the perception of time

... beta, the ratio of the covariance σ iM of stock i with the market to the variance of the market σ 2 M . By substituting the value of  i in equation (2.29) into (2.27) one finds that the value of the ... factor equal to the square root of the ratio of the trading frequency of the stock to that of the market. Furthermore, the residual return above this benchmark is proportional to the stock’s trading ... return proportional to the traditional beta of the stock, further enhanced by the square root of the ratio of the stock’s trading frequency to the trading frequency of the market. This relation...

Ngày tải lên: 12/12/2013, 14:15

... checked 24 times a second) is subtracted from the value of startingTime: getTimer() - startingTime Remember that the value of startingTime is set to the current time at the point when the ... instances to input time values for the timer; then click the Start button. The various hands on the clock should go into action. When the alarm time is reached, the timer turns off, its hands are ... Passage of Time The getTimer() function returns (in milliseconds) the length of time elapsed since the movie was first opened and played; therefore, if the movie has been open for six seconds, the...

Ngày tải lên: 20/10/2013, 14:15

... remove the functionality of the setInterval() action, use the following syntax: clearInterval(myInterval); Using the syntax shown, you can initiate the setInterval() action at any time, ... turned on and off by assigning a variable name, as in the following example: var myInterval:Object = setInterval(rotateClip, 1500); This example assigns the name myInterval to the setInterval() ... is set up to call the rotateClip() function every 1.5 seconds (1,000 milliseconds equals 1 second). If you want to pass arguments to the called function, simply add them to the setInterval()...

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... Complexity, Teleology, and the Arrow of Time 199 The many-universes theory neatly solves the problem of the origin of the arrow of time. The wave function as a whole can be completely time- symmetric, ... by the expansion. Note that the same effect would occur if the universe contracted again, just as the instroke of the piston serves to raise the entropy of the confined gas. So there is no thermodynamic ... chance lies at the basis of the Second Law of Thermodynamics, just as it lies at the basis of Darwin’s theory of evolution. Since chance – or contingency, as philosophers call it – is the opposite of law...

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... no,' the Doctor breathed, a tell-tale hand gripping the side of the sarcophagus. Tegan said nothing. From the end of the coffin she could see clearly the whole of the mummy. She could see the ... as the last of the relics were car- ried after her. The ring of Bastet, born on a velvet cushion; the snake statue of Netjerankh; the scarab bracelet; the figure of Anubis, god of the rituals of ... in the sarco- phagus in front of her, Nyssa wondered about the rituals and beliefs of the culture that took such care of their dead. She tried to estimate the age of the corpse, and then of its...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 04:20

... in the accuracy of the measurements impact the accuracy of geolocation, resulting in some amount of error inherent in the geolocation. The errors involved and the impact on the accuracy of the ... R denote the positions of the pair of receivers. Similarly, let n v R and n w R denote the corresponding velocities of the pair of receivers. Let c denote the speed of light and ... whether T/FDOA would fill a gap and be a practical capability on UAS. The accuracy of the geolocation of a signal is dependent on the method of geolocation used, the characteristics of the...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 21:20

... projection upon the heavens of our modern myth of progress and therefore, like the ancient projections of the figures of myth, also an illusion, time will tell. The stars, like the gods they once ... In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God was moving over the face of the ... pieces of information that starlight carries are the color of the star, ranging from reddish to bluish, and the luminosity of the star. The color is related to the surface temperature of the...

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 14:03

... replicants. In other words, even in her defeat, she brilliantly fits Tyrell's “more human than human” slogan. Rachel is the end stage, the equilibrium stage, of the evolution of ‘human' technology. ... curve, characterized by a extremely slow rate of change at the time short after their replicants simulates human intelligence by actually using a human brain, taking advantage of the human brain's innate ... ingenuity. Both the T800s and replicants were designed to carry out prescribed functions, like any other machines, enhanced by their creators who foresaw the distinct performance advantages offered by the...

Ngày tải lên: 21/03/2014, 22:52

... three time intervals: - the time of speech or narration (S) - the time of event (E), i.e. the interval at which the basic proposition is said to be true - one time of reference (R) The ... between two time- points, on the one hand the time of the state resulting from a prior situation, and on the other the time of that prior situation.' (ibid., p. 52). In order to make these ... follows : t s time (t ~ S > t ~ R) 36 The specifiers of the reference time are the when-adverbials. A classification of the latter that appears to be relevant for the assignment of deictic...

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