standard
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Because these explosions reach nearly the same intrinsic brightness, astronomers use them as "standard candles": by comparing their actual brightness with how bright they appear from Earth, researchers can calculate their distance.
From Science Daily • Jun. 29, 2026
It is based on a standard mortgage repayment formula dependent on the mortgage size and length and a fixed interest rate.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
The most significant buying boom is likely to take place early next year, he predicted, after the standard lockup on stock sales is fully ended in December.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
Firmus will sell Nvidia-powered cloud services, with Nvidia receiving both standard product revenue and a share of the cloud revenue on the supported capacity.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
The Greeks would figure out the ratio by dividing the line into tiny pieces, using, for example, a standard or yardstick half an inch long.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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