underlie
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This adjustment fits the latest observations and pushes the underlying cosmological constant into negative territory.
From Science Daily
Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a more conciliatory message in a speech this weekend, but the underlying theme remains one of very tough love for the Continent.
“The underlying values of democracy and human rights—these are also the fundamentals for prosperity.”
Crypto markets have their own dynamics: Prices change daily based on a concept with no particular underlying fundamentals beyond speculation.
Even if agents look different from each other, their underlying objectives often reveal patterns in timing, network movement and narrative trajectory that are unlikely to occur naturally.
From Salon
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