The earliest instrument for determining latitude was the quadrant, which measured the altitude of the polestar or the noonday sun.

早期测定纬度的仪器是象限仪，测量北极星或正午太阳的高度。

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Returning to the matrix, the organization can classify programs according to the quadrant with which they correspond and then identify opportunities for each one's future strategic direction.

这个矩阵，还能帮助组织根据相应的象限来分类项目，为每个项目将来的战略方向发现机会。

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The compression in the EW direction during recent two years is more obvious than before, to south of Beijing it is the area of movement conversion and the quadrant pseudo-center of surface strain.

近两年东西向的压性作用较前明显，北京以南地区是运动的转化地区及面应变象限的准中心地区。

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So if we think about the upper right hand part of the quadrant, well, this is where we're going to have high electron affinity and high ionization energy, so we're also going to see high electronegativity here.

那么让我们来看看右上方的部分，好，在这里我们将会有高的电子亲和能,与高的电离能，因此我们会看到这里的电负性也很高。

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