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interpretation

[in-tur-pri-tey-shuhn] / ɪnˌtɜr prɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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He might have been treated for something else, said Ames, were it not for an AI interpretation of Busch’s electrocardiogram that suggested a 98% probability of cardiac amyloidosis, a rare, serious heart disease.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

If the interpretation is correct, the discovery could also help explain the mysterious "little red dots" that have appeared in nearly every deep space image taken by JWST.

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

The country has been governed for almost five years by the Taliban authorities, which rule according to a strict interpretation of Islamic law.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

“Errors will always be part of soccer because there are many issues open to interpretation, and that’s what the referee is there for — to interpret them.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

What made an interpretation right was not its formal structure but its usefulness, the fact that it made possible prediction and control.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

It fell apart within a week, predictably, as the two sides acted on conflicting interpretations of its central provisions.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

Even so, combining CT data from several specimens, including the only two complete skulls in existence, allows scientists to move beyond centuries of speculation and make more evidence-based interpretations of the bird's biology.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

Mahalia Jackson’s gospel anthems and Harry Belafonte’s interpretations of calypso music took on special relevance for the civil-rights movement.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Across the country, those parallel interpretations are also reflected in the structure of the celebrations themselves.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

Before the end of World War II, when Emperor Hirohito finally told the Japanese people that he was not of divine descent, Japanese archaeologists and historians had to make their interpretations conform to this account.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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