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S phaseThe stage during which DNA replication occurs. | |
Safety factorExtra design capacity added to account for uncertainty. | |
Safety marginAdditional allowance for uncertainty or unexpected conditions. | |
Satellitean object that orbits another object. | |
Saturated solutionA solution that contains the maximum amount of dissolved solute at a given temperature. | |
scalara mathematical quantity that represents only magnitude, without any associated direction. it can represent quantities such as time, temperature, mass, or distance. | |
Scalar QuantityA quantity that has magnitude only. | |
Scale barA line on an image representing a known actual distance. | |
Scale ModelA model that represents objects using proportional sizes or distances. | |
Schwarzschild radiusradius of the event horizon for a simple non-rotating black hole. | |