The Illustrated Dictionary of Electronics - Loscha

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Page 8 and 9: ContentsPreface ixAcknowledgmentsxi
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Page 17 and 18: 2 abhenry • absolute errorand is
Page 19 and 20: 4 absolute units • A-B testabsolu
Page 21 and 22: 6 accentuator • accuracy ratingac
Page 23 and 24: 8 ac meter • acoustic feedbackac
Page 25 and 26: 10 acoustic radiometer • ac plate
Page 27 and 28: 12 active communications satellite
Page 29 and 30: 14 adapter • address generationau
Page 31 and 32: 16 admittance • affirmativeadmitt
Page 33 and 34: 18 aircraft flutter • airwavesair
Page 35 and 36: 20 align • alloy diodealign 1. To
Page 37 and 38: 22 alternating-charge characteristi
Page 39 and 40: 24 AMI • Amperian whirlCharacter
Page 41 and 42: 26 amplifying delay line • amplit
Page 43 and 44: 28 analog inverting adder • AND c
Page 45 and 46: 30 angle of conduction • anhyster
Page 47 and 48: 32 anomalous propagation • antenn
Page 49 and 50: 34 antenna polarization • anthrop
Page 51 and 52: 36 antiphase • A plusantiphase Th
Page 53 and 54: 38 arc cosecant • area coderadian
Page 55 and 56: 40 arm • arsenicarm 1. Any of the
Page 57 and 58: 42 assemble • astrionicsSymbols f
Page 59 and 60: 44 atmospheric bending • atomic r
Page 61 and 62: 46 attraction • audio-frequency f
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48 audio oscillator • auroral pro
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auxiliary equipment • avalanche b
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axial leads • azusa 55axial leads
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ackbone • back resistance 57backb
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Bakelite • balanced low-pass filt
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62 bandstop filter • bar meterban
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64 baseband frequency response •
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66 battery • beaconVOLTAIC CELL,
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68 beam-positioning magnet • beat
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70 berkelium • biased offberkeliu
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72 bifilar electrometer • bimorph
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74 binaural • biofeedback monitor
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76 bismuth • black boxbismuth Sym
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78 bleeder temperature • blocking
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80 BNC • Boltzmann’s principleB
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82 booster battery • bow-tie test
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84 brass pounder • brevity codete
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86 bridge-type meter • British St
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88 broadside • bubble memorybroad
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90 bulk effect • burst generatort
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92 button microphone • bytethroug
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94 cadmium plating • calibrated s
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96 can • capacitive couplingcan 1
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98 capacitor • carbon-button ampl
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100 Carey-Foster bridge • carrier
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102 carry time • cascaded amplifi
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104 cathode • cavity lasercurrent
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106 cell counter • center-tapped
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108 ceramic transducer • change r
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110 character density • charge ca
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112 checking program • chirpprogr
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114 chopper stabilization • chrom
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116 circuit diagram • circular ma
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118 class-A amplifier • click met
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120 closed-circuit security system
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122 coaxial capacitor • codepicof
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124 coherent bundle • cold resist
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126 collector voltage • color fri
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128 color spectrum • coma lobesTo
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130 commercial-level security • c
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132 commutation • compasscommutat
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134 compensation theorem • comple
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136 component • compress(active c
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138 computer instruction • conden
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140 conduit • conic sectionscondu
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142 constant-current supply • con
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144 continuous duty • contrastCha
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146 control loop • convergence ma
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148 coordinate system • cordless
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150 corner reflector • corrosion-
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152 counterpoise • CPUto average
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154 critical frequency • cross mo
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156 cryotron • crystal loudspeake
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158 crystal tetrode • current ant
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160 current saturation • cutoff f
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162 cycling • Czochralski methodc
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164 damper winding • data-acquisi
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166 data receiver • daylight lamp
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168 dc converter • dc plate resis
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170 deadbeat • decade capacitorde
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172 decimal-coded digit • decommu
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174 definite-purpose component •
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delay timer • demodulator 177dela
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depth of discharge • designation
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deviation ratio In a frequency-modu
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diamond stylus • dielectric const
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Dietzhold network • differential
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differentiate • diffused sound 18
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digital computer • digital repres
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digit filter • diode-capacitor me
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diode peak voltmeter • diplex rec
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direct-conversion receiver • dire
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directional wattmeter • directivi
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direct scanning • discrete capaci
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disk coil • display loss 201disk
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distance mark • distributed compo
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diversity reception • DNL 205dive
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doohickey • dot 207doohickey A us
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double-coil direction finder A radi
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double-sideband transmitter • dou
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1. To excite (i.e., to supply with
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drop-tracks • dry flashover volta
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dual diode • Duant electrometer 2
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dumping • dust cover 219dumping T
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dynamic decay • dynamic range 221
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dynatron frequency meter • dyspro
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E avg • echo 225Symbol for AVERAG
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eddy-current loss • effective aco
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effective phase angle • eight-lev
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electret microphone • electrical
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electrical transducer • electric
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electric generator • electric res
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electrobath • electrode efficienc
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electrokinetics • electrolytic el
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electromagnetic energy conversion
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electromechanical • electromigrat
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electron gun • electronic counter
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electronic hygrometer • electroni
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electronic watch • electron strea
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electrophorus • electrostatic fie
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electrostatic transducer • elemen
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EM • emissivity 255EM 1. Abbrevia
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empirical design • end feed 257th
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end point • energy-level diagram
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entladungsstrahlen • epitaxial de
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equatorial orbit • equivalent ind
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equivalent wye • error correction
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ETC • even-line field 267ETC Abbr
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exciter • expandable 269exciter 1
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exponential horn • external dampi
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extreme • E zone 273quantity. 2.
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fader • fan-out 275tomotive high-
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fatigue • feedback factor 277bodi
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FE-EL • ferrite limiter 279FE-EL
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FET current meter • field coil 28
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filament • filler 283filament In
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filter transmission band • firing
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fixed-frequency oscillator • flan
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flat top • flight telerobotic ser
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floating probe • fluorescent mate
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flyback transformer • focal lengt
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folded pattern • fork oscillator
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FOSDIC • fps system of units 297F
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Fraunhofer region • frequency ban
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frequency function • frequency re
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front contact The movable contact o
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full-scale symmetry • function ge
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G 1. Symbol for CONDUCTANCE. 2. Abb
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gamma section • gaseous voltage r
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gated buffer • Gauss’ theorem 3
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General Packet Radio Service • ge
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GIGO • glucinium 315input to a co
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Graffiti • graphic panel 317a han
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greatest lower bound • grid resis
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ground connection • ground-mounte
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groundtrack • G-string antenna 32
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Gunnplexer • G-Y signal 325erable
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half-bridge • half-wavelength 327
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Hall generator • handoff 329Hall
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hard wiring • harmonic-distortion
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hat • head room 333hat 1. Also ca
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heat transfer • helical antenna 3
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Herschel-Quincke tube • heterodyn
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high-energy materials • high orde
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hiss filter • hole injector 341hi
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horizon • horizontal flowcharting
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horizontal sync pulse • hot line
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HSM • Huygens’ principle 347HSM
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hygroscopic material • hyperpolar
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hysteresis heater • Hz 351hystere
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ID • IEC 353ObjectDeflecting coil
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illuminated switch • image transf
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impedance-matching transformer •
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inclusive-OR • indexing 359each p
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indoor antenna • induction modula
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inductive trimmer • inertial guid
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information superhighway • inheri
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input • input/output module 367in
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insect robot • instantaneous spee
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instrument transformer • Integrat
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interactive photovoltaic system •
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intermittent commercial and amateur
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interpreter • intrinsic conductio
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inverse voltage • invister 379neg
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ionization trail • I RF 381ioniza
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ISDN • isoplanar 383ISDN Abbrevia
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J 1. Abbreviation for JOULE. 2. Sym
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jogging • J rule 387jogging Rapid
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K 1. General symbol for CONSTANT. 2
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keyboard keyer • keying speed 391
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kilogram-meter • kite-supported a
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Kraus antenna • kWh 395+−ARFC1R
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ladder network • lamp driver 397l
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lapping • laser diode 399lapping
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launching • LC 401InputZZZlattice
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lead-in • least-significant digit
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level-0 security • life 405willin
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light load • light sensor 407ligh
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linear amplifier • linear scale 4
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line filter • linkage 411power co
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liquid-pressure control • lm-hr 4
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loading factor • local side 415lo
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log e • logic probe 417log e Abbr
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long-term input offset voltage stab
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lowest usable frequency • low pow
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lug • LZT 423contact attached to
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macro- • magnetic balance 425macr
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magnetic field strength • magneti
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magnetic shielding • magnetic whi
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magnetostriction • main memory 43
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manual • maser 433book, or a set
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matching pad An inductance-capacita
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Maxwell’s equations • measurand
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medium tension • meltback transis
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mercury delay line • meson 441mer
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meteorology • metrology 443meteor
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microcomputer • micromodule 445mi
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microsystems electronics • midran
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millirutherford • minor lobe 449m
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mixture • moderator 451Input1Inpu
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modulation capability • modulator
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molecular conductance • monitor s
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Monte Carlo method • motorboating
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M scan • multiband receiver 459ba
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multiphase system • multiplex ste
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multipurpose meter • Musical Inst
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Mylar capacitor • myriametric wav
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nanowatt • natural frequency 467n
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near ultraviolet • negative expon
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negative resistance • nemo 471vol
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neper • network analog 473on comm
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neutrodon • nickel-iron 475neutro
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no-charge machine fault time • no
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noise reduction • nominal value 4
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nonillion • nonoscillating detect
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nonsynchronous vibrator • normal-
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notch sweep • n-type conduction 4
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null frequency • N zone 487nucleu
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occultation • odometry 489netic r
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ohmic contact • oil diffusion pum
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one output • on-state current 493
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open-fuse cutout • open-wire tran
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operating station • optical chara
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optical sound recording • Orange
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orthoacoustic recording • oscilla
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oscillatory current • out of phas
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output current • output transform
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overdrive • overload recovery tim
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oxide-coated cathode • ozone moni
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packet switching • panel meter 51
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parallel circuit • parallel opera
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parallel-wire line • parasitic ca
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passband • passive reflector 517p
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P band • peak envelope power 519P
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peak torque • PEP transistor 521+
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peripheral equipment • persistor
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phase compensation • phase opposi
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phasing capacitor • phonetic alph
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phosphorescence • photoelectric e
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photograph reception • photon 531
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pickoff • Pierce oscillator 533tu
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pincushion • pitch 535pincushion
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{plasma length • plated magnetic
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plate voltage • plug-in meter 539
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point defect • polarization 541it
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polarizing filter • polygraph 543
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positional notation • positive gh
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positive temperature coefficient
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power-amplifier device • power gr
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power switch • preamplifier 551+F
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preset element • primary coil 553
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print • private branch exchange 5
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program • promethium cell 557(the
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protective resistor • pseudo-inst
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pull-in voltage • pulse droop 561
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pulse train • purity control 563p
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push-push multiplier • PZT 565Inp
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QC • quad 567QC Abbreviation of Q
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quadripartite • quantized pulse m
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quarter wavelength • quartz plate
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quick-break switch • QWERTY 573qu
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adar • radial 575acronym for radi
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adioactive element • radio-freque
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adiolocator • radio spectroscope
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adiothermy • random feed 581radio
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atio detector • reactance 583diod
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eadthrough • receiver front end 5
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ecompile • rectified alternating
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eductionism • reflected power 589
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efractivity • rejection filter 59
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eluctivity • replacement 593reluc
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esin • resistance-inductance circ
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esistor substitution box • resona
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everberation time • revolution 59
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Rieke chart • ripple 601ultra-hig
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ock • rotary beam 603rock Slang f
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ounding • rumble 605yields 3.5. C
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S 1. Symbol for SCREEN GRID of a va
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saturation • scale down 609the sa
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scan rate • scientific notation 6
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sea clutter • secondary frequency
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secular equilibrium • selective f
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self-excited oscillator • self-su
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semitone • sequential 619semitone
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series-fed amplifier • serrated r
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sexagesimal number system • shaft
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shock-excited oscillator • short
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S/I • sidetone 627S/I Abbreviatio
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signal rectifier • silicon capaci
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silver-oxide cell • single cotton
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single-line tap • single-track re
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skin effect • slider 635skin effe
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slotted line • small signal 637wi
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smoke detector • software 639Some
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soldering gun • solution 641typic
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sound • sound power level 643soun
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source impedance • special charac
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speech clipping • speed of transm
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spiral-rod oscillator • spot modu
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square-law meter • ssc 651deflect
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staggered tuning • standard signa
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statement • statics 655statement
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step-down ratio • stop amplifier
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storage temperature • stray field
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stylus pressure • subsidiary comm
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S units • supermodulation 663V 1V
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surface-barrier transistor • surv
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swinging choke • symmetrical cond
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synchronous computer • synthesize
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T 1. Symbol for TRANSFORMER. 2. Abb
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tap changer • target acquisition
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tee junction • telephone amplifie
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television • temperature derating
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terrestrial magnetism • texture s
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thermal switch • thermoelectric j
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thin-film semiconductor • three-p
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thy • time-interval mode 685thy A
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tolerance • torque amplifier 687t
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transceiver 1. A combination transm
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transient suppressor • transistor
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transverse electric mode • triang
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Trinitron • tropospheric propagat
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tuned-collector oscillator • tunn
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two-phase • Type A telephone line
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UHF generator • ultra-low frequen
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ultrasonic light modulator • ultr
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unblanking pulse • unconditional
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underload relay • unequal alterna
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unidirectional speaker • unilater
Page 726 and 727:
unit record • universal-wound coi
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unsaturated standard cell • ununo
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uranium rays • UVM 715observed th
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vacuum level • V antenna 717vacuu
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variable inductor • VATE 719Sever
Page 736 and 737:
vector power factor • velocity mo
Page 738 and 739:
versed sine • vertical frequency
Page 740 and 741:
vestigial sideband 1. A portion of
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vibrograph • video IF amplifier 7
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vinylidene chloride • visible spe
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voice-frequency carrier telegraphy
Page 748 and 749:
voltage doubler • voltage peak 73
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voltage-sensitive capacitor • vol
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volume magnetostriction • vy 737B
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wall absorption • water adsorptio
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watt • wave direction 741watt Abb
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waveguide flange • waveguide tee
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wave normal • way station 745a ri
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welder 1. An electrical device, oft
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whistle filter • Wide Area Teleph
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width modulation • Wilson cloud c
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wing • wire gauge 753another memb
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wire stripper • Wolf’s equation
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workout • wrong color 757workout
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X 1. Symbol for REACTANCE. 2. Symbo
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X-ray photograph • x-y recorder 7
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y-axis • ytterbium metals 7632. I
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Z 1. Symbol for IMPEDANCE. 2. Symbo
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Zener knee • zero capacitance 767
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zero potential • zero-zero 769zer
Page 786 and 787:
Z meter • zwitterion 771(3) an im
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AppendixSchematic symbolsAAmmeter^A
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Schematic symbols 775Diode, PINDiod
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Schematic symbols 777Inductor, powd
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Schematic symbols 779Plug, two-wire
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Schematic symbols 781Solar cell−
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Schematic symbols 783Transformer, p
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Schematic symbols 785Tube, triodeVo
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788 Appendix BSystemcgscgsProperty
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790 Appendix B@ at the rate of; at
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