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configuration

[kuhn-fig-yuh-rey-shuhn] / kənˌfɪg yəˈreɪ ʃən /


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In contrast, the pyridinic nitrogen configuration offered little improvement.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

It performs reliably across platforms and offers dedicated apps for Android TV and Fire TV, along with manual configuration options for smart TVs and gaming consoles.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

It isn’t in the Constitution, that’s true—in its modern configuration it dates from 1917, although forms of it date to 1806 and perhaps to the first Senate rules of 1789.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

This occurs when magnetic moments in a material cannot settle into a single stable pattern and instead remain in a fluctuating configuration.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

It did not say how the laws should be chosen and it did not specify the initial configuration of the universe.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking