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theoretical

[thee-uh-ret-i-kuhl] / ˌθi əˈrɛt ɪ kəl /


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This previously underestimated contribution helped explain a long-standing disagreement between theoretical predictions and experimental observations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Her team's instrument uses two lasers rather than one, building on theoretical research conducted by Müller and his collaborators.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

In an unstable or 'noisy' environment, disturbances can cause coherence to disappear hundreds or even thousands of times faster than this theoretical limit allows.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

The 2026 prize recognizes the theoretical and experimental advances that established altermagnetism as a new fundamental form of collinear magnetic order.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Dorothy Hoover had shown that a black woman was capable of the highest level of theoretical aeronautical research.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly


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