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C vs R - What's the difference?

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In genetics|lang=mul terms the difference between c and r

is that c is iupac 1-letter abbreviation for any cytosine while r is iupac 1-letter abbreviation for any purine.

In amino acid|lang=mul terms the difference between c and r

is that c is iupac 1-letter abbreviation for cysteine while r is iupac 1-letter abbreviation for arginine.

In physics|lang=mul terms the difference between c and r

is that c is capacitance while r is resistance (in electricity ).

As letters the difference between c and r

is that c is the third letter of the while r is the eighteenth letter of the.

As symbols the difference between c and r

is that c is carbon while r is roentgen (unit ).

As a numeral c

is cardinal number one hundred (100).

c

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=b, next=d, image= (wikipedia c)

Etymology 1

Modification of upper case letter C, from Etruscan .

Letter

  • The third letter of the .
    • Usage notes
    * Not to be confused with (the lunate sigma). * In many languages, the letter c represents both a “hard” ), based on the following letter. * In a number of languages, it is used only for the sound. * In many languages, it occurs frequently in the digraph with ch. * In some romanization systems of non-Latin scripts, it represents .
    See also
    (Latn-script) * Other scripts: , * Letters and symbols with similar shapes: (open O), * For more variations, see . * * (wikipedia "c")

    Symbol

    (Voiceless palatal plosive) (head)
  • voiceless palatal plosive.

    • Etymology 2

    Lower case form of upper case roman numeral C, a standardization of ), from the practice of designating each tenth X notch with an extra cut.

    Alternative forms

    * C,

    Numeral

  • cardinal number one hundred (100).
    • Usage notes
    With a bar over the numeral, i.e., as c, it represents one hundred thousand.
    Derived terms
    * English: c-note
    See also
    * Lesser roman numeral symbol: * Greater roman numeral symbol: *

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) .

    Symbol

    (head)
  • (label) The speed of light, 2.99792458 × 108 m/s.
  • (label) The space of convergent sequences

    • See also

    {{Letter, page=C , NATO=Charlie , Morse=–·–· , Character=C3 , Braille=? }} Image:Latin C.png, Capital and lowercase versions of C , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter C.png, Uppercase and lowercase C in Fraktur ----

    r

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=q, next=s, image= (wikipedia r)

    Etymology 1

    Modification of capital letter R by not closing the bottom of the loop but continuing into the leg to save a pen stroke, later shortening the right leg into a simple arc.

    Letter

  • The eighteenth letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script) * (select symbols) * (other scripts) Cyrillic * dog's letter

    Etymology 2

    Symbol

    (Alveolar trill) (head)
  • radius
  • alveolar trill
  • ).
  • #
  • #

    • Synonyms

    *

    See also

    {{Letter , page=R , NATO=Romeo , Morse=·–· , Character=R , Braille=? }} Image:Latin R.png, Capital and lowercase versions of R , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter R.png, Uppercase and lowercase R in Fraktur ----