amplitude
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Magnitudes on the Richter scale are measured logarithmically, with each whole number increase representing ten times more in measured amplitude.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
A key achievement of the work is the first direct measurement of correlations in CDW amplitude.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 28, 2026
During testing, intensity images were analyzed to detect signatures related to amplitude, phase and polarization.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 29, 2026
Olympic halfpipes are 6.7m high, with Atkin achieving an amplitude of more than 5m during her final.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026
“Not really. Eventually, maybe. But not the initial amplitude; that’s outside conscious control. If it weren’t—”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
And although the amplitudes of the variation are low, there are clear effects on the extent of North Atlantic sea ice and on the temperatures in Greenland.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2023
This created pressure waves with particular amplitudes, which were stretched out by later cosmic expansion to a bit less than half a billion light-years.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 27, 2023
This model works well enough for lower swinging amplitudes, but it falls apart as the amplitude of a swing increases.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 6, 2023
These were long-lasting, slow oscillations with large amplitudes, which indicates relatively strong electrical activity.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2023
Small amplitudes of the wave lengths given in paragraph 21 produce the sensation of dark green and dark red: larger amplitudes give the sensation of lighter green and lighter red.
From A Color Notation A measured color system, based on the three qualities Hue, Value and Chroma by Munsell, A. H. (Albert Henry)
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