(mathematics, probability theory) A function that maps elements of an index set to elements of a collection of random variables; historically, a collection of random variables indexed by a set of numbers usually regarded as points in time.

(anatomy) The cartilaginous extension of the lower sternum; the xiphisternum.

(physics, astronomy) The relatively rapid nucleosynthesis process, in supernovae, in which a large neutron flux allows rapid neutron capture and synthesis of elements up to the transuranic elements.

(computing, Unix) A process that is not currently able to receive input from its controlling terminal.

the process of making carbon prints

(chemistry, historical) An early industrial method of producing sodium carbonate. It involved two stages: production of sodium sulfate from sodium chloride, followed by reaction of the sodium sulfate with coal and calcium carbonate to produce sodium carbonate.

(chemistry) any of several industrial processes that either use or manufacture sodium hydroxide, but especially a method of making paper from wood pulp

plural of background process

(law) A legal concept where a person is ensured all legal rights when deprived of their liberty for a given reason.

(anatomy) A dorsal expansion of the coracoid process which completes the opening for the triosseal canal.