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What (who) is Quorum call - definition
Quorum call
USED TO DETERMINE WHETHER A QUORUM IS PRESENT
In legislatures, a quorum call is used to determine whether a quorum is present. Since attendance at debates is not mandatory in most legislatures, it is often the case that a quorum of members is not present while debate is ongoing.
Quorum sensing
PROCESS IN WHICH SINGLE-CELLED ORGANISMS MONITOR THEIR POPULATION DENSITY BY DETECTING THE CONCENTRATION OF SMALL, DIFFUSIBLE SIGNAL MOLECULES PRODUCED BY THE CELLS THEMSELVES.
Quorum-sensing; Quorum Sensing; Quorum quenching; Quorum signalling
In biology, quorum sensing or quorum signalling (QS) is the ability to detect and respond to cell population density by gene regulation. As one example, QS enables bacteria to restrict the expression of specific genes to the high cell densities at which the resulting phenotypes will be most beneficial.
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UNIQUE DESIGNATION FOR A TRANSMITTING STATION
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Sequence of letters and numbers, unique to each ship, that identify the ship.
Examples of use of Quorum call
1. John McCain (R–Ariz.), who missed a midnight quorum call, nonetheless had a lot to say.
2. For the first quorum call, at the civilized hour of 8:30 p.m., nine of the 100 senators were missing.
3. If word had leaked, Manley said, Republicans could have kept the Senate in a "quorum call" that would have prevented Reid from speaking.
4. By late afternoon, Republicans had demanded four quorum calls, a second adjournment motion and four motions to rise,‘‘ another form of quorum call.
5. The day‘s session started at 2 p.m., but by 2:21, there was no senator on the floor to speak, and the chamber went into a quorum call –– its equivalent of a nap –– for the next hour.