partial node

partial node

[′pär·shəl ′nōd]
(physics)
That part (a point, line, or surface) of a standing wave where some characteristic of the wave field has a minimum amplitude other than zero.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Although the total energy consumption of the whole network is lowest during a certain time, partial nodes that consume energy first will speed up the death of the network.
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