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  • adjective physics Having no units of measurement; such as a ratio or percentage of two numbers which have the same units.

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  • Gross tonnage (often abbreviated as GT, G.T. or gt) is a unitless index related to a ship's overall internal volume.

    Master and captain 2009

  • Gross tonnage (often abbreviated as GT, G.T. or gt) is a unitless index related to a ship's overall internal volume.

    Master and captain 2009

  • Gross tonnage (often abbreviated as GT, G.T. or gt) is a unitless index related to a ship's overall internal volume.

    9 posts from October 2009 2009

  • Albedo is a non-dimensional, unitless quantity that indicates how well a surface reflects solar energy.

    Sea ice 2008

  • Also in a pure unit sense, say if we equate distance with time the speed of light is then “unitless,” and so similar to the fine structure constant is then simply a constant.

    A Dark, Misleading Force Sean 2007

  • Also in a pure unit sense, say if we equate distance with time the speed of light is then “unitless,” and so similar to the fine structure constant is then simply a constant.

    A Dark, Misleading Force Sean 2007

  • I'd like to assume, if we're trying to get an "apples-to-apples", that those other areas can also be represented by a singular significant number perhaps not a simple one; it could be some unitless amalgam.

    Standard Metrics of Use 2006

  • If the part number is numeric and unitless, then it can be added to the User

    All Discussion Groups: Message List - root 2010

  • The exact details of indexed bonds can vary, especially in other countries where there are similar but not identical products available, but the usual deal with the Canadian RRBs is that the par value, instead of being a fixed number of dollars, is a fixed number of dollars multiplied by the (unitless) Consumer Price Index (CPI).

    Ansuz - mskala's home page » Ansuz mskala 2010

  • I had forgotten that the reset sets a default line-height of 1 - the unitless dot … » 70 Expert Ideas For Better CSS Coding

    Netvouz - new bookmarks spandrel 2010

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