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Eichhorn, a physicist at Heidelberg University in Germany, has over the last decade become a leading theorist investigating this idea, called asymptotic safety.
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Quanta Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
Although theorists already had inklings that a magnetar’s tempestuous birth might help explain superluminous supernovae, clinching the case proved difficult.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
The Canadian theorists Vinay and Darbelnet introduced the concept in the middle of the 20th century, and for decades it was taught as part of the standard taxonomy of translation techniques.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
To say the least, that is a complicated question, but for a glimpse, turn to the justification by the Nazi legal theorist Carl Schmitt of what happened in Germany on June 30, 1934.
—Cass Sunstein, Big Think, 5 Mar. 2026
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Quanta Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
Although theorists already had inklings that a magnetar’s tempestuous birth might help explain superluminous supernovae, clinching the case proved difficult.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
The Canadian theorists Vinay and Darbelnet introduced the concept in the middle of the 20th century, and for decades it was taught as part of the standard taxonomy of translation techniques.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
To say the least, that is a complicated question, but for a glimpse, turn to the justification by the Nazi legal theorist Carl Schmitt of what happened in Germany on June 30, 1934.
—Cass Sunstein, Big Think, 5 Mar. 2026
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theorist
noun
the·o·rist
ˈthē-ə-rəst 
ˈthi(-ə)r-əst
: a person who theorizes
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