French, English, and Dutch: nickname for a courageous or robust person, from Old French vaillant ‘sturdy’, ‘brave’, Middle English vailaunt, valiaunt, Middle Dutch valiant (the latter two being from Old French). What is an example of Valiant? The definition of valiant is someone or something very brave or determined. AnRead More →

Since sine is the second coordinate on point P, it’s going to be positive whenever that point is above the x axis. That means quadrants 1 and 2. Those are the 2 quadrants that are above the x axis. Is sine positive or negative in the second quadrant? In theRead More →

Easy-going is a desirable quality as well: Easy-going partners will adjust to your needs, let you make decisions, and be happy with what they have. How do you say you’re going easy? Easygoing synonyms carefree. Free from troubles or worry. … laid-back. The definition of laid back is someone orRead More →

When you design a controller using PID Tuner, the resulting derivative gain, D, can have a different sign from the integral gain I. PID Tuner always returns a stable controller, even if one or more gains are negative. … Therefore, as long as DN > –1, a negative D stillRead More →

The normal lung is fully inflated at a transpulmonary pressure of ∼25–30 cmH2O. Consequently, a maximum Pplat, an estimate of the elastic distending pressure, of 30 cmH2O has been recommended. However, overinflation may occur at much lower elastic distending pressures (18–26 cmH2O). Why must transpulmonary pressure be negative? Intrapleural pressureRead More →

The acceptable margin of error usually falls between 4% and 8% at the 95% confidence level. While getting a narrow margin of error is quite important, the real trick of the trade is getting that perfectly representative sample. What does a margin of error tell us? Margin of errors, inRead More →