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standard schnauzer

(Encyclopedia)standard schnauzer: see schnauzer. ...

sidereal time

(Encyclopedia)sidereal time (ST), time measured relative to the fixed stars; thus, the sidereal day is the period during which the earth completes one rotation on its axis so that some chosen star appears twice on ...

time-division

(Encyclopedia)time-division: see multiplexing. ...

space-time

(Encyclopedia)space-time, central concept in the theory of relativity that replaces the earlier concepts of space and time as separate absolute entities. In relativity one cannot uniquely distinguish space and time...

international gold standard

(Encyclopedia)international gold standard: see international monetary system. ...

standard of living

(Encyclopedia)standard of living, level of consumption that an individual, group, or nation has achieved. The evaluation of a standard of living is relative, depending upon the judgment of the observer as to what c...

local solar time

(Encyclopedia)local solar time: see solar time. ...

mean solar time

(Encyclopedia)mean solar time: see solar time. ...

equal-time rule

(Encyclopedia)equal-time rule, a Federal Communications Commission rule that requires equal air time for all major candidates competing for political office. It was preceded by the fairness doctrine, abolished in 1...

equation of time

(Encyclopedia)equation of time: see solar time. ...