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

"We found that a very small perturbation, a small seismic wave, is capable of causing a granular material to completely restructure itself," explains Farain.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2024

But the human body has about 20,000 genes, and a genetic perturbation could be on a combination of genes or on any of the over 1,000 transcription factors that regulate the genes.

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

While these newly-born notions were passing in their heads, the perturbation of Elizabeth’s feelings was at every moment increasing.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen