Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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cross section | Yes | No | No | No |
probability | Yes | No | No | No |
cross section (noun) | probability (noun) |
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(physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns | the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event |
a sample meant to be representative of a whole population | a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible |
a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis |