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  • noun metrology Symbol for the deciwatt, an SI unit of power equal to 10−1 watts.

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  • The above equation can also be written as dGDPn/GDPn = dW/W + dQ/Q

    Why Wage Cuts Are Good For Aggregate Demand, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • The total energy E is equal to the energy taken out in “work” W plus energy acuumulated in entropy time temperature dE = - dW + TdS and for certain systems one integrates the change of these quantities.

    A Dark, Misleading Force Sean 2007

  • For non-isolated systems we extend the law as dQ = dU + dW, where dQ is the differential of the amount of heat added to the system (in a reversible manner).

    Thermodynamic Asymmetry in Time Callender, Craig 2006

  • Whatever the case, in 1948, my father's first wit# dW of a lung disease, perhaps TB.

    the secret sense Tan, Amy 1995

  • W cWc xWd Wdx cW cWd xWx Wxc dW cWx W2c Wxd xW dWc Wcd W2x

    The Science of Fingerprints Classification and Uses United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation 1933

  • • Applications in finance e.g. simulation based on SDE (return on asset) dS t drift + Brownian motion   dt   dW t St • Requires fast pseudorandom or Quasi-random number generator •

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  • In the interest of full disclosure, I must note that I have contributed articles other than this one to this site, but I can say with integrity that dW stands as a great resource for articles and material on Java coding and the JVM.

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  • US$500,000 per year for the dollar value of the information found ✓ US$2. 4 million in cost avoidance, thanks to the reusability of the ETS widget Source: CIO 100 and Rawn Shah's dW blog Friday, April 3, 2009 53

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  • US$500,000 per year for the dollar value of the information found ✓ US$2. 4 million in cost avoidance, thanks to the reusability of the ETS widget Source: CIO 100 and Rawn Shah's dW blog Friday, April 3, 2009 53

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  • If you're reading this article, then you've already found dW.

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