modulation

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Here’s to a lifetime of dopamine modulation, I guess.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

Compared to the fine modulation of an electric pedal, the GV70’s throttle response can often feel imprecise, a half-beat behind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

Yet the production is so entrancing that the occasional lack of modulation by the performers hardly matters.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025

The team's pioneering approach also integrates broadband, high-frequency modulation of the OPO output, which allows the enhancement of the signal-to-noise ratio, providing even greater detection precision.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024

In most styles of music, modulation is accomplished gradually, using a progression of chords that seems to move naturally towards the new key.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones