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mass, whose size has to be estimated by weighing it or measuring it; in this case
the thing that increases is the number of units of weight or units of measurement.
In discussing the basic ideas about growth there is usually no need to make this ...
mass, whose size has to be estimated by weighing it or measuring it; in this case
the thing that increases is the number of units of weight or units of measurement.
In discussing the basic ideas about growth there is usually no need to make this ...
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The phrase 'chain reaction' is used when there is a sort of multiplication at each
step; a slight increase in a produces a bigger increase in b, and that a still bigger
one in c, and that a really hefty jump in d. Each step in the series can (perhaps ...
The phrase 'chain reaction' is used when there is a sort of multiplication at each
step; a slight increase in a produces a bigger increase in b, and that a still bigger
one in c, and that a really hefty jump in d. Each step in the series can (perhaps ...
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An increase in the production of power of the utilization of natural resources for
industry will almost certainly tend to increase pollution. An increase in the
number of people demands more food, but the provision of more foodstuffs may
in the ...
An increase in the production of power of the utilization of natural resources for
industry will almost certainly tend to increase pollution. An increase in the
number of people demands more food, but the provision of more foodstuffs may
in the ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Tools for Thought |
| Author | Conrad Hal Waddington |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Cape, 1977 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 8 Oct 2009 |
| ISBN | 0224010778, 9780224010771 |
| Length | 250 pages |
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