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nitA measurement of luminance. One nit is equal to one candela per square meter (1cd/m2). Ten thousand nits are equal to one stilb. See candela. nit1 1. the egg of a louse, usually adhering to human hair 2. the larva of a louse or similar insect nit2 a unit of luminance equal to 1 candela per square metre nit3 a unit of information equal to 1.44 bits nit [nit] (communications) A unit of information content such that the information content of a symbol or message in nits is the negative of the natural logarithm of the probability of selecting that symbol or message from all the symbols or messages which could have been chosen. Also known as nepit. (optics) A unit of luminance, equal to 1 candela per square meter. Abbreviated nt. 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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| The proposition goes on to initially ban research with adult stem cells and umbilical cord stem cells, which, technically speaking, are the only kinds of stem cells that have produced any significant results and which - again, picking nits - have numerous advantages over embryonic stem cells. On a fall morning, they lolled about in the sun, grooming and picking nits from one another's fur. Am I picking nits, or is that an inappropriate use of 'reticent'? |
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