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calibrate

[kal-uh-breyt] / ˈkæl əˌbreɪt /


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fine-tune
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These approaches could help calibrate systems more responsibly by testing how often an algorithm wrongly flags people or locations.

From Salon May 12, 2026

The flyby also provides an important chance to test and calibrate the spacecraft's science instruments before it reaches the asteroid in 2029.

From Science Daily May 11, 2026

There are these sea change moments for young bands that don’t know how to respond or calibrate to them.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 30, 2026

Authorities coordinate with airlines to carve out the safest corridors, and planes calibrate their altitude to minimize their time in threat zones.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

It’s true that every writer must calibrate the degree of specialization in her language against her best guess of the audience’s familiarity with the topic.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

The unemployment rate will be a key pivot for the European Central Bank as it calibrates its policy response in the coming months, Claus Vistesen, chief eurozone economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 1, 2026

He carefully calibrates his criticisms of Mr Putin.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2024

He’s more than capable and I just think once he calibrates his mind to have that focus, he’ll do it.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 10, 2023

A poised and appealing performer, Nagle calibrates the story’s tonal shifts capably, while also capturing Jean’s energy and acing the humor.

From Washington Post Apr. 14, 2023

Such a number calibrates crudely what humans know.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Although it was better to have purchased too much PPE in a pandemic than too little, it would "clearly have been better if supply had been calibrated more closely with demand", the report concluded.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Roth-conversion strategy has to be calibrated against the children’s expected future tax brackets, not the parents’ current ones, because the children are the ones who will ultimately empty the account.

From MarketWatch Jun. 17, 2026

Using observations from solar system probes, the team calibrated how turbulent plasma affects narrowband radio signals.

From Science Daily Jun. 16, 2026

If the Fed sheds Treasures, it risks triggering a market panic if the process isn’t carefully calibrated and communicated.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

The dates that I report in this book for events within the last 15,000 years are calibrated dates.

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

Ms. Musgraves has a limited voice in terms of technical ability, but she’s good at calibrating her phrasing to match a song’s mood.

From The Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

“We see very high demand for our compute products, we’re working hard to meet demand and we’re constantly calibrating and assessing what it will do to the total available market in the future,” Feng said.

From MarketWatch Mar. 25, 2026

By uncovering these previously hidden dynamics, the findings reshape how scientists think about testing and calibrating superconducting quantum processors.

From Science Daily Feb. 20, 2026

Eileen was always kind of calibrating, “I know you very well, but what are you up to?”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2025

Warriors were now in place from every world where Lord Asriel’s rebellion had supporters; mechanics and artificers were fueling aircraft, loading weapons, and calibrating sights and measures.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




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