perturbation
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But with 76 years of data to measure against, “we can provide the context needed to answer the question of, how big of a perturbation is this event?”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025
It's also regarded as a potential tipping element of the Earth's climate, meaning that a tiny perturbation could push the system to a point of no return.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2024
"We found that a very small perturbation, a small seismic wave, is capable of causing a granular material to completely restructure itself," explains Farain.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2024
While there, he studied a key node of the mammalian immune system — dendritic cells — and their perturbation in HIV/AIDS.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2023
While these newly-born notions were passing in their heads, the perturbation of Elizabeth’s feelings was at every moment increasing.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
Vocabulary lists containing perturbation
"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act V
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"The Minister's Black Veil" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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