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Multilingual Technical Dictionary (MTD)
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Law of large numbers
The larger the samples, the less will be the variability in the sample averages and probability of occurrences. The law of large numbers works by its swamping effect rather than by compensation. By the law of large numbers, the average of a large number of independent measurements will be more precise and, therefore, have more reliability than a si.....
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164
Law of frequency of errors, or Law of errors
One aspect of the normal distribution that enjoins that whenever a large sample is marshalled in the order of its magnitude, the frequency distribution of errors follows the `normal distribution`......
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1576
Bedload movement law
The classical laws of sediment transportation which help determine the transportation capacity of a river bed, or the sediment discharge at steady level. In other circumstances, the actual sediment discharge differs from the value of saturated sediment discharge. The bedload movement law is to specify that difference......
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4199
Darcy`s law
A physical law stating that the rate of viscous flow of fluid in isotropic porous media is proportional to and in the direction of decreasing hydraulic gradient. The law is expressed mathematically as : .....
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8092
Watercourse law
Law governing riparian right of an owner to protect own property from floodwater of a watercourse without causing damage or injury to the other riparian owner......
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Stoke`s law
A statement referring to the terminal velocity of a small sphere falling under the influence of gravity through a viscous medium, which is expressed as: .....
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