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attenuation

[uh-ten-yoo-ey-shuhn] / əˌtɛn juˈeɪ ʃən /


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With Waller, that makes at least five officials on the committee who have said they are ready to raise interest rates if inflation data does not show attenuation.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

During the spring, he said Amazon hadn’t yet “seen any attenuation of demand,” and he touted Amazon’s vast network of merchants who he said could sell different items at a wide variety of prices.

From MarketWatch Jan. 20, 2026

The Williams Flats plume was so thick that the light attenuation was only 10 percent of what it was outside of the plume.

From Slate Nov. 4, 2023

This difference in water content between the two layers constituting the LAB can explain the sharp velocity drops as well as the near constant attenuation observed over a wide frequency range in the asthenosphere.

From Science Daily Sep. 27, 2023

It is the earliest form of the surrender of the use of force in favor of co-operation—the first attenuation of the tendency to act on impulse.

From The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage by Norman Angell




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