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fractionation

noun

Etymology

By surface analysis, fraction + -ation, or, by surface analysis, fractionate + -ion.

Definitions

  1. A separation process in which a certain quantity of a mixture is divided up into smaller…

    A separation process in which a certain quantity of a mixture is divided up into smaller quantities (fractions) in which the composition changes according to a gradient; an instance of this process.

    • Methane is separated from other hydrocarbons in a gas fractionation plant.
    • After several fractionations, we had a usable product.

  2. The division of a total dose of radiation into fractions.

  3. A preliminary stage of encryption that divides each plaintext symbol into several…

    A preliminary stage of encryption that divides each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols.

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    1. A form of hypnosis where the patient is made to enter and leave a trance state many times…

      A form of hypnosis where the patient is made to enter and leave a trance state many times in quick succession.

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Derived

hypofractionation, microfractionation, oligofractionation, prefractionation, subfractionation, ultrafractionation

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at fractionation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at fractionation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at fractionation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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