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derivation

[der-uh-vay-shuhn] / ˌdɛr əˈveɪ ʃən /


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"The new derivation came together after years of work on the optical cycle of spin defects."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

“Puberty adds strength that prepubescence does not. And since the derivation of it was ‘100 men versus a gorilla’ ...

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2025

Now, Vijay Balasubramanian, a gravitational theorist at the University of Pennsylvania, and colleagues say they have come up with a derivation that works for realistic black holes.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 28, 2024

Moreover, the derivation of the organizational name was, and remains, elusive.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2024

Hurriedly they went through their respective mathematics and discovered that Bill had used an elegant derivation compared to Francis’ more laborious approach.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson


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