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saturation

[sach-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌsætʃ əˈreɪ ʃən /




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The 70-year-old had "high fever, a drop in oxygen saturation, sweating and chills," according to a statement from DF Star Hospital in Brasilia.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Building on that idea in the 1920s, Schrödinger described hue, saturation and lightness using a mathematical measurement system within this curved framework.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

In his second term, he went for saturation coverage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

“The flooding threat will be exacerbated ... Friday due to the super saturation of all of the area. Any rainfall that occurs will immediately turn to runoff,” the weather service office in Oxnard said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

Where could Western music go once - as it seemed at the end of the nineteenth century - all possibilities of the existing system of twelve notes and key-families had reached saturation point?

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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