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
The process by which materials are broken down into simpler compounds by decomposers
(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
(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance
(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 )