Stationary Phase

The term stationary phase may refer to

  • Stationary phase (biology), a phase in bacterial growth
  • Stationary phase (chemistry), a medium used in chromatography
  • Stationary phase approximation in the evaluation of integrals in mathematics

Famous quotes containing the words stationary and/or phase:

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    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

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