Phase vs Rephasing - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between phase and rephasing

is that phase is a distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time while rephasing is a restoration of the phase of a system.

As verbs the difference between phase and rephasing

is that phase is to begin—if construed with "in"—or to discontinue—if construed with out—(doing) something over a period of time (i.e. in phases) while rephasing is present participle of lang=en.

As a proper noun phase

is passover.

phase

English

Etymology 1

From ; compare phantasm and see face.

Noun

(en noun)

A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.

That which is exhibited to the eye; the appearance which anything manifests, especially any one among different and varying appearances of the same object.

Any appearance or aspect of an object of mental apprehension or view.

The problem has many phases .

(astronomy) A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form, or the absence, of its enlightened disk; as, the phases of the moon or planets''. Illustrated in .

(physics) Any one point or portion in a recurring series of changes, as in the changes of motion of one of the particles constituting a wave or vibration; one portion of a series of such changes, in distinction from a contrasted portion, as the portion on one side of a position of equilibrium, in contrast with that on the opposite side.

(chemistry) A component in a material system that is distinguished by chemical composition and/or physical state (solid, liquid or gas) and/or crystal structure. It is delineated from an adjoining phase by an abrupt change in one or more of those conditions.

(rugby union) The period of play between consecutive breakdowns.

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(genetics) A haplotype.

Verb

(phas)
To begin—if construed with "in"—or to discontinue—if construed with out—(doing) something over a period of time (i.e. in phases).

The use of the obsolete machines was gradually phased''' out as the new models were '''phased in.

(genetics, informal, transitive) To determine haplotypes in (data) when genotypes are known.

To pass into or through a solid object.

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Usage notes

See notes at faze .

Derived terms

* phase in * phase out * unphased

Etymology 2

From (etyl) .

Alternative forms

* Phase

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
(obsolete) Passover

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rephasing
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Verb
(head)

Noun
(en noun)
A restoration of the phase of a system

A change in the timing of a phased system (such as traffic lights)

(economics, finance) A rescheduling; especially , a rescheduling of debt repayments or other obligations.

* 1998 , Gene O. Evelyn, “The Divestiture of the Guyana Telecommunications Corporation”, in Deryck R. Brown (editor), Evaluation, Learning and Caribbean Development , Canoe Press, ISBN 978-976-8125-28-6, page 430:

Early in 1993, ATN [ a rephasing' of the programme. ATN made this request on the basis of suppliers’ delays, and theft and willful destruction of property locally. Thus, whereas the scope of agreed works remains unchanged, the time frames are no longer applicable. At least one implication of this ' rephasing is clear: at minimum, there must result a postponement of some of the benefits expected from the divestiture.

* 2005 June 9, “ IMF Executive Board Completes Second Review Under Peru’s Stand-By Arrangement”, International Monetary Fund Press Release No. 05/137, reproduced in IMF Country Report No. 07/110 (2007 March), ISBN 978-1-45183-112-2:

In addition, the [Executive] Board [of the International Monetary Fund] also approved a rephasing of the country's future disbursements into five equal amounts of SDR 27.6 million (about US$40.7 million).

* 2009 , House of Commons, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee: HC 90 The Work of the Committee in Session 2008–09 , ISBN 978-0-215-54267-0, page 35:

The Estimate shows a £20m increase in grants to the compensation Agency as a result of rephasing' of non-cash provisions from 2009-10 and 2010-11 into 2008-09 (Estimate, p 381). ¶ No, this additional funding in 2008-09 is not treated as a call on the Reserve. It is a ' rephasing of the Agency’s CSR07 budget within the existing total.

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