quantity of energy

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quantity
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkwɒn.tə.ti/us
/ˈkwɑːn.t̬ə.t̬i/
the amount or number of something, especially that can ...
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energy
noun
uk
/ˈen.ə.dʒi/us
/ˈen.ɚ.dʒi/
the power and ability to be physically and ...
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(Definition ofquantityandenergyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That is thequantityofenergythat we are contemplating.
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They will deliver the same totalquantityofenergyconservation if they are achieved.
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This is a largequantityofenergy.
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However, thequantityofenergyrequired would be completely impractical.
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And so the energy demand of buildings needs to be reduced and the reducedquantityofenergycan be provided from renewable sources such as wind, tide, and photovoltaic cells.
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This alternative approach admits calorimetry as a primary or direct way to measurequantityofenergytransferred as heat.
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The calibration allows comparison of calorimetric measurement of quantity of heat transferred withquantityofenergytransferred as work.
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It regardsquantityofenergytransferred as heat as a primitive concept coherent with a primitive concept of temperature, measured primarily by calorimetry.
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Anyquantityofenergyabsorbed by the electron in excess of this amount is converted to kinetic energy according to the conservation of energy.
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In the event the electron absorbs aquantityofenergyless than the binding energy, it will transition to an excited state.
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In this definition, for the sake of conceptal rigour, thequantityofenergytransferred as heat is not specified directly in terms of the non-adiabatic process.
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A calculation of quantity of heat transferred can rely on a hypotheticalquantityofenergytransferred as adiabatic work and on the first law of thermodynamics.
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Thequantityofenergytransferred by work to the object is computed as the vector dot product of the force and the displacement of the object.
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Another way to understand this is that charges on a circuit are grounded and thus flow away, taking a smallquantityofenergywith them when they change state.
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