geometry
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In typical alkenes, the carbons adopt a trigonal planar geometry, creating a flat structure around the double bond.
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Quantum physics describes reality using probability wave functions, while general relativity describes how matter and energy shape the geometry of spacetime.
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It also applies to hyperbolic geometries, which are commonly used in theoretical physics and modern models of spacetime.
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Mr. Clayton’s “Finding Ways,” whose triumphant melody coalesces from a loose geometry of intervals, and which relies on tension-and-release, suggests the architecture and motion of music by pianist Andrew Hill, another 1960s Blue Note hero.
The Myanmar event stood out because its fault geometry removed many of the complications that typically obscure how seismic energy moves through the Earth.
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