The smallest amount of stimulus that can be responded to.

(law) A privilege given to lawmakers to prevent them from being sued for libel or slander due to statements made on the floor, regardless of whether they were made in good faith.

The system of measurements based on force, and independent of acceleration of gravity.

The difference between an observed value and a standard value assumed as true.

An unqualified right; a right to act or refuse to act that is at the sole discretion of the person possessing the right.

Total pressure in a fluid equivalent to the sum of the gage and the atmospheric pressures.

(mathematics) A constant that maintains the same value wherever it occurs; such as π. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see absolute, constant.

plural of absorbent paper

Cotton which has had its fatty matter removed to become capable of absorbing liquids; cotton wool.

A soft paper especially made for the absorbing of liquids.