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Earth science
Any of several geological sciences that are concerned with the earth, its origins, and all of its various structures and physical forms and phenomena.
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probability of exceedence of a given earthquake size
Earth science; Seismology
The odds that the size of a future earthquake will exceed some specified value.
probability of exceedence of a given earthquake
Earth science; Seismology
The odds that the size of a future earthquake will exceed some specified value.
Gutenberg-Richter recurrence relationship
Earth science; Seismology
The observed relationship that, for large areas and long time periods, number of earthquakes of different magnitudes occur systematically, with the relationship M = a - bN, ...
probability
Earth science; Seismology
The number of cases that actually occur divided by the total number of cases possible.
rays
Earth science; Seismology
The normals to the wavefront and point in the direction of propagation.
response
Earth science; Seismology
The motion in a system resulting from shaking under specified conditions.
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