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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

Robyn’s voice has always been well-suited to conveying desperation, and she flexes that muscle on “It Don’t Mean a Thing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

But on second thought, no one is better at playing The Entitled Mean Girl than Bondi herself.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Mean chuckles and barks of laughter rang out around me.

From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart




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