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Definition of f

abbreviation

  • Grammar feminine.
  • [in combination] (in units of measurement) femto- (10−15): the detection limits of the enzymatic activity tests are between 10 and 500 fg per test
  • (in textual references) folio.
  • Music forte.
  • (in racing results) furlong(s): 2 m 3 f
  • Chemistry denoting electrons and orbitals possessing three units of angular momentum:f-orbitals
    [f from fundamental, originally applied to lines in atomic spectra]

symbol

  • focal length:apertures of f/5.6 to f/11See also f-number.
  • Mathematics a function of a specified variable:the value of f(x)
  • Electronics frequency.

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Definition of f in the US English dictionary