Saturation

Saturation or saturated may refer to:

Mathematics

• Saturated model, a concept in mathematical logic
• Saturation arithmetic, in arithmetic, a version of arithmetic in which all operations are limited to fixed range
• Saturation (graph theory), a categorization of vertices in graph theory
• Saturated measure, if every locally measurable set is also measurable

Telecommunications

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• 100% modulation of a signal

Science

Chemistry

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In physical chemistry and thermodynamics:

• Saturated solution
• Surface saturation or saturated surface

In general chemistry:

• Saturated organic compounds, instances of saturated and unsaturated compounds
• Non-susceptibility of an organometallic compound to oxidative addition
• 100% saturation of protein binding sites

Physics

• Thermodynamic state at lower temperature bound of superheated steam
• Saturation (magnetic), the state when a magnetic material is fully magnetized
• Saturation current, limit of flowing current through a device
• Saturated fluid or saturated vapor, contains as much thermal energy as it can without boiling or condensing
• Saturation, a mode of operation in a bipolar junction transistor
• Saturation, a mode of operation in a field-effect transistor
• Saturation velocity, the maximum velocity a charge carrier in a semiconductor attains in the presence of very high electric fields
• Saturated absorption, a set-up that enables the precise determination of the transition frequency of an atom between its ground state and an optically excited state

Biology

• Saturation (genetic), in mutation studies, the observed number of mutations relative to the maximum amount possible (usually undefined)
• Oxygen saturation, a clinical measure of the amount of oxygen in a patient's blood
• Saturated fat, fat that consists of triglycerides containing only saturated fatty acid radicals
• Saturation pollination, a pollination technique
• Saturated mutagenesis, a form of site-directed mutagenesis

Other sciences

• Dew point, which is a temperature that occurs when atmospheric humidity reaches 100% and the air is saturated with moisture
• In the earth sciences, saturation generally refers to the water content in the soil, where the unsaturated zone is above the water table and the saturated zone is below

In color theory:

• Saturation (color theory), hue
• Saturation intent, a rendering intent in color management

Other

• Market saturation
• Saturation (album), a 1993 album by the alternative rock band Urge Overkill