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delicate

Definition for delicate

adjective as in sickly

adjective as in fussy, discriminating

adjective as in difficult, sticky (situation)

adjective as in careful, tactful

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Quantum and classical computers have different applications: Classical computers are cheaper, general-purpose machines, while more expensive and delicate quantum computers so far have proven their prowess at complex problems like large-scale simulations.

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Quantum and classical computers have different applications: Classical computers are cheaper, general-purpose machines, while more expensive and delicate quantum computers so far have proven their prowess at complex problems like large-scale simulations.

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Meanwhile, both types of delicate greens are expensive and impractical because they spoil after two days.

Yet turning materials like silicon and germanium into superconductors has remained a major challenge, largely because it requires maintaining a delicate atomic arrangement that allows electrons to move freely.

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The plastics varied in type and concentration, revealing how pervasive they have become -- even in such delicate tissue.

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