Dr. Overy's KBase: Resources for Teaching and Learning
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  • Technology
    The application of science, especially to industrial or commercial objectives
  • The Very Large Array
    The VLA is  a radio astronomy observatory located on the Plains of San Agustin, between the towns of Magdalena and Datil, some 50 miles (80 km) west of Socorro, New Mexico.
  • Threatened Species
    Threatened species are any species which are vulnerable to endangerment in the near future.
  • Torque of a couple
    The torque of a couple is the product of one of the forces with the perpendicular separation between the couple.
  • Toxic
    Describes something that can be poisonous or deadly if it is eaten touched, or inhaled in large enough amounts.
  • Toxicity
    The quality or degree of being poisonous or harmful to plant or animal life.
  • Toxins
    A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms and is capable of causing disease when introduced into the body tissues but is often also capable of inducing neutralizing antibodies or antitoxins
  • True Value
    This is the value that would be obtained in an ideal measurement.