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diffusion

[dih-fyoo-zhuhn] / dɪˈfyu ʒən /


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Previously, scientists believed actin mainly reached this region by random diffusion.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

The second set focused on chest X-rays, with half real and half created using RoentGen, an open-source generative AI diffusion model developed by Stanford Medicine researchers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

“The light in the sky is actually bouncing off the clouds, so the clouds are a diffusion rather than a straight-up hard light source.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

“Multiple industry players over time, particularly Nvidia, have argued that smuggling or diffusion of AI technologies to China were tall tales,” Burnham said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

Continental differences in axis orientation affected the diffusion not only of food production but also of other technologies and inventions.

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