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Which astronomical event is classified as a transient phenomenon?

transient

[tran-shuhnt, -zhuhnt, -zee-uhnt] / หˆtrรฆn สƒษ™nt, -ส’ษ™nt, -zi ษ™nt /


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In particular, radiation can cause "transient bit flips" that unexpectedly change information stored in computer memory, potentially disrupting software.

From Science Daily โ— Nov. 2, 2026

Eric Anderson said the man was a transient known to the agency and was found unconscious Sunday afternoon near the park’s south entrance off Katella Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times โ— Oct. 26, 2026

It isn't the first government to try this, but existing algorithm controls are often transient and come with trade-offs in app functionality.

From BBC โ— Oct. 16, 2026

Promoters scraped out regional fiefdoms where transient performers would fight for a spell before jumping ship in search of better deals.

From Salon โ— Oct. 2, 2026

Since then, it had been gradually expanded until it had dozens of rooms for single miners or transient families.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

The researchers had spent several years looking for a firm connection between fast X-ray transients and neutron star mergers.

From Science Daily โ— Sep. 30, 2026

While he’s trying to rebuild, he’s had to fend off transients who trespass onto his property on a regular basis.

From Los Angeles Times โ— Aug. 1, 2026

New findings show that the transient killer whales living along the West Coast between British Columbia and California are actually divided into two separate subpopulations known as inner and outer coast transients.

From Science Daily โ— Nov. 20, 2025

The team found that inner coast transients, estimated at roughly 350 individuals, typically stayed about six kilometers from shore in relatively shallow areas such as the Salish Sea.

From Science Daily โ— Nov. 20, 2025

Permanent transients with no attachments and tired looking men with their families and dogs in flivvers.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston


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