Saturation facts for kids

Saturation or saturated generally means "thoroughly full", while unsaturated means less than full. These terms may be related to:

Dew point, which is a temperature that occurs when atmospheric humidity reaches 100% and the air can hold no more moisture
Market saturation, in economics, a situation in which a product has become diffused (distributed) within a market
Saturated model, a concept in mathematical logic
Saturation (album), an album by the alternative rock band Urge Overkill
Saturation (biology), in mutation studies, the observed number of mutations relative to the maximum amount possible (usually undefined).
Saturation (chemistry), multiple definitions for chemistry
Saturation (color), the intensity of a specific hue
Saturation (magnetic), the state when the material cannot absorb a stronger magnetic field
Oxygen saturation, a clinical measure of the amount of oxygen in a patient's blood
Saturation (telecommunications), a number of meanings
Saturation arithmetic, in arithmetic, a version of arithmetic in which all operations are limited to fixed range
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.
A saturated liquid or saturated vapor contains as much thermal energy as it can without boiling or condensing.
A saturated transistor is a BJT transistor that is fully turned on.

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