macroscopic scale
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macroscopic
adjective
uk/ˌmæk.rəˈskɒp.ɪk/us/ˌmæk.rəˈskɑː.pɪk/
large enough to be seen without using any devices that make things ...
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scale
noun
uk/skeɪl/us/skeɪl/
a set of numbers, amounts, etc., used to measure or compare the level ...
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In later experiments, the attractor was used to generate a series of coordinates that were used on amacroscopicscaleas time and duration values.
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In a sense they are less fundamental than the topological laws (2.9), and make sense only on amacroscopicscale.
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Deformation bands are thus structures that represent continuous modes of deformation on amacroscopicscale, as opposed to joints or slip-surfaces that are discontinuous modes of deformation.
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On amacroscopicscale, we are confronted with global ecological changes from which we do not know how the environmental conditions for the life of future generations will be affected.
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When applied to physical phenomena and bodies, themacroscopicscaledescribes things as a person can directly perceive them, without the aid of magnifying devices.
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Because polymers are such large molecules, bordering on themacroscopicscale, their physical properties are usually too complicated for solving using deterministic methods.
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Under such conditions, a large fraction of the bosons occupy the lowest quantum state, at which point quantum effects become apparent on amacroscopicscale.
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On the everydaymacroscopicscalethe effect can be made small.
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These waves are the most basic fingerprint of a light-solid matter interaction on themacroscopicscale.
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In this theoretical framework, diffusion is due to fluctuations whose dimensions range from the molecular scale to themacroscopicscale.
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This latter effect is the reason quantum mechanics is difficult to observe on amacroscopicscale.
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The concept of block size is analogous to that of grain size but onmacroscopicscale.
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The strong nuclear force, not observed at the familiarmacroscopicscale, is the most powerful force over subatomic distances.
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But probed at amacroscopicscale, it appears as a three-dimensional continuous metric geometry.
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In this last test, there was no appreciable difference between items at themacroscopicscale.
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Phased array beam steering is used for optical switching and multiplexing in optoelectronic devices, and for aiming laser beams on amacroscopicscale.
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While establishing crossscale connections is important, most of the available data correlated with human behavior and cognition is recorded at macroscopic scales.
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Apparently, there are robust and very detailed changes in the strength of "binding" at macroscopic scales between brain states.
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Quantum mechanics is needed to explain this property and thus both types of liquid helium are called "quantum fluids", meaning they display atomic properties on amacroscopicscale.
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