In physics and engineering the quality factor or Q factor is a dimensionless parameter that compares the time constant for decay of an oscillating physical system's amplitude to its oscillation period
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- ΔQ = heat input or heat lost, Joules
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(qf) of encoded video streams (a.k.a. frame quality) is the amount of bits for each pixel in a given video
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In cryptography, Q is a block cipher invented by Leslie McBride
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a free emulator software that runs on Mac OS X, including OS X on PowerPC
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Street Fighter character
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a fixed point number format where the number of fractional bits (and optionally the number of integer bits) is specified
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of a bicycle is the distance (measured parallel to the bottom bracket axle) between the pedal attachment points on the crank arms
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functional programming language based on term rewriting
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In mathematics, a rational number is a number which can be expressed as a ratio of two integers
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The first quasars were discovered with radio telescopes in the late 1950s
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In mathematics, Robinson arithmetic, or Q, is a finitely axiomatized fragment of Peano arithmetic (PA), first set out in Robinson (1950)
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In group theory, the quaternion group is a non-abelian group of order 8
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(FDR) control is a statistical method used in multiple hypothesis testing to correct for multiple comparisons
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usually expressed with the symbol Q, is the ratio of fusion power produced in a nuclear fusion reactor to the power required to maintain the plasma in steady state
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a proprietary array processing language developed by Arthur Whitney and commercialized by Kx Systems
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Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway
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a music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130,179 as of June 2007
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Its president is Chudary Shujhat Hussain
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Radio is a digital radio station, broadcasting on DAB in London, digital television across the UK and online
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The nucleoside of queuine is queuosine
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a single released in 1990/1991 by Mental Cube aka Future Sound of London
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from the German Quelle, "source"
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Norwegian dairy brand
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a United States Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance equivalent to a United States Department of Defense Top Secret (TS) clearance + Critical Nuclear Weapon Design Information (CNWDI)
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Greek operator
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smartphone released in 2006
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a ratio comparing the value of a company given by financial markets with the value of a company's assets
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Max Q also called Q
In aerospace engineering, max Q is the point of maximum dynamic pressure, the point at which aerodynamic stress on a spacecraft in atmospheric flight is maximized
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In fluid dynamics dynamic pressure (indicated with q, or Q, and sometimes called velocity pressure) is the quantity defined by: where (using SI units)
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played by John de Lancie, is a character in the Star Trek mythology who appears in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager
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a way to measure the familiarity and appeal of a brand, company, celebrity, cartoon character or television show
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a television network owned GMA Network, Inc. The network was formed after GMA Network leased the entire airtime block of ZOE Broadcasting Network flagship station DZOE-TV 11, after Citynet Television (lastly named Channel [V] Philippines) was closed
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Spike Milligan's Q was a surreal television comedy sketch show which ran from 1969 to 1983 on BBC Two
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the tenth single by the Japanese group AAA
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a controversial 2001 film directed by cult Japanese director Takashi Miike
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a Canadian radio show, which debuted on CBC Radio One on April 16, 2007
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British music magazine
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Q=E(\mboxReactants)-E(\mboxProducts)\! A reaction with a positive Q value is exothermic ie. has a net release of energy, whilst a reaction with a negative Q value is endothermic ie. requires a net energy input
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a multipurpose arena in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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a musical conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, who wrote the music and lyrics, and directed by Jason Moore
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a 1982 horror film written and directed by Larry Cohen and starring Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, David Carradine, and Richard Roundtree
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a fictional character in the James Bond novels and films
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released by Mr. Children on September 27, 2000
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a disco group formed in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, USA
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a Y-chromosomal DNA (Y-DNA) haplogroup
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In human mitochondrial genetics, Haplogroup Q is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup
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a vocabulary for accurately describing the human body and associated components, conditions, processes and process in a science-based manner
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a fundamental conserved property of some subatomic particles, which determines their electromagnetic interaction
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heat also called Q
In physics, heat, symbolized by Q, is energy transferred from one body or system to another due to a difference in temperature
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abbreviated as Gln or Q; the abbreviation Glx or Z represents either glutamate or glutamic acid
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In chemistry, reaction quotient is a quantitative measure of the extent of reaction, the relative proportion of products and reactants present in the reaction mixture at some instant of time
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American music impresario, conductor, record producer, musical arranger, film composer and trumpeter
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a small techno band formed in 1982 by Jon St. James and Stacey Swain. Ross Wood was also a group member, and Jon Van Tongeren was involved as well
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a synthpop and dance-pop singer, dancer and actress
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the pen-name of the Cornish writer
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historical novel by Luther Blissett first published in Italian in 2000
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the seventeenth letter of the modern Latin alphabet
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