What's the difference between log and sprint?

Log


Definition:

  • (n.) A Hebrew measure of liquids, containing 2.37 gills.
  • (n.) A bulky piece of wood which has not been shaped by hewing or sawing.
  • (n.) An apparatus for measuring the rate of a ship's motion through the water.
  • (n.) Hence: The record of the rate of ship's speed or of her daily progress; also, the full nautical record of a ship's cruise or voyage; a log slate; a log book.
  • (n.) A record and tabulated statement of the work done by an engine, as of a steamship, of the coal consumed, and of other items relating to the performance of machinery during a given time.
  • (n.) A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting rope to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave.
  • (v. t.) To enter in a ship's log book; as, to log the miles run.
  • (v. i.) To engage in the business of cutting or transporting logs for timber; to get out logs.
  • (v. i.) To move to and fro; to rock.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It was found that linear extrapolations of log k' versus ET(30) plots to the polarity of unmodified aqueous mobile phase gave a more reliable value of log k'w than linear regressions of log k' versus volume percent.
  • (2) The ED50 and ED95 of mivacurium in each group were estimated from linear regression plots of log dose vs probit of maximum percentage depression of neuromuscular function.
  • (3) Probability distributions are fitted to these data and it is shown that the log-series distribution best fits the data for two subgroups.
  • (4) Each line exhibited 1-4 log differences in sensitivities to the two toxins.
  • (5) At a concentration of 10 microM, tetraamine 4 did not affect histamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine receptors of guinea pig ileum or alpha-adrenoreceptors of guinea pig atria whereas it inhibited postsynaptic alpha-adrenoreceptors of rat vas deferens with a -log K value of 5.23 and nicotinic receptors of frog rectus abdominis with an IC50 value of 0.23 microM.
  • (6) The best compound was trans-alpha-[[(4-bromotetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl) amino]methyl]-2-nitro-1H-imidazole-1-ethanol (18), which, due to its activity and log P value, is a candidate for additional in vivo studies.
  • (7) The final approved log contained 72 problems, 64 of which received importance ratings greater than or equal to 2 on the three-point scale.
  • (8) All are satisfied by [Formula: see text], where N is the size of rod signal, constant for threshold; theta, theta(D) are steady backgrounds of light and receptor noise; varphi is the threshold flash with sigma a constant of about 2.5 log td sec; B the fraction of pigment in the bleached state.
  • (9) The results clearly demonstrate local separability in this log frequency and orientation discrimination domain.
  • (10) Positive correlations were observed between mean log fasting insulin concentration and all parameters of obesity except log triceps skinfold thickness in men.
  • (11) Cocaine, 3 microM, shifted the noradrenaline concentration response curve to the left about 0.4 log units in all renal vessel groups, thus renal vascular smooth muscle sensitivity to noradrenaline was significantly greater in vessels from rats receiving CyA than in vessels from control rats.
  • (12) Details of sexual activity and experience were followed by the use of daily logs.
  • (13) The results should be analysed by the Kaplan-Meier estimator, and patency rates should be compared by the log-rank test or Gehan's test.
  • (14) There was a significant negative correlation between propranolol level (log-transformed) and glycemic responses, suggesting that propranolol has direct effect on the latter.
  • (15) Evaluation of lymphocyte phenotype frequencies, functional responses, serum immunoglobulin levels, and autoantibodies was completed for 38 individuals (i.e., 10 families) who were exposed to pentachlorophenol (PCP) in manufacturer-treated log houses.
  • (16) Spatial summation was found to decrease by 30-50% as the cell was light-adapted to a threshold some 4 log units above the dark-adapted one.
  • (17) The difference in binding capacity was of the same order of magnitude as the difference in sodium content, indicating that the excess sodium in the thoracic aortas from the hypertensive rats was osmotically inactive and thus unable to cause water logging.
  • (18) The equations of best fit of log(wax esters) vs age suggested that sebum secretion declines about 23% per decade in men and 32% per decade in women.
  • (19) Challenge studies using the standard National Veterinary Services Laboratory laryngotracheitis (LT) challenge virus (Log 10(6.7) EID50 per ml) were conducted to assess the presence of maternal protection in chicks of various ages (1, 7, 14, 21, and 28 days).
  • (20) In lymph node-positive patients a trend between high TA1 reactivity and a worse overall survival was also noted (log rank P = 0.128; Wilcoxon P = 0.054), with a 6-year survival of 42% in the strongly reactive tumors (n = 16) and 65% in the negative to weakly reactive carcinomas (n = 105).

Sprint


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To run very rapidly; to run at full speed.
  • (n.) The act of sprinting; a run of a short distance at full speed.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) O'Connell first spotted 14-year-old David Rudisha in 2004, running the 200m sprint at a provincial schools race.
  • (2) A timed sprint to exhaustion was performed after 45 min of exercise at 70% of VO2max, and a Wingate anaerobic test was used to measure total work and peak power.
  • (3) Nine well-trained subjects performed 15-, 30- and 45-s bouts of sprint exercise using a cycle ergometer.
  • (4) A major criticism of present models of the energetics and mechanics of sprint running concerns the application of estimates of parameters which seem to be adapted from measurements of running during actual competitions.
  • (5) Özil showed great determination to get into the six-yard area, sprinting forwards and turning in the cross with a stooping header.
  • (6) The final sprint comes after a year of wrangling in Congress, against a background of noisy public meetings and demonstrations.
  • (7) During 1981 to 1983, a secondary prevention study with nifedipine (SPRINT) was conducted in Israel among 2,276 survivors of acute myocardial infarction.
  • (8) These data suggest that intensive swimming training may prevent or delay the decline with age in the physiological factors affecting blood lactate values following a maximal sprint swim.
  • (9) Mark Cavendish, the flash "Manx Missile", who has won 25 stages of the Tour de France, thanks his "sprint train" with expensive watches and designer clobber when they lead him out to victory.
  • (10) Twice he sprinted off his line to deny a pair of Ballon d’Or winners, Roberto Baggio and George Weah .
  • (11) It was suggested that PRA increases are needed for increasing muscle stiffness to resist great impact forces at the beginning of contact during sprint running.
  • (12) Jason Kenny's campaign in the match sprint will not end until Monday assuming all goes well, but he got off to the best possible start when he set a new Olympic record in qualifying over the flying 200m, bettering Sir Chris Hoy's 9.815sec from Beijing by over a tenth of a second.
  • (13) Nations were allowed to sprint ahead of the pack on their own.
  • (14) We have performed initial clinical studies using the high resolution single photon ring tomograph (SPRINT) and Tc-99m HMPAO.
  • (15) The effect of heat acclimatization on aerobic exercise tolerance in the heat and on subsequent sprint exercise performance was investigated.
  • (16) From where he stood, the Real Madrid coach watched in awe as barely metres away Gareth Bale started the sprint that ended with him scoring what he admitted was the "biggest" goal of his career: a 50-metre gallop that won the Copa del Rey for Real Madrid .
  • (17) In Beijing I was very tired because I won the 200m final after six races and I was not experienced in sprinting.
  • (18) "Well, the competitive juices might just kick in as we sprinted for the line."
  • (19) As Wales laboured anxiously, white-shirted Russians were sprinting through from midfield to support Dmitry Bulykin.
  • (20) After 8 wk of training, small but significant decreases in lactate dehydrogenase activity (15%) were found in the soleus and white vastus lateralis muscles of the sprint animals.

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