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RPA
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English
Etymology 1
Abbreviations.
Proper noun
en w:Rural Payments Agency.
Noun
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en remotely piloted aircraft.
en robotic process automation.
en physics en w:random phase approximation.
en 2016-04-26 Jie Ma; Lin-Wang Wang Using Wannier functions to improve solid band gap predictions in density functional theory w:Scientific Reports 6 article 24924 1 10.1038/srep24924 An even higher-level method is the GW and the related random-phase approximation (RPA)8,9, but the high computational cost of RPA makes it only applicable to small systems10.
Hypernyms
en remotely piloted aircraft UAV<t:unmanned aerial vehicle>
Coordinate terms
en remotely piloted aircraft UCAV<t:unmanned combat aerial vehicle> RC<t:remote control> cruise missile drone
Related terms
en remotely piloted aircraft ROV<t:remotely operated vehicle> OPA<t:optionally piloted aircraft>
Etymology 2
From en fr RPA.
Noun
en Quebec Privately-operated retirement home
Further reading
en
Anagrams
en apr APR ARP Apr Apr. Arp PAR PRA Par RAP Rap apr arp par rap
French
Noun
f
en RPA private/commercial old-folks residence; fr résidence privée pour aînés
Descendants
en RPA
Polish
Pronunciation
er.pe'a Pl-RPA.ogg R.P.A
Noun
f
pl @init of:Republika Południowej Afryki<t:Republic of South Africa> @official name of:South Africa country r/Southern Africa
Further reading