kinetic

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In analogy to a physical system, a Hamiltonian H is defined as a kinetic energy involving the momenta plus a potential energy ϕ, where ϕ is minus the logarithm of the target pdf.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
  2. adjective Relating to or exhibiting kinesis.

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  • It's just what it is … sometimes it's a little more kinetic, there's more people [in a hometown show], but sometimes you can get those kind of shows anywhere, depending on what the night is, what's going on … they're all good for different reasons - [The Framed start playing, cutting Greg off as we have to move backstage to a quieter setting] —  Punknews.org
  • They were markedly electric, kinetic, and deferential. —  Black Entertainment : Black News : Urban News : Hip Hop News - EURweb.com
  • Only the low frequency tremors of bassline pressure connected these Doc Scott tracks to the kind of kinetic, hypertensile Jungle he was producing just three years ago. —  The Wire
  • By 2014 the unit also will begin establishing its relationship with the Air Armament Center where the armed service develops its new kinetic and non-kinetic weapons and studies the introduction of new missions. —  The Moderate Voice
  • Captain Rusch told me the microgrant program is the non-kinetic equivalent of the Gold Wall. —  news.beiruter.com - A directory of Lebanese blogs
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  1. Greek kīnētikos, from kīnētos, moving, from kīnein, to move; see kei-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Greek κινητικός, from κινητός, verbal adjective of κινεῑν, move: see cite.
 

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