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radiocarbon dating

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A method of obtaining age estimates on organic materials which has been used to date samples as old as 75,000 years. The method was developed immediately following World War II by ...

electropolishing

Science; General science

A method of polishing metal surfaces by applying an electric current through an electrolytic bath in a process that is the reverse of plating. The metal to be polished is made ...

moving-target indication

Science; General science

A method of presenting pulse-radar echoes in a manner that discriminates in favor of moving targets and suppresses stationary objects. Moving-target indication (MTI) is almost a ...

factor analysis

Science; General science

A method of quantitative multivariate analysis with the goal of representing the interrelationships among a set of continuously measured variables (usually represented by their ...

extraction

Science; General science

A method of separating the constituents of a mixture utilizing preferential solubility of one or more components in a second phase. Commonly, this added phase is a liquid, while ...

terracing (agriculture)

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A method of shaping land to control erosion on slopes of rolling land used for cropping and other purposes. In early practice the land was shaped into a series of nearly level ...

magnetic levitation

Science; General science

A method of supporting and transporting objects or vehicles which is based on the physical property that the force between two magnetized bodies is inversely proportional to their ...

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