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oscillation

[os-uh-lay-shuhn] / ˌɒs əˈleɪ ʃən /
NOUN
swinging
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Instead, the researchers observed a local minimum in the oscillation amplitude across certain temperature ranges.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026

Prof. Arthur McDonald, who received the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of solar neutrino oscillation, commented on the publication:

From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026

"Basically, what we were looking for is the effect of the appearance of new electron neutrinos caused by this oscillation phenomenon."

From Science Daily ● Jan. 12, 2026

"The only way this oscillation can happen is if neutrinos have mass," Caratelli explained.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 12, 2026

Then I’d outfitted the car with an oscillation overthruster, a device that allowed it to travel through solid matter.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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