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size

[sīz]
(materials)
Materials used to surface-treat textiles, papers, and leathers; examples are starch, gelatins, casein, water-soluble gums, and waxes. Also known as sizing.
(mathematics)
The number of edges of a graph.
For a test of a hypothesis, the probability of a type I error.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

size

1. Same as sizing.
2. To work a material to specified dimensions.

sizing, size

A liquid which is applied over wood, plaster, or other porous surface to fill the pores; reduces the absorption of a subsequently applied adhesive or coating; used to prepare the surface for finishing or to serve as a base for subsequent coatings.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Also, the retailer is integrating all denim sizes together, side by side in one department rather than separating the petite and plus sizes.
This shows that relative brain size cannot be used unequivocally as evidence of selection for intelligence.
Nguyen has noticed: "All the high end brands of Europe have stores in Asian countries, and Asians will pick the sizes that fit well on them no matter what is mentioned on size label, as long as they like the look of it and the price is attractive."
Size 10 is the next popular with 28%, followed by size 14, 18%.
I'm Being Bullied, says the size 0 phenomenon is well established in Wales, with women now rejecting the stereotypical curvy Welsh figure, in favour of the celebrity skeletal image.
Clamp-size range: 1100 to 4000 tons (custom sizes to 6600 tons)
For most of us it goes something like this: you a a size 12in Topshop, a size 14in Zara, a size 10 in good old M&S, a 44 if you are splashing out on Italian designers and an 8 in Gap thanks to the American sizing.
You reduce class size by increasing the number of adults interacting with children.
Gain size for "mental model" increased from 0.53 to 0.77.
To reduce coating costs, some paper mills use starch solutions at the calender and size press as pre-coats prior to the application of expensive coating chemicals.
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