heavy water: be better moderator in nuclear reactor

Property	Similarity
be better moderator in nuclear reactor	1.00
be in nuclear reactor help keep	0.92
be important for nuclear reactors	0.91
be used for heat transfer in nuclear reactor	0.90
works in reactor	0.88
be important for reactors	0.88
be used for heat transfer in reactor	0.84
be used in nuclear power plants	0.82
be used as moderator	0.78
be better moderator than ordinary water	0.77

0.79

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 1.00
Similarity weight: 0.92

Evidence: 0.06

Salient(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.00

¬ Salient(heavy water, be in nuclear reactor help keep)

0.79

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 1.00
Similarity weight: 0.92

Evidence: 0.06

Plausible(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.00

¬ Plausible(heavy water, be in nuclear reactor help keep)

0.79

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 1.00
Similarity weight: 0.92

Evidence: 0.05

Remarkable(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.00

¬ Remarkable(heavy water, be in nuclear reactor help keep)

0.73

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.97
Similarity weight: 0.88

Evidence: 0.06

Plausible(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.03

¬ Plausible(heavy water, works in reactor)

0.73

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.97
Similarity weight: 0.88

Evidence: 0.06

Salient(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.03

¬ Salient(heavy water, works in reactor)

0.73

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.97
Similarity weight: 0.88

Evidence: 0.05

Remarkable(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.03

¬ Remarkable(heavy water, works in reactor)

0.73

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.92
Similarity weight: 0.92

Evidence: 0.30

Typical(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.11

¬ Typical(heavy water, be in nuclear reactor help keep)

0.69

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.99
Similarity weight: 0.82

Evidence: 0.06

Plausible(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.01

¬ Plausible(heavy water, be used in nuclear power plants)

0.69

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.99
Similarity weight: 0.82

Evidence: 0.06

Salient(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.01

¬ Salient(heavy water, be used in nuclear power plants)

0.69

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.99
Similarity weight: 0.82

Evidence: 0.05

Remarkable(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.01

¬ Remarkable(heavy water, be used in nuclear power plants)

0.65

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.86
Similarity weight: 0.88

Evidence: 0.30

Typical(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.20

¬ Typical(heavy water, works in reactor)

0.62

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.88
Similarity weight: 0.82

Evidence: 0.30

Typical(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.16

¬ Typical(heavy water, be used in nuclear power plants)

0.61

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.80
Similarity weight: 0.90

Evidence: 0.05

Remarkable(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.21

¬ Remarkable(heavy water, be used for heat transfer in nuclear reactor)

0.54

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.71
Similarity weight: 0.90

Evidence: 0.06

Salient(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.31

¬ Salient(heavy water, be used for heat transfer in nuclear reactor)

0.48

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.67
Similarity weight: 0.84

Evidence: 0.05

Remarkable(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.35

¬ Remarkable(heavy water, be used for heat transfer in reactor)

0.45

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.58
Similarity weight: 0.91

Evidence: 0.05

Remarkable(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.44

¬ Remarkable(heavy water, be important for nuclear reactors)

0.43

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.57
Similarity weight: 0.90

Evidence: 0.06

Plausible(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.46

¬ Plausible(heavy water, be used for heat transfer in nuclear reactor)

0.38

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.50
Similarity weight: 0.90

Evidence: 0.30

Typical(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.71

¬ Typical(heavy water, be used for heat transfer in nuclear reactor)

0.33

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.44
Similarity weight: 0.88

Evidence: 0.05

Remarkable(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.59

¬ Remarkable(heavy water, be important for reactors)

0.30

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.45
Similarity weight: 0.77

Evidence: 0.30

Typical(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.78

¬ Typical(heavy water, be better moderator than ordinary water)

0.30

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.41
Similarity weight: 0.84

Evidence: 0.30

Typical(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.84

¬ Typical(heavy water, be used for heat transfer in reactor)

0.30

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.45
Similarity weight: 0.78

Evidence: 0.30

Typical(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.79

¬ Typical(heavy water, be used as moderator)

0.29

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.41
Similarity weight: 0.84

Evidence: 0.06

Salient(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.63

¬ Salient(heavy water, be used for heat transfer in reactor)

0.27

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.41
Similarity weight: 0.78

Evidence: 0.05

Remarkable(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.62

¬ Remarkable(heavy water, be used as moderator)

0.25

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.35
Similarity weight: 0.84

Evidence: 0.06

Plausible(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.69

¬ Plausible(heavy water, be used for heat transfer in reactor)

0.24

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.32
Similarity weight: 0.91

Evidence: 0.30

Typical(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.98

¬ Typical(heavy water, be important for nuclear reactors)

0.23

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.31
Similarity weight: 0.88

Evidence: 0.30

Typical(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.99

¬ Typical(heavy water, be important for reactors)

0.17

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.26
Similarity weight: 0.77

Evidence: 0.05

Remarkable(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.77

¬ Remarkable(heavy water, be better moderator than ordinary water)

0.15

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.24
Similarity weight: 0.77

Evidence: 0.06

Plausible(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.81

¬ Plausible(heavy water, be better moderator than ordinary water)

0.11

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.14
Similarity weight: 0.91

Evidence: 0.06

Plausible(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.91

¬ Plausible(heavy water, be important for nuclear reactors)

0.11

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.16
Similarity weight: 0.78

Evidence: 0.06

Salient(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.89

¬ Salient(heavy water, be used as moderator)

0.10

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.13
Similarity weight: 0.91

Evidence: 0.06

Salient(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.92

¬ Salient(heavy water, be important for nuclear reactors)

0.09

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.13
Similarity weight: 0.77

Evidence: 0.06

Salient(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.92

¬ Salient(heavy water, be better moderator than ordinary water)

0.08

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.10
Similarity weight: 0.88

Evidence: 0.06

Plausible(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.96

¬ Plausible(heavy water, be important for reactors)

0.05

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.08
Similarity weight: 0.78

Evidence: 0.06

Plausible(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.98

¬ Plausible(heavy water, be used as moderator)

0.05

Rule weight: 0.85
Evidence weight: 0.07
Similarity weight: 0.88

Evidence: 0.06

Salient(heavy water, be better moderator in nuclear reactor) ⋁

Evidence: 0.99

¬ Salient(heavy water, be important for reactors)

Parents	material Weight: 0.61 , water Weight: 0.60 , liquid Weight: 0.58 , compound Weight: 0.54 , moderator Weight: 0.51
Siblings	liquid water Weight: 0.37 , water pump Weight: 0.37 , sea water Weight: 0.37 , ocean water Weight: 0.37

heavy water: be better moderator in nuclear reactor

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