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planar

[play-ner] / ˈpleɪ nər /


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"Beyond fundamental importance, this discovery can enable novel planar device architectures and sensor types, such as vector magnetometry, via measuring the out-of-plane and in-plane anomalous Hall effect signals in the same device," Singh said.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

OpenAI researchers’ proof—or really, disproof—of Erdős’s planar unit-distance problem is the kind of milestone that proponents of AI’s use in advanced mathematics have been waiting for.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

He had spent his life building a planar model of his ascent to the presidency, only to get whacked in the head by an unforeseen z-axis.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2025

The circular shape at its heart in this case comes from a ring of benzene, and it is termed planar because it comes in thin, tabular lamination shapes.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2024

Assuming there are fifteen grains per linear inch, there are 15 x 15 per planar inch and 153 grains per cubic inch.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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