phenomena

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To test the technique, the researchers examined two types of ultrafast phenomena.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

"In the fields of physics, chemistry, biology and materials science, many important phenomena happen incredibly fast," said research team leader Yunhua Yao from East China Normal University.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

Heuristics is the fancy term for the human readiness to shove phenomena into categories into which they don’t quite fit, mainly to economize on mental effort.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

“Rather than relying on a single metric such as polling, it takes a multidimensional approach to evaluating candidate viability. That approach better reflects how political scientists measure complex phenomena like electoral competitiveness.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

José Arcadio Buendía and his son observed those phenomena with startled excitement, unable to explain them but interpreting them as predictions of the material.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez