bumpiness

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Moreover, DeBusschere says, investors should expect some bumpiness in terms of R&D, particularly because AI remains in its relative infancy.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

Those include a sensory experience guide to indicate which parts of the park have loud noises, darkness and bumpiness; which rides are fast; and which lift off the ground.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

This week’s bumpiness for stocks came despite another blowout profit report from Nvidia, which has rocketed to become one of Wall Street’s most influential stocks amid a frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024

Elon Musk later explained that the bumpiness was due to problems with a paving machine and that it would be "as smooth as glass" eventually.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2018

Tunings that are slightly off from the pure interval, however, will result in a combined wave that has an extra bumpiness in it.

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