irons at the 1991 Tony Awards, the ribbon soon became renowned as an international symbol of AIDS awareness, becoming a politically correct fashion accessory on the lapels of celebrities.

# On the ships ' funnels the symbol was reversed on the port side but correct on the starboard side, so the ' top ' arrow was always pointing towards the bow of the ship.

In this context system, Richards develops a tri-part semiotics — symbol, thought and referent with three relations between them ( thought to symbol = correct, thought-referent = adequate, symbol-reference = true ) ( 11 ).

Example of use and misuse of " baud rate ": It is correct to write " the baud rate of my COM port is 9, 600 " if we mean that the bit rate is 9, 600 bit / s, since there is one bit per symbol in this case.

One might argue that the ultimate purpose of literary scholarship is to correct this spontaneous provincialism that is likely to obscure the horizons of the general public, of the newspaper critic, and of the creative artist himself.

Whether or not Danchin is correct in suggesting that Thompson's resumption of the opium habit also dates from this period is, of course, a matter of conjecture.

If Krutch is correct, tragedy may have quite the opposite effect.

This mother is quite correct.

The first step in using a formula is to insert the numerical values of the factors involved in their correct positions in the formula.

However, it is essential that the various mathematical symbols used in the equations be understood so that the mathematical processes can be done properly and in their correct order.

When more than two figures are separated by subtraction symbols the subtraction must be carried out from the left to right if the result is to be correct.

Look at the physical features of the land to determine how desirable it is for use, what can be done to correct the faults, and what it will cost to make the area meet your needs in comparison to other sites.

The best way to determine the correct figure ( in captives ) is by direct observation of pairs isolated from birth, a method that produced surprising results: maturing of a male Indian python in less than two years, his mate in less than three ; ;

probably it is correct to think of it as a matter of a well-grooved, stereotyped mode of expression -- and no, or but a few, other communicational grooves, as yet -- being there, available for the patient's use, as newly-emerging emotions and ideas well up in him over the course of months.

If this analysis is correct, the suburban branches will turn out to be what management's cost accountants refuse to acknowledge, marginal operations rather than major factors.

The operator must continually supply the correct amount of turning current to the gyro torquers so that the effect of gyro drift is canceled.

If the polarity is correct, the platform will turn until the heading error angle is zero.

In American romance, almost nothing rates higher than what the movie men have called `` meeting cute '' -- that is, boy-meets-girl seems more adorable if it doesn't take place in an atmosphere of correct and acute boredom.

`` Both because of our culture's stress on beauty and our improved economic conditions, some parents demand that the dentist try to correct a problem before it is wise to do so.

That is, if he marks as most correct a reading not meant for him, the total experimental score falls.

It is possible to find out in which categories most of her correct statements fall, and where she makes most of her `` hits ''.

The sheik smiled and murmured: `` That is precisely correct ''.

A publicity release from Oregon Physicians Service, of which Harvey is president, quoted him as saying the welfare office move to Salem, instead of `` crippling '' the agency, had provided an avenue to correct administrative weaknesses, with the key being improved communications between F & A and the commission staff.

One of his problems in life is that he can rarely find the correct words to express what he means.

It is thus a term used to describe attempts to use philosophical methods to identify the morally correct course of action in various fields of human life.

Bioethics, for example, is concerned with identifying the correct approach to matters such as euthanasia, or the allocation of scarce health resources, or the use of human embryos in research.

Now, the uses of < var > y </ var > in the last block can simply use < var > y </ var >< sub > 3 </ sub >, and they'll obtain the correct value either way.

alpina at the lower rank of variety, in which case the correct name is Juniperus communis var.