derivation
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Now, Vijay Balasubramanian, a gravitational theorist at the University of Pennsylvania, and colleagues say they have come up with a derivation that works for realistic black holes.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 28, 2024
Moreover, the derivation of the organizational name was, and remains, elusive.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2024
Research investigating the effect of sleep derivation on more complex types of thinking has shown somewhat mixed results.
From Salon • Aug. 17, 2023
The term, after all, means “no place,” but its derivation has never muted the attraction of such an impossibility.
From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2022
For readers unwilling to accept this on faith, here is a brief derivation.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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