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calibration

[kal-uh-bray-shuhn] / ˌkæl əˈbreɪ ʃən /






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To obtain reliable numerical measurements, the team had to develop sophisticated calibration and analysis techniques.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

To counteract the problem, the team created a calibration method that compensates for these unwanted shifts.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

Artist Damien Hirst created a spot painting to serve as a calibration target for the lander's onboard camera.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Later that evening, the team turned on the instrument's calibration system.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

I sneak to what was once the teen stasis room and find a metal calibration tool from the drawer below the ship’s atmospheric monitor, still glowing purple.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera


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