- quadruple point
- A point on a concentration-pressure-temperature diagram at which a two-component system can exist in four phases
Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
quadruple point — noun : a point representing a set of conditions under which four phases of a physical chemical system can exist in equilibrium … Useful english dictionary
point — 1. point [ pwɛ̃ ] n. m. • 1175 « endroit, moment »; lat. punctum « piqûre », de pungere → poindre I ♦ A ♦ Portion de l espace déterminée avec précision. 1 ♦ Endroit, lieu. En divers, en plusieurs points. « il relevait la tête et fixait son regard … Encyclopédie Universelle
quadruple — [ k(w)adrypl ] adj. • XIIIe; lat. quadruplus, var. impér. du class. quadruplex ♦ Qui est répété quatre fois, qui vaut quatre fois (la quantité désignée). « Une quadruple rangée de pavés superposés » (Hugo). Mus. Quadruple croche. ♢ N. m. Ce qui… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Quadruple-precision floating-point format — In computing, quadruple precision (also commonly shortened to quad precision) is a binary floating point computer number format that occupies 16 bytes (128 bits) in computer memory. In IEEE 754 2008 the 128 bit base 2 format is officially… … Wikipedia
Quadruple precision — In computing, quadruple precision (also commonly shortened to quad precision) is a computer numbering format that occupies four storage locations in computer memory at address, address+1, address+2, and address+3. A quad precision number,… … Wikipedia
quadruple star — noun a) Four stars which form a stellar system, such that they orbit the point of equilibrium of their gravitational fields; a quadruple star system. b) Four stars that appear to be one when seen with the naked eye, either because they orbit one… … Wiktionary
Point of Know Return — Infobox Album | Name = Point of Know Return Type = Album Artist = Kansas Released = September 1977 Recorded = June July 1977 at Woodland Sound, Nashville, TN and Studio In The Country, Bogalusa, LA Genre = Progressive rock Length = 43:59 Label =… … Wikipedia
quadruple thread — noun : four equal threads any point of each of which at any right section is one quarter of a circumference in advance of the corresponding point of the next succeeding thread compare double thread … Useful english dictionary
Floating point — In computing, floating point describes a method of representing real numbers in a way that can support a wide range of values. Numbers are, in general, represented approximately to a fixed number of significant digits and scaled using an exponent … Wikipedia
De la quadruple racine du principe de raison suffisante — (Über die vierfache Wurzel des Satzes vom zureichenden Grunde) est le titre de la thèse de doctorat d’Arthur Schopenhauer publiée en 1813. Le philosophe allemand en donnera une seconde édition remaniée en 1847. Schopenhauer considérait… … Wikipédia en Français