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Rate

Value, measure, or degree; a charge, payment, or price determined through the application of a mathematical formula or based upon a scale or standard.

For example, an interest rate is determined by the ratio between the principal and interest.

Rate is also used synonymously with tax.

rate

noun amount, assessment, charge, cost, expense, fare, fee, hire, magno, obligation, pace, parvo emere, price, quotation, standard, tempo, valuation, value, velocity, worth
Associated concepts: legal rate of interest, rate of exchange

rate

verb aestimare, appraise, apprize, assess, class, classify, compute, determine, esteem, estimate, evaluate, figure, fix the price of, gauge, grade, judge, measure, merit, price, quantify, rank, reckon, set a value on, tag, value, weigh

RATE. A public valuation or assessment of every man's estate; or the ascertaining how much tax every one shall pay. Vide Pow. Mortg. Index, h.t.; Harr. Dig. h.t.; 1 Hopk. C. R. 87.

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Since the dose rate is linearly related to activity of the radioactive seeds, in the TLD measurement and MC simulation, only 0.

In vitro Dosimetric Study of Biliary Stent Loaded with Radioactive [sup]125I Seeds

Calculation of the indoor gamma dose rate distribution due to building materials in the Netherlands.

Assessment of natural radiation exposure from building materials in Estonia/ Ehitusmaterjalides leiduvatest looduslikest radionukliididest pohjustatud elanikudoosi hinnang

ext] is the external exposure dose rate in b-th reference organism, [mu]Gy [h.

Evaluation of exposure of Lake Druksiai biota reference organisms using probabilistic methods/ Druksiu ezero biotos testiniu organizmu apsvitos vertinimas taikant tikimybinius metodus

For chronic exposure at moderate dose rates, the deaths associated with the GI syndrome can be delayed, and are associated with higher radiation doses than for brief exposure at a high rate.

A guide to radiation hazard evaluation, applied to Fukushima recovery workers

The map shows that the results obtained are consistent with all previous reported measurements of deposition in soil and of gamma dose rates.

IAEA's latest update on Japan's nuclear crisis on May 12-18

We believe that the lower dose rate produced a greater reduction on bending strength than the higher dose rate because the kinetic energy imparted from the irradiation exceeded various physio-chemical thresholds within the wood (Figs.

Comparison of the effects of gamma irradiation and steam sterilization on southern pine sapwood

Additionally, any source that has a dose rate in excess of 1 cGy/hr (equivalent to 1 rad/hr) at 1 meter should also be considered high-risk.

Radiological operations on the modern battlefield

This follows the outbreak of septoriatritici in this year's crops after many warnings from chemical manufacturers of the need to maintain dose rates and correct timings.

Dose rates important for control ( survey

The value of MFI was determined as a function of dose rate.

Effects of electron beam irradiation on poly(ethylene 2,6-naphthalate)/poly(ethylene terephthalate) blends

The total radiation dose to a device is the sum of each dose rate experienced by the device, multiplied by the time at that dose rate.

Minimizing radiation to components: filters during x-ray can reduce radiation without compromising image quality

60] [gamma] rays from an Eldorado 6 therapy unit (Atomic Energy of Canada) at a dose rate of about 2.

Water calorimetry: a correction to the heat defect calculations

The probe relayed the one-second spaced measurement signals to the maintenance vessel above where the measured dose rate values were displayed and recorded.