stable configuration

collocation in English

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stable
adjective
uk
/ˈsteɪ.bəl/us
/ˈsteɪ.bəl/
firmly fixed or not likely to move ...
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configuration
noun
uk
/kənˌfɪɡ.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us
/kənˌfɪɡ.jəˈreɪ.ʃən/
formal
the particular arrangement or pattern of a group of ...
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The principal feature in the roll-up of the ligament is that the onlystableconfigurationis that of a sphere.
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Similarly, for a cylindrical device, this would be astableconfigurationowing to conservation of the electrons angular momentum.
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Connections may be modified by externally generated focal stimuli as the networks develop but achieve astableconfiguration.
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In a planar device, this will be astableconfiguration, because the linear momentum is conserved and is negative.
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As t -+ 03 the system consisting of isolated, spherical drops plus the infinite bath with a planar interface will itself be a (locally)stableconfiguration.
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Clearly, there is infinite non-uniqueness in this system since any number of spherical droplets plus the bath comprises a (locally)stableconfiguration.
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In addition, for eachstableconfigurationwe can calculate probability to be realized.
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Robot programming but then most of the capabilities of the language will remain unused when programming astableconfigurationsystem and will render the language difficult to master and implement.
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As such, they have the tendency to lose these extra electrons in order to attain astableconfiguration.
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For example, a subassembly of three triangle corners forms a triangle, the moststableconfiguration.
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If the direction of rotation is reversed, the direction of the axial thrusts is also reversed, so astableconfigurationbecomes unstable, and "vice versa".
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In most cases, this morestableconfigurationyields a radioactive nucleus.
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This changes a static longitudinal unstable configuration to a static longitudinalstableconfiguration.
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The next landing gear design iteration had five legs and was the moststableconfigurationfor landing on an unknown terrain.
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In some cases this decay ends with another,stableconfigurationwith no tachyons.
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Each carbon then requires three more electrons to acquire astableconfigurationof the nearest noble gas (neon).
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Controllers decided not to attempt to close the latches, as the antennas were in astableconfiguration.
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The lower position is the position for minimum potential energy: it is thestableconfigurationfor equilibrium.
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An inversion layer is when the normal temperature (warm air below, cold air above) profile is reversed, creating astableconfigurationof dense, cold air sitting below lighter, warm air.
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