11) maxim. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...A succinct formulation of a fundamental principle, general truth, or rule of conduct. See synonyms at saying. Middle English maxime, from Old French, from Medieval...
12) fundamental particle. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English
Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...See elementary particle....
13) gravitational interaction. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English
Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A weak, fundamental interaction between two physical objects due to their mass and energy, especially an interaction occurring between elementary particles....
14) Bragg's law. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000.
...The fundamental law of x-ray crystallography, n = 2dsin, where n is an integer, is the wavelength of a beam of x-rays incident on a crystal with lattice planes separated...
15) Coulomb's law. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000.
...The fundamental law of electrostatics stating that the force between two charged particles is directly proportional to the product of their charges and inversely...
16) Hardy-Weinberg law. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English
Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A fundamental principle in population genetics stating that the genotype frequencies and gene frequencies of a large, randomly mating population remain constant provided...
17) standard model. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A model of fundamental forces and particles that explains their behavior and interactions in terms of symmetries and the destruction of symmetries....
18) meat-and-potatoes. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English
Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Informal Fundamental; basic....
19) definition. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1a. A statement conveying fundamental character. b. A statement of the meaning of a word, phrase, or term, as in a dictionary entry. 2. The act or process of stating...
20) Decalogue. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. Bible The Ten Commandments. 2. A fundamental set of rules having authoritative weight. Middle English decalog, from Late Latin decalogus, from Greek dekalogos...
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