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'''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)|''Saturation'' (album)]], an album by the alternative rock band Urge Overkill, created by Overkill corporation, 1994
* [[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 theory)]], the intensity of a specific hue
* Saturation intent, a [[rendering intent]] in color management
* [[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
* [[Saturated Fat]]
* In the earth sciences, saturation generally refers to the water content in the soil, where the ''[[Vadose zone|unsaturated zone]]'' is above the water table and the ''[[Aquifer|saturated zone]]'' is below
* Saturated liquid or saturated vapor, contains as much thermal energy as it can without [[Boiling point|boiling]] or [[Condensation|condensing]]
* Saturated transistor, a [[Bipolar junction transistor#Regions of operation|BJT transistor that is fully turned on]]
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[[it:Saturazione]]
[[ja:飽和]]
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[[ru:Насыщенность]]
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