dots

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Erdős showed in 1946 that arranging those dots in a grid produced a certain number of pairs, and his conjecture was that no arrangement could do much better.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Rather, it’s a pragmatic game of connecting the dots, revealing a damning picture of widespread corruption.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Concerns have grown over “blue-dot fever,” a term used to describe a prevalence of blue dots that represent empty seats on venue seat maps.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

This accomplishment opens the door to the next goal, demonstrating 'entanglement swapping' between two quantum dots.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

For repeated sections of medium length — usually four to thirty-two measures — repeat dots with or without endings are the most common markings.

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