The war during the twentieth century, between the Sudan People's Liberation Army and the government of Sudan has had a devastating effect on the entire community. The Ayual community has been adversely affected socially, politically, economically, emotionally, physically and educationally. In 2004, ACDA established Pongborong Primary School, which served 300 students. With the support of ACDA, the school has grown to serve approximately 800 students in grades one through eight.
â¢ ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE (noun) The noun ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE has 1 sense: 1. (astronomy) the magnitude that a star would have if it were viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs (32.62 light years) from the earth. Familiarity information: ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE used as a noun is very rare. Dictionary entry details. â¢ ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE (noun)
The magnitude scale is logarithmic like the eye. magnitude scale: The astro nomical brightness scale; the larger the number, the fainter the star. magnitude-distance formula: The mathematical formula that relates the apparent magnitude and absolute magnitude of a star to its distance. The moment ~ is used by seismologists to measure the size of earth quakes in terms of the energy released. The scale was developed in the 1970s to succeed to 1930s-era Richter ~ ....