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Degree of freedom (mechanics) Any one of the number of independent ways in which the space configuration of a mechanical system may change. A material particle confined to a line in space can be displaced only along the line, and therefore has one degree of freedom. A particle confined to a surface can be displaced in two perpendicular directions and accordingly has two degrees of freedom. A particle free in physical space has three degrees of freedom corresponding to three possible perpendicular displacements. A system composed of two free particles has six degrees of freedom, and one composed of N free particles has 3N degrees. If a system of two particles is subject to a requirement that the particles remain a constant distance apart, the number of degrees of freedom becomes five. Any requirement which diminishes by one the degrees of freedom of a system is called a holonomic constraint. See Constraint How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Within these confines of the institution, he has a high degree of freedom and busies himself in the woodworking shop and other facilities. Although formal education is not universally available, especially in the developing world, a greater degree of freedom for women would elicit productive discussions about taboo or sensitive issues, such as sexuality, condom use and HIV/AIDS. Presented results are limited to the 2 degrees of freedom spline fits because they usually resulted in the largest gains and lowest probability values, although results were similar for the 3 and 4 degree of freedom spline fits. |
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