Aliquot vs False - What's the difference?
aliquot | false |
Contained in the whole an integral number of times;
* 1794 , George Adams (Jr), Lectures on Natural and Experimental Philosophy, Considered in its Present State of Improvement. Describing, in a Familiar and Easy Manner, The Principal Phenomena of Nature, and Shewing, That They All Co-operate in Displaying the Goodness, Wisdom, and Power of God ,
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(slang, chemistry, biotechnology, transitive) to separate a volume of solution or suspension into aliquots.
Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
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Spurious, artificial.
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*:At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy?; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
(lb) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
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Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:I to myself was false , ere thou to me.
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
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*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
*:whose false foundation waves have swept away
Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
(lb) Out of tune.
As adjectives the difference between aliquot and false
is that aliquot is contained in the whole an integral number of times; while false is (label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.As a noun aliquot
is (chemistry|biotechnology) a portion of a total amount of a solution or suspension.As a verb aliquot
is (slang|chemistry|biotechnology|transitive) to separate a volume of solution or suspension into aliquots.aliquot
English
Adjective
- If, therefore, every aliquot divi?ion produced a ?en?ible effect by it's(sic) vibration, we ?hould hear in every mu?ical ?tring an infinite variety of chords, di??onant and con?onant, in ?harp and flat keys at the ?ame time.
Antonyms
* aliquantVerb
(en verb)Usage notes
The verb form of aliquot is very commonly used in informal scientific jargon, but has not been fully accepted in formal usage. ----false
English
Adjective
(er)A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles: Founded Mainly on the Materials Collected by the Philological Society, section=Part 1, publisher=Clarendon Press, location=Oxford, editor= , volume=1, page=217 , passage=Also the rule of false position, with dyuers examples not onely vulgar, but some appertaynyng to the rule of Algeber.}}