decomposition
noun
the act or process of decomposing.
decompositions
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pluralof decomposition.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Their approach involves clever decompositions of the cube circumscribing the bicylinder.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 6, 2018
Although this method is not seen very often in textbooks, we present it here as an alternative that may make some partial fraction decompositions easier.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015
We obtain the same values for and using either method, so the decompositions are the same using either method.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015
So it's not a moment; it's a process that actually begins when the heart stops and culminates in the complete loss of the body, the decompositions of all the cells.
From Time Magazine Archive
These troubles are due to the production of toxic compounds, in the main, probably caused by bacterial decompositions.
From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Edwin George Hastings
