reference

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Instead of performing every nuclear calculation during each simulation, the AI is first trained using an extensive library of reference calculations that include complete nuclear reaction networks.

From Science Daily • Jul. 8, 2026

"Anything that was a reference to reality was to be removed," he said, arguing that the changes would have fundamentally alter the film.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026

“So I said, we should reference that but try to do it a little bit better technically.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

Once the band came on board, Kittrell walked them through Liz’s season-long emotional arc on a Zoom call, using Olivia Rodrigo’s “Brutal” and the band’s early work as tonal reference points.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2026

The Music Makers, edited by Clive Unger-Hamilton, is an easy-to-read combination of history and reference book.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones