as in scope
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
the amplitude of Thomas Jefferson's interests—government, architecture, agriculture, science, philosophy—is truly awesome
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Brown collected speech examples of 49 Canadians from online sources and analyzed the samples using the telltale acoustic markers of vocal fry, such as low and/or irregular pitch, spectral tilt (differences in amplitude between the first and second harmonics), and harmonics-to-noise ratios.
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ArsTechnica,
14 May 2026
Keith leads us toward this richer amplitude.
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Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
When multiple devices share the same reading, their amplitudes combine.
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Ana I. Pérez-Neira,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 Apr. 2026
But there’s an uncertainty of around 20% on each of those figures (and, correspondingly, for the redshift as well), as a lower-mass merger that was closer or a higher-mass merger that was more distant would produce a signal with roughly the same amplitude.
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Big Think,
3 Apr. 2026
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ArsTechnica,
14 May 2026
Keith leads us toward this richer amplitude.
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Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
When multiple devices share the same reading, their amplitudes combine.
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Ana I. Pérez-Neira,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 Apr. 2026
But there’s an uncertainty of around 20% on each of those figures (and, correspondingly, for the redshift as well), as a lower-mass merger that was closer or a higher-mass merger that was more distant would produce a signal with roughly the same amplitude.
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Big Think,
3 Apr. 2026
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The analyst sees scope for further penetration of this tool as advertisers using the product are increasing spending at nearly twice the rate of non-users.
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Tensions peaked over what many Venezuelans viewed as an inadequate response by the government, whose soldiers, firefighters, police and military cadets were evidently underprepared to respond to the scope of the tragedy.
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During the trial, the jury was not allowed to hear about the extent of Katy Puig’s injuries.
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While scientists are still uncovering the full extent of these connections, growing evidence suggests that the skeleton is integrated with the rest of the body rather than functioning as an isolated structure.
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What if Baahubali dies and has to go through the 14 realms of the afterlife in Indian mythology?
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He’s transported to a realm of Tolkienesque fantasy, deposited somewhere between the Stony Waste and the Frozen Sea.
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One exception is a new option to adjust the width between nose pads to three different levels by manually opening and closing the pads on the glasses.
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This new version of the 1080p streaming stick has a smaller design — both in terms of width and volume — so its less obtrusive in a TVs HDMI port.
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The luxury market typically tops out in the $30-million to $40-million range in Orange County, though some properties are aiming higher, including a San Juan Capistrano ranch asking $85 million and an 11,500-square-foot mansion in Newport Coast listed for $68 million.
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Acuff had his biggest game of the year in a double-overtime loss to Alabama, scoring 49 points on 16-of-27 shooting while going 6 of 10 from 3-point range.
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“Amplitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amplitude. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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