resistence

Noun

1. Alternative form of resistance.
   • Hence it appears that the Curve MD cannot approach the Axis AL, then in the point D, where it Interſects the perpendicular AK; and that afterwards when AC is leſs then AE, then the Portion of the Curve DO, will be...
   • Farther, the reſiſtence a body moving in a fluid meets with from thence, may be conſidered with regard to the fluid; and then it will be found to be more or leſs, according to the denſity of the fluid. For by how much...
   • This hypothesis goes by many names, including group resistence, the threshold effect, and the gender paradox. Because the hypothesis holds such wide appeal, it is worth revisiting the logic behind it. The hypothesis is...