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intensity

[in-ten-si-tee] / ɪnˈtɛn sɪ ti /


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Light possesses many characteristics that researchers can manipulate, including its intensity, phase, polarization, spin, and its electric and magnetic field vectors.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

“Volume growth and capex intensity of brownfield expansion could be a focus area given the recent lithium market volatility,” says the bank.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

But scientists warn the intensity and frequency of global extreme weather events will increase as the planet continues to heat up because of fossil fuel emissions.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

He adds: "England might want to slow things down more to allow the players time to recover between bouts of high intensity play."

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Manning was struck by the intensity of Dan’s expression.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

A strong El Niño event - a periodic warming of an area of surface water in the Pacific that contributes to weather patterns - is expected to push more tropical storms into these higher intensities.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

He also found Gisèle de Lestrange, the French printmaker he married in 1952, a companion whose discipline steadied him but could not protect either of them from his intensities.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

Mythos — trained to perform deep, multistep reasoning at higher intensities than previous models — is exceptionally good at finding and exploiting vulnerabilities.

From MarketWatch Apr. 18, 2026

Lu explained that excessive light loss prevents the device from reaching the high intensities required for optimal operation.

From Science Daily Feb. 24, 2026

If it were right, however, the model would also accurately predict the relative intensities of the various X-ray reflections.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson




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