Robust measures of scaleIn statistics, robust measures of scale are methods that quantify the statistical dispersion in a sample of numerical data while resisting outliers. The most common such robust statistics are the interquartile range (IQR) and the median absolute deviation (MAD). These are contrasted with conventional or non-robust measures of scale, such as sample standard deviation, which are greatly influenced by outliers.
Curve-shortening flowIn mathematics, the curve-shortening flow is a process that modifies a smooth curve in the Euclidean plane by moving its points perpendicularly to the curve at a speed proportional to the curvature. The curve-shortening flow is an example of a geometric flow, and is the one-dimensional case of the mean curvature flow. Other names for the same process include the Euclidean shortening flow, geometric heat flow, and arc length evolution. As the points of any smooth simple closed curve move in this way, the curve remains simple and smooth.
Minimum railway curve radiusThe minimum railway curve radius is the shortest allowable design radius for the centerline of railway tracks under a particular set of conditions. It has an important bearing on construction costs and operating costs and, in combination with superelevation (difference in elevation of the two rails) in the case of train tracks, determines the maximum safe speed of a curve. The minimum radius of a curve is one parameter in the design of railway vehicles as well as trams; monorails and automated guideways are also subject to a minimum radius.
Interaction fortethumb|250px|alt=Représentation des quarks dans un proton : deux quarks Up et un quark Down, chacun d'un couleur différente, liés par l'interaction forte.|L'interaction forte lie les quarks dans les nucléons, ici dans un proton. L'interaction forte, ou force forte, appelée parfois force de couleur, ou interaction nucléaire forte, est l'une des trois interactions entre particules élémentaires de la matière dans le modèle standard aux côtés de l'interaction électromagnétique et de l'interaction faible.
Sphèrevignette|Rendu en fil de fer d'une sphère dans un espace euclidien. En géométrie dans l'espace, une sphère est une surface constituée de tous les points situés à une même distance d'un point appelé centre. La valeur de cette distance au centre est le rayon de la sphère. La géométrie sphérique est la science qui étudie les propriétés des sphères. La surface de la Terre peut, en première approximation, être modélisée par une sphère dont le rayon est d'environ .
Decision analysisDecision analysis (DA) is the discipline comprising the philosophy, methodology, and professional practice necessary to address important decisions in a formal manner. Decision analysis includes many procedures, methods, and tools for identifying, clearly representing, and formally assessing important aspects of a decision; for prescribing a recommended course of action by applying the maximum expected-utility axiom to a well-formed representation of the decision; and for translating the formal representation of a decision and its corresponding recommendation into insight for the decision maker, and other corporate and non-corporate stakeholders.
Artvignette|300px|La création d'Adam. Michel-Ange, 1508-1512. Plafond de la chapelle Sixtine, dans la cité du Vatican.L’art est une activité, le produit de cette activité ou l'idée que l'on s'en fait, qui s'adresse délibérément aux sens, aux émotions, aux intuitions et à l'intellect. On peut affirmer que l'art est le propre de l'humain ou de toute autre conscience, en tant que découlant d'une intention, et que cette activité n'a pas de fonction pratique définie.
Track geometryTrack geometry is concerned with the properties and relations of points, lines, curves, and surfaces in the three-dimensional positioning of railroad track. The term is also applied to measurements used in design, construction and maintenance of track. Track geometry involves standards, speed limits and other regulations in the areas of track gauge, alignment, elevation, curvature and track surface. Standards are usually separately expressed for horizontal and vertical layouts although track geometry is three-dimensional.
Art chinoisvignette|Ai Weiwei, Bol de perles, 2006. Détail de l'installation, bols de porcelaine de Jingdezhen et perles d'eau douce, dites « perles de Chine », chaque pièce. Exposition So Sorry, Munich 2010 vignette|Zhu Da, Lotus et canards, vers 1696, rouleau vertical, encre sur papier, , Freer Gallery of Art. Washington L’art chinois, recouvre l'ensemble des arts de culture chinoise dans le monde chinois et la diaspora. La conception occidentale de l'art est utilisée en Chine à l'époque moderne, dans son sens le plus large, pour aborder toutes les formes d'art pratiquées en Chine tout au long de son histoire.
Landscape designLandscape design is an independent profession and a design and art tradition, practiced by landscape designers, combining nature and culture. In contemporary practice, landscape design bridges the space between landscape architecture and garden design. Landscape design focuses on both the integrated master landscape planning of a property and the specific garden design of landscape elements and plants within it. The practical, aesthetic, horticultural, and environmental sustainability are also components of landscape design, which is often divided into hardscape design and softscape design.
