Biomass (energy)Biomass, in the context of energy production, is matter from recently living (but now dead) organisms which is used for bioenergy production. Examples include wood, wood residues, energy crops, agricultural residues including straw, and organic waste from industry and households. Wood and wood residues is the largest biomass energy source today. Wood can be used as a fuel directly or processed into pellet fuel or other forms of fuels. Other plants can also be used as fuel, for instance maize, switchgrass, miscanthus and bamboo.
Unité imaginaireEn mathématiques, l’unité imaginaire est un nombre complexe, noté (parfois en physique afin de ne pas le confondre avec la notation de l'intensité électrique), dont le carré vaut –1. Ses multiples par des nombres réels constituent les nombres imaginaires purs. L'appellation d'« imaginaire » est due à René Descartes et celle d'« unité imaginaire » à Carl Friedrich Gauss. Sans avoir disparu, cette appellation n'est pas d'un usage très généralisé chez les mathématiciens, qui se contentent souvent de parler du nombre i.
Borders of the oceansThe borders of the oceans are the limits of Earth's oceanic waters. The definition and number of oceans can vary depending on the adopted criteria. The principal divisions (in descending order of area) of the five oceans are the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern (Antarctic) Ocean, and Arctic Ocean. Smaller regions of the oceans are called seas, gulfs, bays, straits, and other terms. Geologically, an ocean is an area of oceanic crust covered by water.
