* Some curves that seem simple, such as the circle, cannot be described exactly by a Bézier or piecewise Bézier curve ; though a four-piece cubic Bézier curve can approximate a circle ( see Bézier spline ), with a maximum radial error of less than one part in a thousand, when each inner control point ( or offline point ) is the distance horizontally or vertically from an outer control point on a unit circle.

Euripides sometimes ' resolved ' the two syllables of the iamb (˘¯) into three syllables (˘˘˘) and this tendency increased so steadily over time that the number of resolved feet in a play can be understood to indicate the approximate date of composition ( see Extant plays below for one scholar's list of resolutions per hundred trimeters ).

Paul of Tarsus begins his first mission ( approximate date, see 47 ).

An approximate realization of a black body is a hole in the wall of a large enclosure ( see below ).

* St. Martin of Tours ( see 317 ) ( approximate date )

Real filters for real-time applications approximate the ideal filter by truncating and windowing the infinite impulse response to make a finite impulse response ; applying that filter requires delaying the signal for a moderate period of time, allowing the computation to " see " a little bit into the future.

Any conjectures are largely based on the date of her father's death ( 1006 ), the approximate date of her betrothal to Cnut ( 1004 × 1016, see below ) and the time by which she had borne him sons, whose ages are themselves difficult to establish.

George told Farrar that he had always wanted to see something penetrate the thin saucer section of the Enterprise, so a replica of the saucer was recreated and blown up ; the model was hung upside down so that the explosion could be flipped to approximate the zero gravity effects.

In the particular set of coordinates exampled above, much of the time-dependence of the elements has been omitted as unknown or undetermined, for example, the element n allows an approximate time-dependence of the element M to be calculated, but the other elements and n itself are treated as constant, which represents a temporary approximation, see Osculating elements.

It is easy to see that the eigenvalues lie in the approximate point spectrum.

In fact, it is even approximately equal to ( see also approximate arithmetic for very large numbers ).

A cash value option, when chosen by a jackpot winner ( see below ), pays the approximate present value of the installments.

Perspective ( from Latin perspicere, to see through ) in the graphic arts, such as drawing, is an approximate representation, on a flat surface ( such as paper ), of an image as it is seen by the eye.

While it is known that radiometric dating methods can only provide approximate dates ( see also this discussion of radiocarbon dating ), the uncertainty associated with each method is known and limited.

The other use of the ceteris paribus clause is to see it as a means for obtaining an approximate solution.

In everyday conversation, and in informal literature, it is common to see lengths measured in units of objects of which everyone knows the approximate width.

Whereas efficient exact algorithms have been found for the signed sorting by reversals see Shamir, Robert Tarjan | Tarjan, 1997, the problem of sorting by reversals has been proven to be hard even to approximate to within certain constant factor Marek Karpinski | Karpinski, 1999, and also proven to be approximable in polynomial time to within the approximation factor 1. 375 Marek Karpinski | Karpinski, Hannenhalli, 2002.

So taking the norm of the matrix as an approximate eigenvalue one can see that the method will converge to the dominant eigenvector.

The juxtaposition of the terms with the sessions is approximate ; see the footnotes for actual dates of special appointments, elections, resignations or deaths.

This relationship is used in engineering, for example to approximate a factor of two in power as 3 dB ( actual is 3. 0103 dB – see 3dB-point ), or to relate a kilobyte to a kibibyte ; see binary prefix.

See Galois theory for a theoretical explanation of why this is so, and see numerical analysis for ways to approximate roots of polynomials numerically.

* An approximate region within China ; see Northern and southern China

At the same time, a major proportion of these young men and women see religion as a means of personal adjustment, an anchor for family life, a source of emotional security.

The virtue of this elevated position allowed spectators to see multiple scales simultaneously, viewing city blocks in proportion to a highway system as well as artificially controlled trees in glass domes.

A significant proportion of students, especially boys, remain in yeshiva until marriage ( which is often arranged through facilitated dating – see shiduch ), and many study in a kollel ( Torah study institute for married men ) for many years after marriage.

Remarkably high proportion of the species among its flora and fauna, 27 % of the 3, 210 flowering plants and 22 % of the mammals ( see List ), are endemic.

Since even small amounts of lead have been found detrimental to health, lead in plumbing solder was replaced by silver ( food grade applications ) or antimony, with copper often added, and the proportion of tin was increased ( see Lead-free solder.

Yale, like other Ivy League schools, instituted policies in the early 20th century designed to increase the proportion of white Protestants of notable families in the student body ( see numerus clausus ), and was one of the last of the Ivies to eliminate such preferences, beginning with the class of 1970.

* the Bayesian probability or degree-of-belief interpretation of probability, as opposed to frequency or proportion or propensity interpretations: see probability interpretation

Seine-Saint-Denis is the French department with the highest proportion of immigrants: 21. 7 % at the 1999 census ( see table below ).

The city has a high proportion of Native Americans, most of whom are members of the Cahuilla tribe in proximity to the Agua Caliente Cahuilla tribal board in Palm Springs ( see also Mission Creek Indian Reservation ).

Wallonia became the second industrial power of the world in proportion to its territory and to its population ( see further ).

The form of debt involved in banking accounts for a large proportion of the money in most industrialised nations ( see money, broad money, and demand deposits for a discussion of this ).

While in theory every STV election should see the right number of candidates elected through reaching the quota, in practice many voters may only vote for a small proportion of the candidates on the ballot paper, such as only those candidates from one party, or even only one candidate.

As the angle increases between the direction at a right angle to the surface and the direction of the rays of sunlight, the insolation is reduced in proportion to the cosine of the angle ; see effect of sun angle on climate.

Patti enjoyed the trappings of fame and wealth but she was not profligate with her earnings, especially after losing a large proportion of her assets as a result of the break-up of her first marriage ( see below ).

Males provide parental care in proportion to their mating success, so it is not uncommon to see two males and a female provisioning nestlings at one nest.

According to Vasari, " This casting, which is admirable, acquired very great fame and repute for him by reason of the proportion and grace that it shows in all its parts ; and whosoever observes this work well can see that the design is good, and that the craftsman was a man of judgment and of practised ability.

Fan fiction ( see below ) and its Japanese counterpart, doujinshi, account for an enormous proportion of all erotica being written today ; doujinshi mostly hand-published, fanfic mostly online.

Firearms statistics in England and Wales include airguns and imitations guns which make up a high proportion of these recorded offences ( see under " Firearms crime " below ).

Here we see a system where there are more than two morphs: the phenotypes are A, B, AB and O are present in all human populations, but vary in proportion in different parts of the world.

As light strikes the photocathode, electrons are emitted in proportion to the intensity of the light ( see photoelectric effect ).

To see how a small sector with a fixed price can effect the way rest of the flexible prices behave, suppose that there are two sectors in the economy: a proportion a with flexible prices P < sub > f </ sub > and a proportion 1-a that are affected by menu costs with sticky prices P < sub > m </ sub >.

" Ninety-seven percent of the people who go to see Ghosts are nasty-minded people who find the discussion of nasty subjects to their taste, in exact proportion to their nastiness " – Sporting and Dramatic News