the conversion of chemically unstable materials to more stable forms by chemical or biological action If organic matter decays when there is no oxygen present (anaerobic conditions or putrefaction), undesirable tastes and odors are produced Decay of organic matter when oxygen is present (aerobic conditions) tends to produce much less objectionable tastes and odors
The process by which traditional cultural forms have destroyed themselves, under the effects of the appearance of superior means of dominating nature, permitting and requiring superior cultural constructions We distinguish between an active phase of decomposition, effective demolition of older superstructures -- which ends around 1930 -- and a phase of repetition, which has dominated since then The delay in the passage from decomposition to new constructions is tied to the delay in the revolutionar y liquidation of capitalism
The act or process of resolving the constituent parts of a compound body or substance into its elementary parts; separation into constituent part; analysis; the decay or dissolution consequent on the removal or alteration of some of the ingredients of a compound; disintegration; as, the decomposition of wood, rocks, etc
(n ) A division of a data structure into substructures that can be distributed separately, or a technique for dividing a computation into subcomputations that can be executed separately The most common decomposition strategies in parallel computing are: functional decomposition; geometric decomposition and iterative decomposition
the process of breaking down organic matter into its basic elements including nutrients needed for plant growth Decomposition occurs in nature and in controlled environments like compost bins
(1) The process of separating or analyzing a text element into component units These component units may not have any functional status, but may be simply formal units--that is, abstract shapes (2) (See Definition D19 in Section 3 6, Decomposition )
The process in which traditional cultural forms have destroyed themselves as a result of the emergence of superior means of dominating nature which make possible and necessary superior cultural constructions We can distinguish between the active phase of the decomposition and effective demolition of the old superstructures which came to an end around 1930 and a phase of repetition that has prevailed since that time The delay in the transition from decomposition to new constructions is linked to the delay in the revolutionary liquidation of capitalism
The breakdown of matter by bacteria and fungi It changes the chemical makeup and physical appearance of materials (Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, 1990)
the analysis of a vector field (biology) decaying caused by bacterial or fungal action (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance in a decomposed state
(bio) (chem) Decay of ORGANIC MATTER due to the action of BACTERIA or FUNGI Also the separation of a substance into its component parts by chemical action F - decomposition S - descomposicion
The programming procedure for restructuring a problem into smaller tasks to be performed in parallel See domain decomposition and functional decomposition