propagation
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The mathematical model they built to explain this behaviour wasn't new; it was the same one used to describe the spread of a forest fire or the propagation of an electrical signal through heart tissue.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
“Why should I support the propagation of error?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026
They also used the circuits to generate pulses of hadrons, then simulated how those pulses evolved over time to track their propagation.
From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2025
But someone in L.A. could have felt the “S” wave, in which bedrock oscillates perpendicular to the direction of the propagation of the wave, according to Page.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024
This one battle to patent radioactive salt threatened to extinguish all this goodwill, slowing down the propagation of the cyclotron if not halting it altogether.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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A Brief History of Time
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