Jeff Loyer, > My question is, am I the only one who construes the term "dominates" to > imply that the other term is insignificant? I take advantage of my English being non-native (so my Oxford dictionary is usually within reach :-). dominant - dominating, ruling, prevailing. dominate - have commanding influence over; overlook, occupy commanding position. So your interpretation "non-dominant values are negligible" seems wrong. I had also given this a thought but, like probably any engineering person, thought that since the dominating positions change there should be also an equilibrium etc., as you explained in your posting. Dimiter -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dimiter Popoff Transgalactic Instruments, Gourko Str. 25 b, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria http://transgalactic.freeyellow.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu