concentration
Example Sentences
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The Greater Los Angeles area is home to the largest concentration of people of Iranian descent outside Iran.
From Los Angeles Times
The feud is unfolding in one of America’s most spectacular corners, a box canyon beneath a concentration of 13,000- and 14,000-foot peaks.
Back in New Jersey, Venkatesh Chinni, a postdoctoral scholar and lead author of the study, measured iron concentrations in the samples, analyzing both dissolved iron and iron attached to suspended particles.
From Science Daily
When discussing the revenue-weighting factor, Kalivas said: “I think a lot of people have moved there because it has a bit more exposure to the Magnificent Seven, but it reduces concentration risk.”
From MarketWatch
During periods of elevated concentration, most stocks should be negatively correlated with the largest stocks — that is, they should fall when the largest stocks rise, and rise when the largest stocks fall.
From MarketWatch
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