fast time scale
- noun
- Specialized
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escala de tiempo rápida
- So the, that idea is to say, well, let's separate the fast time scales from the slow time scales.
Examples
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Using a fast time scale allows scientists to model events that happen much quicker than we can perceive.
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Then what happens in the excited state on on a very fast time scale, you lose energy.
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In a weather simulation, we can observe changes on a fast time scale to predict sudden storms.
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The researchers conducted experiments to analyze molecular interactions that occur on a fast time scale.
Antonyms
- Specialized
A way used in models to stretch time so events look slower than real life
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Surface Forms
Morphology
A learner who knows 'fast', 'time', and 'scale' can plausibly infer that a 'fast time scale' refers to a timescale on which events occur quickly, so the general idea is compositional. However, the specific technical sense used in simulations (i.e. simulated time compressed relative to real time and involving scaling factors) is domain-specific and not fully predictable from the parts alone, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
The term fast time scale comes from the image of making time move fast, like watching a long movie at high speed so many events happen quickly. So, in simulations or data work, a fast time scale means running the model 'faster than real time' to see long-term results sooner.