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FLUXION [2 records]

Record 1 1997-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

Any of a group of molecules which undergo rapid intramolecular rearrangements in which the component atoms are interchanged among equivalent structures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

[...] espèce chimique en fluxion [qui] subit des réarrangements dégénérés rapides (généralement détectables seulement par analyse des largeurs de raies en spectroscopie).

Spanish

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Record 2 1990-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Differential and Integral Calculus
CONT

Newton wrote his colleagues a challenge, an anagram hinting at fluents and fluxions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Calcul différentiel et intégral
CONT

La méthode des fluxions a fait de Newton le créateur (avec Leibniz) du calcul infinitésimal.

Spanish

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