Recent Examples on the WebStatic dissipative properties, to reduce the accumulation of excess static electricity.—Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics, 15 Dec. 2022 In this state, a dissipative soliton collapses but returns back to its original state afterwards).—Stephen Ibaraki, Forbes, 12 July 2022 Quantum properties of the device are analyzed, yielding its Hamiltonian and dissipative properties.—Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2021 The trouble with dissipative adaptation is that examples like this take us rather far from the living things whose origin the concept is meant to explain.—Andrew Crumey, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2020
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