Forcing

Forcing may refer to:

  • Forcing (set theory), a technique for obtaining proofs in set theory
  • Forcing (recursion theory)
  • Radiative forcing, the difference between the incoming radiation energy and the outgoing radiation energy in a given climate system
  • Cloud forcing, the difference between the radiation budget components for average cloud conditions and cloud-free conditions
  • Forcing (magic), a technique by which a magician forces one outcome from a card draw
  • Forcing, driving a harmonic oscillator at a particular frequency

Famous quotes containing the word forcing:

    “A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians.”
    —Frank Zappa (1940–1994)

    “It is quite true, as some poets said, that the God who created man must have had a sinister sense of humor, creating him a reasonable being, yet forcing him to take this ridiculous posture, and driving him with blind craving for this ridiculous performance.”
    —D.H. (David Herbert)

    “An empty head is not really empty; it is stuffed with rubbish. Hence the difficulty of forcing anything into an empty head.”
    —Eric Hoffer (1902–1983)