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calibrate

[kal-uh-breyt] / ˈkæl əˌbreɪt /


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fine-tune
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To evaluate and calibrate the imager, researchers are comparing Psyche's flyby observations with data collected by other spacecraft and rovers at Mars.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

Warsh said this “new chapter” in Fed communications will leave markets on their own, and allow the central bank to calibrate information to deliver price stability.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

So now we’re able to calibrate between the two eras and mix them, which is exciting.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

Coaches today have to calibrate how loud they can yell and how many laps they can demand.

From The Wall Street Journal May 10, 2026

It’s true that every writer must calibrate the degree of specialization in her language against her best guess of the audience’s familiarity with the topic.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

The NFL calibrates its schedule-making based on the previous season’s performance, which turned the Patriots’ four-win 2024 campaign into a weak calendar for 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 26, 2026

The cartoon well calibrates its PG thrills to give kids a mild case of the shivers.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2025

He carefully calibrates his criticisms of Mr Putin.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2024

Jordan calibrates the competing emotions with direct, unfussy skill, allowing “Creed III” to unfold in ways that don’t necessarily break the mold but prove enormously satisfying nonetheless.

From Washington Post Feb. 28, 2023

Such a number calibrates crudely what humans know.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Much may depend on whether Tehran is able to maintain calibrated actions without triggering a response that fundamentally changes the political and military calculations of the United States.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

It has presumably been engineered by a team, calibrated for refrigeration and focus-grouped into broad acceptability, yet it feels made by no one.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

Even though Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustments are meant to protect purchasing power, “they’re calibrated to the wrong basket of goods for older Americans,” said Ronnie Cox, investment director at Human Interest, a financial advisory service.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

Radiocarbon measurements must be calibrated because the amount of carbon-14 in the atmosphere has changed over time.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

The cross-staff is a very simple instrument, a calibrated shaft along which a bar slides.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Ms. Musgraves has a limited voice in terms of technical ability, but she’s good at calibrating her phrasing to match a song’s mood.

From The Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

“We see very high demand for our compute products, we’re working hard to meet demand and we’re constantly calibrating and assessing what it will do to the total available market in the future,” Feng said.

From MarketWatch Mar. 25, 2026

By uncovering these previously hidden dynamics, the findings reshape how scientists think about testing and calibrating superconducting quantum processors.

From Science Daily Feb. 20, 2026

He said the technology would help with error correction while calibrating which AI algorithms should be used on GPUs and quantum processors.

From Barron's Oct. 28, 2025

Warriors were now in place from every world where Lord Asriel’s rebellion had supporters; mechanics and artificers were fueling aircraft, loading weapons, and calibrating sights and measures.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




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