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121Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act — For the failed 1995 bill, see Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1995. Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 Full title An Act to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial birth abortion. Colloquial name(s) PBA Ban Enacted by the …
122Partial correlation — In probability theory and statistics, partial correlation measures the degree of association between two random variables, with the effect of a set of controlling random variables removed. Contents 1 Formal definition 2 Computation 2.1 Using… …
123Partial molar property — A partial molar property is a thermodynamic quantity which indicates how an extensive property of a solution or mixture varies with changes in the molar composition of the mixture at constant temperature and pressure, or for constant values of… …
124Partial fraction — In algebra, the partial fraction decomposition or partial fraction expansion is a procedure used to reduce the degree of either the numerator or the denominator of a rational function (also known as a rational algebraic fraction). In symbols, one …
125Partial function — Not to be confused with partial function of a multilinear map. An example of a partial function that is not a total function …
126Partial trace — In linear algebra and functional analysis, the partial trace is a generalization of the trace. Whereas the trace is a scalar valued function on operators, the partial trace is an operator valued function. The partial trace has applications in… …
127Partial class — A partial class, or partial type, is a feature of some object oriented computer programming languages in which the declaration of a class may be split across multiple source code files, or multiple places within a single file. Purpose The purpose …
128Partial discharge — In electrical engineering, a partial discharge (PD) is a localised dielectric breakdown of a small portion of a solid or liquid electrical insulation system under high voltage stress. While a corona discharge is usually revealed by a relatively… …
