Relativistic angular momentumIn physics, relativistic angular momentum refers to the mathematical formalisms and physical concepts that define angular momentum in special relativity (SR) and general relativity (GR). The relativistic quantity is subtly different from the three-dimensional quantity in classical mechanics. Angular momentum is an important dynamical quantity derived from position and momentum. It is a measure of an object's rotational motion and resistance to changes in its rotation.
Job performanceJob performance assesses whether a person performs a job well. Job performance, studied academically as part of industrial and organizational psychology, also forms a part of human resources management. Performance is an important criterion for organizational outcomes and success. John P. Campbell describes job performance as an individual-level variable, or something a single person does. This differentiates it from more encompassing constructs such as organizational performance or national performance, which are higher-level variables.
Earth ellipsoidAn Earth ellipsoid or Earth spheroid is a mathematical figure approximating the Earth's form, used as a reference frame for computations in geodesy, astronomy, and the geosciences. Various different ellipsoids have been used as approximations. It is a spheroid (an ellipsoid of revolution) whose minor axis (shorter diameter), which connects the geographical North Pole and South Pole, is approximately aligned with the Earth's axis of rotation.
Seconde intercalairethumb|upright=1.5|Capture d'écran de l'horloge UTC de time.gov pendant la seconde intercalaire du à 23:59:60. Une seconde intercalaire, également appelée seconde additionnelle ou saut de seconde, est un procédé occasionnellement employé pour ajuster le temps universel coordonné, plus connu sous son abréviation UTC. Un saut de seconde permet, d'une part, de maintenir ce temps universel coordonné proche du temps solaire – ordinaire mais variable, et, d'autre part, de lui assurer la même fiabilité que le temps atomique – inaccoutumé mais stable.
AlpinismeL’alpinisme est une pratique sportive consistant à effectuer des ascensions sur des terrains aux reliefs de type alpin. L'alpinisme fait usage de techniques spécifiques et de savoir-faire qui permettent au pratiquant d'appréhender les risques inhérents à l'altitude et au milieu hostile dans lequel il évolue, qui se distingue ainsi du terrain habituel de la randonnée pédestre. L'alpinisme se définit aussi comme une pratique sportive d'aventure ou de loisirs, contrairement aux ascensions à but religieux (pèlerinage) ou utilitaire (chasseurs, cristalliers, militaires).
Heure UnixL'heure Unix actuelle ()(ISO 8601: Z) L'heure Unix ou heure Posix (aussi appelée Unix Timestamp) est une mesure du temps fondée sur le nombre de secondes écoulées depuis le 00:00:00 UTC, hors secondes intercalaires. Elle est utilisée principalement dans les systèmes qui respectent la norme POSIX, dont les systèmes de type Unix, d'où son nom. C'est la représentation POSIX du temps. vignette|Ce graphe montre la différence DUT1 entre UT1 et UTC. Les segments verticaux correspondent à l'insertion de secondes intercalaires.
Track and fieldTrack and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. The foot racing events, which include sprints, middle- and long-distance events, racewalking, and hurdling, are won by the athlete who completes it in the least time.
Clock driftClock drift refers to several related phenomena where a clock does not run at exactly the same rate as a reference clock. That is, after some time the clock "drifts apart" or gradually desynchronizes from the other clock. All clocks are subject to drift, causing eventual divergence unless resynchronized. In particular, the drift of crystal-based clocks used in computers requires some synchronization mechanism for any high-speed communication. Computer clock drift can be utilized to build random number generators.
Système géodésiqueUn système géodésique est un système de référence permettant d'exprimer les positions au voisinage de la Terre. Un système géodésique est, initialement, un repère tridimensionnel défini par : son centre O (choisi à proximité du centre de gravité terrestre) trois axes orthonormés Ox, Oy et Oz, définis par leur orientation. Ox et Oy se trouvent pratiquement dans le plan équatorial terrestre, et Oz est orienté approximativement suivant l'axe de rotation terrestre.
Walking in the United KingdomWalking is one of the most popular outdoor recreational activities in the United Kingdom, and within England and Wales there is a comprehensive network of rights of way that permits access to the countryside. Furthermore, access to much uncultivated and unenclosed land has opened up since the enactment of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. In Scotland the ancient tradition of universal access to land was formally codified under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003.
