Propagation can refer to:
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Chain propagation in a chemical reaction mechanism
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Crack propagation
Fracture mechanics is the field of mechanics concerned with the study of the propagation of cracks in materials. It uses methods of analytical solid mechanics to calculate the driving force on a crack and those of experimental solid mechanics t ...
, the growth of a crack during the fracture of materials
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Propaganda, non-objective information used to further an agenda
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Reproduction, and other forms of multiplication or increase
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Plant propagation
Plant propagation is the process by which new plants grow from a variety of sources: seeds, cuttings, and other plant parts. Plant propagation can also refer to the man-made or natural dispersal of seeds.
Propagation typically occurs as a step i ...
, the production of more plants
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Propagation of schema, in artificial reproduction
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Software propagation, the distribution of free software
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Wave propagation
Wave propagation is any of the ways in which waves travel. Single wave propagation can be calculated by 2nd order wave equation ( standing wavefield) or 1st order one-way wave equation.
With respect to the direction of the oscillation relative to ...
, the motion of a wave
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Radio propagation
Radio propagation is the behavior of radio waves as they travel, or are propagated, from one point to another in vacuum, or into various parts of the atmosphere.
As a form of electromagnetic radiation, like light waves, radio waves are affect ...
, the application of wave propagation to radio communications
;In music
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''Propagation'' (album)
*"Propagation", a song by Lower Dens from the album ''
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