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A '''phase''' is one point or portion in a recurring series of changes. '''Phase''' or '''phases''' may also refer to:
===In science and engineering===
* [[Phase (matter)]], a physically distinctive form of a substance, such as the solid, liquid, and gaseous states of ordinary matter
* [[Phase transition]] is the transformation of a thermodynamic system from one phase to another
* The initial condition of a cyclic phenomenon
**[[Phase (waves)]], initial angle of a sinusoid function at its origin
**[[Continuous Fourier transform]], angle of a complex coefficient representing the phase of one sinusoidal component
* The current (time varying) state of a cyclic phenomenon
**[[Lunar phase]], the appearance of the Moon as viewed from the Earth
**[[Planetary phase]], the appearance of the illuminated section of a planet
**[[Instantaneous phase]], generalization for both cyclic and non-cyclic phenomena
* [[Phase factor]], a complex scalar in the context of quantum mechanics
* [[Polyphase system]], a means of distributing alternating current electric power in multiple conducting wires with definite phase offsets
**[[Single-phase electric power]]
**[[Three-phase electric power]] Basics of three-phase electric power
**[[Three-phase]] Mathematics of three-phase electric power
* In biology, a part of the [[cell cycle]] in which cells divide and reproduce
*[[Phaser (effect)]], an audio effect.
*[[Archaeological phase]], a discrete period of occupation at an [[archaeological site]].
===In fiction===
* [[Phases (Buffy episode)|"Phases" (''Buffy'' episode)]], an episode of the TV series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''
* [[Phases (.hack)]], fictional boss monsters from the .hack franchise
* Phase, an incarnation of the DC Comics character usually known as [[Phantom Girl]]
* [[Phase IV]], a 1974 science fiction movie directed by Saul Bass
===Other===
* [[Phase (syntax)]], a syntactic domain hypothesized by Noam Chomsky
* [[Phase 10]], a card game created by Fundex Games
* [[Phase (game)]], a music game for the iPod developed by Harmonix Music Systems
===See also===
*[[Faze]]
*[[Phaser]]
*[[Phasor]]
*[[FASOR]]
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