Phase
Phase may refer to:
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Phase (matter), a physically distinctive form of a substance, such as the solid, liquid, and gaseous states of ordinary matter
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phase (syntax), a syntactic domain hypothesized by Noam Chomsky.
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Phase (waves), the angular position of the
phasor within a cycle of a periodic waveform.
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Fourier transform, the angle of a complex coefficient produced by a Fourier transform
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Phase shifting or phasing, relative phase shift in superposing electromagnetic or acoustic waves; employed as an audio effect by musicians and DJs
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Planetary phase, the appearance of the illuminated section of a planet
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Polyphase system, a means of distributing alternating current electrical power in overlapping phases
** Electrical power phase such as
three-phase or
single-phase, or the
US Phase Converter Standards Organization, or
3 phase loads.
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Lunar phase, the appearance of the Moon as viewed from the Earth
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Phasing, a compositional technique in music
* Phasing, a card ability from the
collectible card game Magic: The Gathering*
Phase 10, a card game created by Fundex Games
* A phase of the
cell cycle in which cells divide and reproduce.
* "Phase technology", a branch of hyper-advanced science in some science fiction, which allows solid objects to pass through one another. Such properties that have explored the concept include comic book characters Shadowcat and the Vision, the Necrons in the
Warhammer 40,000 science fiction game, the Tollan in
Stargate SG-1, and experimented with unsuccessfully by
Star Trek's United Federation of Planets and Romulan Star Empire. The term was also used in the science fiction thriller
Hollow Man, but its effects more closely resembled invisibility, and did not include the ability to pass solid objects through one another
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Phases (Buffy episode), an episode of the TV series
Buffy the Vampire Slayer*
Phases (.hack). The Eight Phases are fictional boss monsters from the .hack franchise.
