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Artem Oppermann Artem Oppermann
Updated on February 10, 2023

What Is the Dielectric Constant?

The dielectric constant (also known as relative permittivity) is a measure of a material’s ability to store electrical energy in an electric field.

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Artem Oppermann Artem Oppermann
Updated on February 10, 2023

What Is the Faraday Constant?

The Faraday constant is the electric charge per mole of electrons. It’s denoted by the symbol F and is a physical constant named after the British scientist Michael Faraday.

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Raivat Shah Raivat Shah
Updated on February 10, 2023

Introduction to Priority Queues in Python

A priority queue in Python is an abstract data structure that is like a normal queue but where each item has a special “key” to quantify its “priority.”

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Akshay Kumar Akshay Kumar
Updated on February 10, 2023

Base64 Encoding: What Is It? How Does It Work?

Base64 is a binary to a text encoding scheme that represents binary data in an ASCII string format — essential for carrying data stored in binary across channels.

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Kaycee Lai Kaycee Lai
Updated on February 09, 2023

What Is a Data Lake? Is It Right for Your Company?

A few questions to help determine if it’s the data architecture you really need.

K. Jagathish K. Jagathish
Updated on February 09, 2023

3 Ways to Use Array Slice in JavaScript

The slice method of array returns a shallow copy of a portion of the array based on the start and end index passed. Learn three different ways to use array slice in JavaScript.

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Joydip Kumar Joydip Kumar
Updated on February 09, 2023

A Comprehensive Guide to Java Scheduler

The Java Scheduler is used to schedule a thread or task that executes at a certain period of time or periodically at a fixed interval.

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Artturi Jalli Artturi Jalli
Updated on February 09, 2023

What Is a Compiler?

A compiler is a program that translates programming languages into machine-readable code that can be executed by a computer.

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Artem Oppermann Artem Oppermann
Updated on February 09, 2023

What Is an EMP?

An EMP (electromagnetic pulse) is an intense burst of electromagnetic energy, usually caused by an abrupt acceleration of charged particles.

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Artem Oppermann Artem Oppermann
Updated on February 09, 2023

What Is an Electrical Charge?

An electrical charge is a fundamental physical property that will cause objects to attract or repel one another.

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