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The determination of the width by means of the best fit of acatenaryto the data involves a very high error variance.
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But this solution does not lead to any better result than that which he had achieved by comparing empirically thecatenarywith a parabola.
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Furthermore, any real chain will systematically differ from thecatenarywith the result of a systematic error in the estimation of the width.
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This plan must have comprised also the promised treatment of thecatenary.
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The function of the figures along the curves could be identified as representing horizontal distances of thecatenaryfrom the middle axis.
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In contrast to the parabola, thecatenarydoes not scale along a single axis.
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In these calculations, a spherical, cylindrical orcatenary-shaped region of high dielectric is embedded in a region of low dielectric.
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Acatenaryturnpike theorem involving consumption and the golden rule.
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Galileo obviously tried to compare thecatenaryand the parabola empirically, and he arrived at a definite, correct result.
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The invertedcatenaryrepresents the thrust line for the arch; it indicates the path along which the compressive forces are transmitted from voussoir to voussoir and so to the abutments.
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Thus, the figures in the table representing the differences between these measures provide a check of the extent to which thecatenarydeviates from a parabola.
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The critical speed of the test trackcatenarywas then to be increased solely by increasing the tension in the wire.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The top speed of the train is then limited by the critical speed of thecatenary.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Several measurement stations were installed along the test tracks to monitor stresses in the track and ballast, noise, aerodynamic effects, andcatenarydynamics.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Another stipulation placed upon the company was that the standards to support thecatenaryalso had to be able to double as street lampposts.
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