trade-off
Example Sentences
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"This really looks like a trade-off, prioritizing what's good for the individual cell to stay alive in a stressful environment, at the expense of what the collective tissue should be doing," Tzouanas says.
From Science Daily
The lower rate is worth the trade-off for reducing the exemption.
But the trade-off is they can cause serious side effects, including increasing the risk for osteoporosis.
Researchers from Google found that models make trade-offs between stipulated pleasure and pain states, giving priority to pain avoidance over rewards in ways that suggest more than mere token prediction.
Heading into 2026, however, it feels as if the only asset prices that will reflect that trade-off in equity growth will be found in the precious metals markets.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
