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calibration

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






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What to do if your filter needs calibration?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

“The process, the calibration, the persistent engineering, the kinematic simulation, the temperature, all that scheduling is kind of the same at this level of product,” Nicolson said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

However, the court found that not every calibration or emissions-control strategy amounted to a defeat device.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

"When radiocarbon values approach the limit of calibration, it is essential not to assign more precision than the data can actually support. In such cases, the comparison between archaeology, radiocarbon dating, and genetics becomes crucial."

From Science Daily Apr. 22, 2026

The major intellectual pursuit of his last years was a concordance and calibration of the chronologies of ancient civilizations, very much in the tradition of the ancient historians Manetho, Strabo and Eratosthenes.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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