derivation
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Now, Vijay Balasubramanian, a gravitational theorist at the University of Pennsylvania, and colleagues say they have come up with a derivation that works for realistic black holes.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 28, 2024
Moreover, the derivation of the organizational name was, and remains, elusive.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2024
“I found a piece of wire rope and realized it was like rope but steel — and in that sense, it was a derivation of fiber,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2023
Research investigating the effect of sleep derivation on more complex types of thinking has shown somewhat mixed results.
From Salon • Aug. 17, 2023
Hurriedly they went through their respective mathematics and discovered that Bill had used an elegant derivation compared to Francis’ more laborious approach.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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