Component

(noun)

A part of a vector. For example, horizontal and vertical components.

Examples of Component in the following topics:

  • Adding and Subtracting Vectors Using Components

    • Another way of adding vectors is to add the components.
    • To add vectors, merely express both of them in terms of their horizontal and vertical components and then add the components together.
    • This can be seen by adding the horizontal components of the two vectors ($4+4$) and the two vertical components ($3+3$).
    • These additions give a new vector with a horizontal component of 8 ($4+4$) and a vertical component of 6 ($3+3$).
    • To subtract vectors by components, simply subtract the two horizontal components from each other and do the same for the vertical components.

  • Components

    • If a graph contains one or more "isolates," these actors are components.
    • A strong component requires that there be a directed path from A to B in order for the two to be in the same component.
    • UCINET provides two algorithms for doing a census of components.
    • Network>Regions>Components> Simple graphs is used for binary data.
    • Network>Regions>Components>Valued Graphs can be used to examine the hierarchy of components as the cut-off value of tie strength is increasingly relaxed.

  • Components of a Vector

    • It is often useful in analyzing vectors to break them into their component parts.
    • For two-dimensional vectors, these components are horizontal and vertical.
    • For three dimensional vectors, the magnitude component is the same, but the direction component is expressed in terms of $x$, $y$ and $z$.
    • This is the horizontal component of the vector.
    • Together, the two components and the vector form a right triangle.

  • Notation for the Geometric: G = Geometric Probability Distribution Function X ~ G(p)

    • Assume that the probability of a defective computer component is 0.02.
    • Components are randomly selected.
    • Find the probability that the first defect is caused by the 7th component tested.
    • How many components do you expect to test until one is found to be defective?
    • The probability that the 7th component is the first defect is 0.0177.

  • Copolymers

    • The following examples refer to a two component system, in which one monomer is designated A and the other B.

  • Trigonometry

    • Trigonometry is also used in determining the horizontal and vertical components of forces and objects.
    • Free body diagrams are very helpful in visually identifying which components are unknown and where the moments are applied.
    • Sometimes people need to analyze the horizontal and vertical components of forces and object orientation.
    • To make the problem easier, the force F will be expressed in terms of its horizontal and vertical components .
    • Explain why trigonometry is useful in determining horizontal and vertical components of forces

  • Nitrogen Fixation Mechanism

    • Nitrogenase is made up of two soluble proteins: component I and II .
    • Thus, the role of component II is to supply electrons, one at a time to component I.
    • ATP is not hydrolyzed to ADP until component II transfers an electron to component I (see step C and D). 21-25 ATPs are required for each N2 fixed.
    • A) Components I and II are dissociated; II is ready for reduction.
    • Legend:I: component I (dinitrogenase; MoFe protein); II: component II (dinitrogen reductase; Fe protein); ATP: adenosine triphosphate; ADP: adenosine diphosphate; Fdx: ferredoxin; Fld: flavodoxin.

  • Components of a Speech: Main Points, Introduction, Conclusion, and Transitions

    • A speech should have four components: the main points, introduction, conclusion, and transitions.
    • Break free of the essay mindset, and try to think of a speech as the sum of four components: the main points, introduction, conclusion, and transitions.
    • Read on to see what is special about the components of a speech.
    • It may be surprising to see that transitions are one of the four key components of a speech.

  • Plasma and Serum

    • Plasma is the liquid component of blood after all of the cells and platelets are removed; serum is plasma after coagulation factors have been removed.
    • Plasma, the liquid component of blood, comprises 55 percent of the total blood volume.
    • Serum, the plasma component of blood which lacks coagulation factors, is similar to interstitial fluid in which the correct composition of key ions acting as electrolytes is essential for normal functioning of muscles and nerves.
    • Other components in the serum include proteins, which assist with maintaining pH and osmotic balance while giving viscosity to the blood; antibodies, or specialized proteins that are important for defense against viruses and bacteria; lipids, including cholesterol, which are transported in the serum; and various other substances including nutrients, hormones, metabolic waste, and external substances, such as drugs, viruses, and bacteria.
    • The liquid components of blood called plasma (yellow section) can be separated from the erythrocytes (red section) and platelets (white section) by using a centrifuging or spinning the blood.

  • Two-Component Regulatory Systems

    • Two-component systems couple mechanism to allow organisms to sense and respond to changes in many different environmental conditions.
    • Two component signaling systems are widely occurring in prokaryotes whereas only a few two-component systems have been identified in eukaryotic organisms.
    • A variant of the two-component system is the phospho-relay system.
    • Signal transducing histidine kinases are the key elements in two-component signal transduction systems.
    • Describe the structure and function of a bacterial two-component regulatory system