Drift, Kentucky
Drift, Kentucky is an unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. As of the census of 2000, there were 569 people living in the ZIP Code Tabulation Area
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) are statistical entit ...
, unincorporated community in the United States
* In Cornwall, England:
** Drift, Cornwall, village
** Drift Reservoir, associated with the village
Science, technology, and physics
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Directional Recoil Identification from Tracks
The Directional Recoil Identification from Tracks (DRIFT) detector is a low pressure negative ion time projection chamber (NITPC) designed to detect weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) - a prime dark matter candidate.
There are current ...
, a dark matter experiment
* Drift (video gaming), a typical game controller malfunction
* Drift pin, metalworking tool for localizing hammer blows and for aligning holes
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Drift (geology)
In geology, drift is a name for all sediment (clay, silt, sand, gravel, boulders) transported by a glacier and deposited directly by or from the ice, or by glacial meltwater. Drift is often subdivided into (unsorted and) unstratified drift (gl ...
, deposited material of glacial origin
* Drift, linear term of a
stochastic process
In probability theory and related fields, a stochastic () or random process is a mathematical object usually defined as a family of random variables. Stochastic processes are widely used as mathematical models of systems and phenomena that appea ...
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Drift (motorsport)
Drifting is a driving technique where the driver intentionally oversteers, with loss of traction, while maintaining control and driving the car through the entirety of a corner. The technique causes the rear slip angle to exceed the front slip ...
, the controlled sliding of a vehicle through a sharp turn, either via over-steering with sudden sharp braking, or counter-steering with a sudden "clutch kick" acceleration
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Drift (linguistics)
Two types of language change can be characterized as linguistic drift: a unidirectional short-term and cyclic long-term drift.
Short-term unidirectional drift
According to Sapir, drift is the unconscious change in natural language. He gives the ...
, a type of language change
** Genetic drift, change in allele frequency
** Drift (telecommunication), long-term change in an attribute of a system or equipment
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Clock drift
Clock drift refers to several related phenomena where a clock does not run at exactly the same rate as a reference clock. That is, after some time the clock "drifts apart" or gradually desynchronizes from the other clock. All clocks are subject to ...
Drift (data science)
In data science and related fields, drift is an evolution of data that invalidates the data model. Common areas where identification of data drift is important are machine learning and data mining, as well as maintenance of large software systems ...
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Concept drift
In predictive analytics and machine learning, concept drift means that the statistical properties of the target variable, which the model is trying to predict, change over time in unforeseen ways. This causes problems because the predictions become ...
Film and television
* ''Drift'' (film series), 2006–2008 film series by Futoshi Jinno
* ''Drift'', 2006 TV crime drama film directed by Paul W. S. Anderson
* ''Drift'', fictional technology system that links the minds of two Jaeger pilots in the 2013 sci-fi film ''
Pacific Rim
The Pacific Rim comprises the lands around the rim of the Pacific Ocean. The ''Pacific Basin'' includes the Pacific Rim and the islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Rim roughly overlaps with the geologic Pacific Ring of Fire.
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Plot drift
Plot drift, or narrative drift, is a phenomenon in storytelling in which the plot of the story deviates from its apparent initial direction. The phenomenon can affect written works, although it is often more noticeable in performed media such as te ...
, when a story deviates unexpectedly from its initial direction, in writing, television, or other media.
Music
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The Drift (band)
The Drift is a post-rock band from San Francisco, California.
The Drift was founded in 2002 as a side project by Danny Grody, of Tarentel, and Trevor Montgomery, of Lazarus.Secret’’
** "Drift" (Emily Osment song) (2011)
** "Drift", end credits song of 2013 film ''
Pacific Rim
The Pacific Rim comprises the lands around the rim of the Pacific Ocean. The ''Pacific Basin'' includes the Pacific Rim and the islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Rim roughly overlaps with the geologic Pacific Ring of Fire.
List of co ...
Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal
Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) is a rail-road intermodal freight terminal with an associated warehousing estate in Northamptonshire, England. The facility is located at the junctions between the M1 motorway, A5 and A428 ro ...
(DIRFT), a rail-road intermodal freight terminal in Northamptonshire, England
* Dérive, an unplanned journey through a landscape
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Drifter (disambiguation)
A drifter is a vagrant who moves from place to place without a fixed home or employment.
Drifter(s) or The Drifter(s) may also refer to:
Films and television Films
* ''The Drifter'' (1917 film), an American film directed by Fred Kelsey
* ''Th ...
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Drifting (disambiguation)
Drifting may refer to:
* Drifting (motorsport)
* Pipe drift or drifting, measuring a pipe's inner roundness
Film
* ''Drifting'' (1923 film), a film directed by Tod Browning
* ''Drifting'' (1982 film), the first Israeli gay-themed film
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Velddrif
Velddrif (the name of the town) or Velddrift (the name of the farm on which the town was established), is a coastal fishing town in the Bergrivier Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa. The town had a population 7800 in 2007 and is located ...