forcing
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[edit] Noun
forcing (countable and uncountable; plural forcings)
- (horticulture) The art of raising plants at an earlier season than is normal, especially by using a hotbed
- (photography) An extension in the development time of an underexposed negative in order to bring out detail
- (set theory) A technique used to prove the consistency of certain axioms in set theory
- (climatology, countable) The net flux of energy in or out of a system; the net change in an energy balance.
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[edit] Verb
forcing
- Present participle of force.
