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
“I found a piece of wire rope and realized it was like rope but steel — and in that sense, it was a derivation of fiber,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2023
Because of the derivation of the term and because it literally meant "split," people decided schizophrenia meant split personality.
From Salon • Sep. 8, 2023
I knew not his word, and hesitated; he, perceiving my fault, explained its meaning and derivation while my mother begged for water.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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