Np
neper; nepers.
Np
1 AmericanPhysics.
Np
2
American
Symbol, Chemistry.
NP
3
American
n.p.
4
American
abbreviation
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net proceeds.
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new paragraph.
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nisi prius.
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no pagination.
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no place of publication.
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no protest.
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notary public.
N.P.
5
American
abbreviation
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new paragraph.
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nisi prius.
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no protest.
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notary public.
NP
1
British
abbreviation
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neuropsychiatric
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neuropsychiatry
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Also: np. Notary Public
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noun phrase
np
2
British
abbreviation
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printing new paragraph
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law nisi prius
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no place of publication
Np
3
British
symbol
symbol
np
4
British
abbreviation
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The currents Ip and Is in the primary and secondary coils are related by Is = Np .
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Eight-year-old private insurer Neptune Insurance Holdings NP -3.50%decrease; red down pointing triangle went public on the New York Stock Exchange Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
Instead, the NP gave her a borderline personality diagnosis.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2024
One must be able to consult with a doctor, NP or PA, and the experience should feel professional and supportive.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
Optimal routing is among the prime examples of “NP-hard” problems, the name given to tasks that are at least as hard to solve as the most complex problems from NP.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 12, 2023
Though different than NP is disliked by a slim majority of the AHD Usage Panel, it has long been common in carefully written prose.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Na.C., the nasal capsule. n.p., neural plate. n.s., neural spine.
From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
In the figures of plates 3 and 5, the letters n.f., n.p., &c., are affixed to the proper quadrants.
From Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. by Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony)
The English part, in black letter, is entitled: The englysshe of Mancyne apon the foure cardynale vertues. n.p. or d.
From The Ship of Fools, Volume 1 by Barclay, Alexander
The endowment has fared better under current chief N.P.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
The Harvard Management Co., which runs the endowment, has “begun a measured increase in portfolio risk,” with “the guidance of the university’s leadership,” N.P.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
However, with only an 11% allocation to stocks, "the endowment's FY23 return does not reflect a significant impact from public equity movements," Harvard Management's Chief Executive Officer N.P.
From Reuters ● Oct. 20, 2023
It lists her as the recipient of a $245,000 sum transferred that same day by N.P.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 2, 2023
It is not my ambition to rival at home the unpopularity of N.P.
From Nights Rome, Venice, in the Aesthetic Eighties; London, Paris, in the Fighting Nineties by Pennell, Elizabeth Robins
I have np interest in ever considering any testosterone supplement.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2018
This ain't np 'golden age'.... these days seems like most things are all frosting, no cake...
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2017
Since np > 5 and nq > 5, use the normal approximation to the binomial.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 19, 2013
The mean is μ = np and the standard deviation is σ = npq .
From Textbooks ● Sep. 19, 2013
If we know n and p, p is called the index, and n, n2, ... np are called the first power, second power, ... pth power of n, the series itself being called the power-series.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various
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