(in a reactor) the number of fissionable atoms produced by each fissionable atom that is destroyed.
noun 1. a tabular arrangement of the equivalent values of the weight or measure units of different systems.
- Conversion to iteration
A transformation applied to functional programs to replace recursion with iteration. A tail-recursive function can be compiled to an iterative loop where the recursive call becomes a jump back to the start and the parameters are held in registers which are updated with new values each time around the loop. See Iteration, Tail recursion optimisation.
- Conversive heat
conversive heat n. Heat produced in the body by the absorption of waves, such as the sun’s rays, which are not in themselves hot.
[kuh n-vur-suh s] /kənˈvɜr səs/ noun, plural conversi [kuh n-vur-sahy, -see] /kənˈvɜr saɪ, -si/ (Show IPA). Ecclesiastical. 1. a lay brother.