perturbation

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But with 76 years of data to measure against, “we can provide the context needed to answer the question of, how big of a perturbation is this event?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025

It's also regarded as a potential tipping element of the Earth's climate, meaning that a tiny perturbation could push the system to a point of no return.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2024

For this test, they sought a genetic perturbation that would result in a desired shift in average gene expression.

From Science Daily • Oct. 2, 2023

While there, he studied a key node of the mammalian immune system — dendritic cells — and their perturbation in HIV/AIDS.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2023

The nearest star for which this gravitational perturbation method can be applied is Barnard’s Star, the nearest single star.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan