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`On the cover: Representation of a fullerene molecule with a noble gas atom trapped
`inside. At the Permian· Triassic sedimentary boundary the noble gases helium and argon
`have been found trapped inside fullerenes. They exhibit isotope ratios quite similar to
`those found in meterorites, suggesting that a fireball meteorite or asteroid exploded
`when it hit the Earth, causing major changes in the environment, (Image copyright ©
`Dr. Luann Becker. Reproduced with permission.)
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`Over the six editions of the Dictionary, material has been drawn from the following references: G. M. Garrity
`et al., Taxonomic Outline of the Procaryotes, Release 2, Springer-Verlag, January 2002; D. W. Linzey, Vertebrate
`Biology, McGraw-Hill, 2001; J. A. Pechenik, Biology of the Invertebrates, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2000; U.S.
`Air Force Glossary of Standardized Terms, AF Manual 11-1, vol. 1, 1972; F. Casey, ed., Compilation of Terms
`in Information Sciences Technology, Federal Council for Science and Technology, 1970; Communications(cid:173)
`Electronics Terminology, AF Manual 11-1, vol. 3, 1970; P. W. Thrush, comp. and ed., A Dictiona1y of Mining,
`Mineral, and Related Terms, Bureau of Mines, 1968; A DOD Glossary of Mapping, Charting and Geodetic
`Terms, Department of Defense, 1967; J. M. Gilliland, Solar-Terrestrial Physics: A Glossary of Terms and
`Abbreviations, Royal Aircraft Establishment Technical Repmt 67158, 1967; W. H. Allen, ed., Dictionary of
`Technical Terms for Aerospace Use, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1965; Glossary of Stinfo
`Terminology, Office of Aerospace Research, U.S. Air Force, 1963; Naval Dictionary of Electronic, Technical,
`and Imperative Terms, Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1962; R. E. Huschke, Glossary of Meteorology, American
`Meteorological Society, 1959; ADP Glossary, Department of the Navy, NAVSO P-3097; Glossary of Air Traffic
`Control Terms, Federal Aviation Agency; A Glossary of Range Terminology, White Sands Missile Range, New
`Mexico, National Bureau of Standards, AD 467-424; Nuclear Terms: A Glossary, 2d ed., Atomic Energy
`Commission.
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`conditional distribution
`
`conduction aphasia
`
`459
`
`If Wand Z are random vari(cid:173)
`conditional distribution
`[STAT]
`ables with discrete values wi,w2, ••• , and z1,z2, .•. , the condi(cid:173)
`tional distribution of W given Z = z is the distribution which
`assigns to w;, i = 1,2, ... , the conditional probability of W =
`w; given Z = z.
`( k:m'dish•<Jn•.il dis·tr.i'byli·sh:m )
`If X is a random vmiable
`conditional expectation
`[MATH]
`on a probability space (fl,F;P), the conditional expectation of
`Xwith respect to a given sub cr-fieldF' of Fis an F' -measurable
`random variable whose expected value over any set in F' is
`equal to the expected value of X over this set.
`[STA:r] The
`expected value of a conditional distribution. { k.in'dish·an·
`;ii ,ek,spek'ta•sh.in )
`conditional expression
`[COMPUT sci] A COBOL language
`expression which is either true or false, depending upon the
`status of the variables within the expression.
`[ hm'dish·.in·
`.il ik'spresh·:m }
`If r and s are possible out(cid:173)
`conditional frequency
`[STAT]
`comes of an experiment which is performed II times, the condi(cid:173)
`tional frequency of s given that r has occurred is the ratio of
`the number of times both rands have occurred to the number
`of times r has occurred.
`[ k.in'dish•gn•.il 'fre·kw;in·se}
`conditional implication See implication.
`[ km1:clish·.in-gJ
`,im·plg'ka·sh::m ]
`conditional inequality
`[MA:I'H] An inequality which fails to
`hold true for some of the values of Uie variable involved.
`[ k.in:dish·.in·;il ,ill'i'kwtil·:id·e }
`[METEOROL] The state of a column
`conditional instability
`of air in Uie atmosphere when its lapse rate of temperature is less
`than the dry adiabatic lapse rate but greater than the saturation
`( k.in'dish•Qn•gl ,in·st:i'bil·:id·e)
`adiabatic lapse rate.
`conditional jump
`[COMPUTSC!] A computer instruction that
`will cause the proper one of two or more addresses to be used
`in obtaining the next instruction, depending on some property of
`a numerical expression that may be the result of some previous
`instruction. Also known as conditional branch; conditional
`transfer; decision instruction; discrimination; IF statement.
`[ bn'dish·;m•.il 'j,Hnp }
`conditional lethal mutant
`that
`lethal mutant
`[GEN] A
`expresses characteristics of the wild type when grown under
`ce1tain conditions, as at a particular temperature, and mutant
`( k:Jn'dish·.in·al 'le·
`characteristics under other conditions.
`lh:il 'my[it·ant ]
`conditionally compact set
`[MA:fH] A set whose closure is
`{ k:m'dish·
`compact. Also known as relatively compact set.
`awah: :kam,pakt ,set J
`conditionally periodic motion
`[MECH] Motion of a system
`in which each of the coordinates undergoes simple periodic
`motion, but the associated frequencies are not all rational frac(cid:173)
`tions of each other so that the complete motion is not simply
`periodic.
`( k;m'dish·:m·.il·e ,pir·e:ad·ik ,mo·sh;in )
`conditionally stable circuit
`[ELECTR] A circuit which is
`stable for ce1tain values of input signal and gain, and unstable
`for other values.
`[ k;in'dish·::m·::il•e :stli·bal ,sar·bt]
`conditional probability
`[sTA:r] The probability that a sec-
`ond event will be B if the first event is A, expressed as P(B/
`{ km1'dish•;:in•al ,prHb·a'bihid·e ]
`A).
`conditional replenishment
`[COMMUN] A form of differen(cid:173)
`tial pulse-code modulation in which the only infmmation trans(cid:173)
`mitted consists of addresses specifying the locations of picture
`samples in the moving area, and information by which the
`intensities of moving area picture samples can be reconstructed
`at the receiver.
`( k.in'dish·.ill';,l Ii'plen·ish·m:int)
`conditional statement
`[COMPUT SCI] A statement in a com(cid:173)
`puter program that is executed only when a certain condition
`is satisfied. { bn'dish·,m•;il 'stat•m<Jnt )
`conditional transfer See conditional jump.
`'tranz·far }
`condition code
`[COMPUT scr] Portion of a program statns
`word indicating the outcome of the most recently executed
`arithmetic or boolean operation. { lrnn'dish·.in ,kod )
`conditioned line
`[cOMPUT sci] A communications channel,
`usually a telephone line, that has been adapted for data transmis(cid:173)
`( k::in'dish·;incl '!In )
`sion.
`conditioned reflex
`[PSYCH) Response of an organism to a
`stimulus which was inadequate to elicit the response until paired
`for one or more times with an adequate stimulus. { kan'dish·
`:ind 're,t1eks }
`conditioned stop instruction
`[COMPUT SCI] A computer
`instruction which causes the execution of a program to stop if
`
`( kan'dish·an·;,l
`
`some given condition exists, such as the specific setting of a
`switch on a computer console.
`( lmn/dish·.ind
`'stlip
`in'strek·sh:in )
`condition entries
`[COMPUT SCI] The upper-right-hand por(cid:173)
`tion of a decision table, indicating, for each of the conditions,
`whether the condition satisfies various criteria listed in the
`condition stub, or the values of various parameters listed in the
`condition stub.
`( k.in'dish·::in ,en,lrez )
`conditioning
`[ELECT!l] Equipment modifications or adjust(cid:173)
`ments necessary to match transmission levels and impedances
`or to provide equalization between facilities.
`[GRAPI·UCS]
`Restoration of microfilm for nse after it has been stored for a
`peiiod of time.
`[ SCI TECH] Subjecting a matetfol or organism
`to a stipulated treatment or stimulus so that it will respond in a
`uniform and desired manner lo subsequent testing or processing.
`( kan'dish·all'il) )
`condition portion
`[coMPUT scr] The upper portion of a
`decision table, comptising the condition stub and condition
`entires.
`[ k:in'dish•;,n ,por·shrm ]
`condition stub
`[COMPUT sc1] The upper-left-hand portion
`of a decision table, consisting of a single column listing various
`criteria or parameters which are used to specify the conditions.
`( k:in'dish•;:in ,st.ib )
`convention
`phase
`Condon-Shortley-Wigner
`[QUANT
`MECH] Convention relating the phases of states having the
`same eigenvalue of J 2 = J/ + .!/ + .T,2, and different eigenval(cid:173)
`ues of .!,, where J is the total angular momentum, according
`to which the matrix elements of .T+ = .!, + i.Ty and ,J_ = J, -
`i.fj between such states are real.
`( :1cun•d:in :sh6rt·le :wig·n::ir
`'fas k:in, ven · sh::m }
`condor
`[NAY] A continuous-wave navigation system, simi(cid:173)
`lar to benito, that automatically measures bearing and distance
`from a single ground station; the distance is determined by
`phase comparison and the bearing by automatic direction find(cid:173)
`ing.
`\'r,/tur gryphus. A large American vulture
`[VERT ZOO)
`having a bare head and neck, dull black plumage, and a white
`neck ruff.
`[ 'kan,d6r )
`Condor
`[01m] A U.S. Navy air-to-surface missile that uses
`optoelectronic guidance, developed for use beyond Uie range
`of antiaircraft guns which protect heavily defended ground
`( 'kan,d6r )
`targets; range is abom 50 miles (80 kilometers).
`conductance
`[ELEc] The real part of the admittance of a
`circuit; when the impedance contains no reactnnce, as in a
`direct-current circuit, it is the reciprocal of resistance, and is
`thus a measure of the ability of the circuit to conduct electricity.
`Also known as electrical conductance. Designated G.
`(FL
`MECH] For a component of a vacuum system, the amount of
`a gas that flows through divided by the pressure difference
`across the component.
`See thermal conductance.
`[THERMO]
`( bn'd;:ik·t.ins }
`conductance coefficient
`[PHYS CHEM] The ratio of the
`equivalent conductance of an electrolyte, at a given concentra(cid:173)
`tion of solute, lo the limiting equivalent conductance of the
`electrolyte as the concentration of the electrolyte approaches
`0.
`( k:Jn:d::ik•t;ins ,ko·.i'fish·ant )
`conductance-variation method
`[ELEC] A technique for
`measuring low admittances; measurements in a parallel-reso(cid:173)
`tenninals open-circuited, with the
`nance circuit with U1e
`unknown admittance connected, and then with the unknown
`admittance replaced by a known conductance standard are
`made; from them lhe unknown can be calculated.
`( kgn'd;ik•
`tans ver·e'a·sh;in ,meth·::id)
`conducted
`interference
`signals
`Interfering
`[COMMUN]
`arriving by direct coupling such as on communications and
`{ k::m'd;ik•t;id ,in·t.ir'fir·::ms }
`power lines.
`conductimetry
`[CHEM] The scientific study of conductance
`measurements of solutions; lo avoid electrolytic complications,
`conductance measurements are usually taken with alternating
`current.
`( kan•d:Jk'tim·.i·tre}
`conducting polymer
`[MA:fER] A plastic having high con(cid:173)
`ductivity, appronching that of metals.
`[ k:in'cbk·til] 'pal•;i•
`m::ir}
`conduction
`[ELEC] The passage of electric charge, which
`can occur by a vm-iely of processes, such as the passage of
`electrons or ionized atoms. Also known as electrical conduc(cid:173)
`t.ion.
`[PHYS] Transmission of energy by a medium which
`does not
`involve movement oJ'
`the medium
`itself.
`[ k::>n'd::>k·shon }
`conduction aphasia
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`[PSYCH] A form of aphasia featuring
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