dots

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The simplest version of the unit distance problem goes something like this: If you put n dots on a sheet of paper, how many pairs of dots can be exactly one unit apart?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Rather, it’s a pragmatic game of connecting the dots, revealing a damning picture of widespread corruption.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Concerns have grown over “blue-dot fever,” a term used to describe a prevalence of blue dots that represent empty seats on venue seat maps.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

About ten years ago, Professors Jöns and Trotta outlined a plan for using quantum dots as sources of entangled photon pairs in communication and teleportation systems.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

I gave it a few seconds, but no dots appeared.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith