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

Study participants were asked to respond to the expected perturbation under two conditions: using the prosthetic devices they normally used; and using the robotic prosthetic prototype.

From Science Daily • Oct. 18, 2023

But this roughness makes the surface mechanically unstable and susceptible to any small perturbation in temperature, pressure, or tiny defect.

From Science Daily • Oct. 4, 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