derivation

Example Sentences

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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

I knew not his word, and hesitated; he, perceiving my fault, explained its meaning and derivation while my mother begged for water.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson