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Mean curvature captures how the surface bends in space, indicating whether it curves inward or outward and by how much.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

"I like being a Mean Girl," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The IDF has even adopted Greenwich Mean Time, which the U.S. military uses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Mean reversion, never an “if” but a “when” proposition, may already be occurring.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

I said, “Fern, Mean Lady Ming likes you. Go get her.”

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia




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