Coalesce, coalescence or coalescent can refer to:
Chemistry and physics
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Coalescence (chemistry)
In chemistry, coalescence is a Chemical process, process in which two phase domains of the same composition come together and form a larger phase domain. In other words, the process by which two or more separate masses of miscible substances
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, the process by which two or more separate masses of miscible substances seem to "pull" each other together should they make the slightest contact
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Coalescence (physics)
Coalescence is the process by which two or more droplets, bubbles, or particles merge during contact to form a single daughter droplet, bubble, or particle. Coalescence manifests itself from a microscopic scale in meteorology to a macroscopic sc ...
, the merging of two or more droplets, bubbles or particles into one
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Coalescer
A coalescer is a device which induces coalescence in a medium. They are primarily used to separate emulsions into their components via various processes, operating in reverse to an emulsifier.
Coalescers are of two main types: mechanical and elec ...
, device which induces coalescence in a medium
Computer science
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Coalescence (computer science), the act of merging adjacent free blocks of memory to fill gaps caused by memory deallocation
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COALESCE, an SQL function that selects the first non-null from a range of values
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Null coalescing operator
The null coalescing operator is a binary operator that is part of the syntax for a basic conditional expression in several programming languages, such as (in alphabetical order): C# since version 2.0, Dart since version 1.12.0, PHP since versi ...
, a binary operator that is part of the syntax for a basic conditional expression in several programming languages
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Coalesced hashing, a strategy of hash collision resolution in computing
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Interrupt coalescing
Interrupt coalescing, also known as interrupt moderation, is a technique in which events which would normally trigger a hardware interrupt are held back, either until a certain amount of work is pending, or a timeout timer triggers. Used correct ...
, a technique where events which would normally trigger a hardware interrupt are held back until either a certain amount of work is pending or a timeout timer triggers
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Timer coalescing
Timer coalescing is a computer system energy-saving technique that reduces central processing unit (CPU) power consumption by reducing the precision of software timers used for synchronization of process wake-ups, minimizing the number of times t ...
, an energy-saving technique for processors
Other fields of science
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Coalescence (genetics)
Coalescent theory is a model of how alleles sampled from a population may have originated from a common ancestor. In the simplest case, coalescent theory assumes no recombination, no natural selection, and no gene flow or population structure, me ...
or the coalescent theory, the merging of genetic lineages backwards to a most recent common ancestor, in other words a model of how alleles sampled from a population may have originated from a common ancestor
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Coalescence (linguistics), also known as fusion (phonetics) or vowel coalescence, a sound change where two or more phonological segments with distinctive features merge into a single segment
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Coalescence (statistics)
In statistics, coalescence refers to the merging of independent probability density functions. It contrasts with the simpler, erroneous approach called conflation.
Conflation
Conflation refers to the merging of independent
Independent or Indepe ...
, the merging of independent probability density functions
* In geography, the process by which urban sprawl produces a linear
conurbation
A conurbation is a region consisting of a number of metropolises, cities, large towns, and other urban areas which, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban or industrially developed area. In most ...
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Microvoid coalescence (materials science), a high energy microscopic fracture mechanism observed in the majority of metallic alloys and in some engineering plastics
Popular culture
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Coalesce (band)
Coalesce is an American metalcore band formed in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1994. They are considered pioneers of mathcore and were known for its aggressive style of music and reckless live shows. The band broke up in 2010 and has performed sever ...
, a metalcore band from Kansas City, Missouri, active from 1994 to 1999, 2005–
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Coalesce discography, a list of Coalesce's albums and songs
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Coalesce / Boysetsfire'', a split music album released in 2000, by the bands Boysetsfire and Coalesce covering each other
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''Coalescence'' (Whit Dickey album), a 2004 jazz album
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''Coalescence'' (Andre Canniere album), a 2013 jazz album
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Coalescent
''Coalescent'' is a science-fiction novel by Stephen Baxter. It is part one of the '' Destiny's Children'' series. The story is set in two main time periods: modern Britain, when George Poole finds that he has a previously unknown sister and ...
'', a 2003 science-fiction novel
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''Coalescence'' (song), a song by Chris Christodoulou for the 2013 game Risk of Rain
See also
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Coalition
A coalition is formed when two or more people or groups temporarily work together to achieve a common goal. The term is most frequently used to denote a formation of power in political, military, or economic spaces.
Formation
According to ''A G ...
, when people temporarily work together to achieve a common goal
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Coalesse, a U.S. based furniture company
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Mind coalescence (disambiguation), a term related to collective intelligence
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