In engineering practice, when a foundation size is small, the foundation pressure can be treated as linear distribution and simply calculated according to formulas of Mechanics of Materials.

在工程实际中，当基础尺寸较小时，基底压力可当作直线分布，按材料力学公式简化计算。

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The microtubule is simplified as linear distribution of dipoles.

把微管的构象简化为若干电偶极子的线性排列。

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Cenozoic rift basin is characterized by linear distribution along Yilan-Yitong fault and Dunhua-Mishan fault.

新生代裂谷盆地主要沿依兰-伊通和敦化-密山断裂呈线状分布。

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In food distribution it is waiting on CIOs to reinvent their industries away from the linear to multipoint distribution, embracing end-users as consumers and producers alongside the food industry pros.

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This non-linear tendency is why complex systems are more likely to follow a power-law probability distribution than the more familiar bell-curve distribution.

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