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