Unfolding may refer to:
Mathematics
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Unfolding (functions)
In mathematics, an unfolding of a smooth real-valued function ''ƒ'' on a smooth manifold, is a certain family of functions that includes ''ƒ''.
Definition
Let M be a smooth manifold and consider a smooth mapping f : M \to \mathbb. Let ...
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Unfolding (geometry)
In geometry, a net of a polyhedron is an arrangement of non-overlapping edge-joined polygons in the plane which can be folded (along edges) to become the faces of the polyhedron. Polyhedral nets are a useful aid to the study of polyhedra and ...
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Deconvolution
Other uses
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Unfolding (DSP implementation) Unfolding is a transformation technique of duplicating the functional blocks to increase the throughput of the DSP program in such a way that preserves its functional behavior at its outputs.
Unfolding was first proposed by Keshab K. Parhi and Dav ...
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Unfolding (music)
In Schenkerian analysis, unfolding (German: '' Ausfaltung'') or compound melody is the implication of more than one melody or line by a single voice through skipping back and forth between the notes of the two melodies. In music cognition, the ...
, in Schenkerian analysis
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''Unfolding'' (sculpture), by Bernhard Heiliger located near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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Equilibrium unfolding
In biochemistry, equilibrium unfolding is the process of unfolding a protein or RNA molecule by gradually changing its environment, such as by changing the temperature or pressure, pH, adding chemical denaturants, or applying force as with an ...
, in biochemistry
See also
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Unfold (disambiguation)
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Unfoldment (disambiguation) Unfoldment may refer to:
* Implicate and explicate order
Implicate order and explicate order are ontological concepts for quantum theory coined by theoretical physicist David Bohm during the early 1980s. They are used to describe two different fra ...
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