initial side
noun
: a stationary straight line that contains a point about which another straight line is rotated to form an angle compare terminal side
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But in 2007, a Stanford statistician named Persi Diaconis proposed that the act of flipping a coin introduces a small wobble—a change in the direction of the axis of rotation throughout the coin's trajectory that causes a coin to spend more time in the air with the initial side facing up.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
However, new users may want to wait to get vaccines until any initial side effects of the drug have subsided.
—Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 3 Nov. 2023
Second, although the initial side effects of the vaccine can be rough for people with long COVID symptoms, there are many case reports of the symptoms improving after vaccination.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 16 July 2021
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
However, new users may want to wait to get vaccines until any initial side effects of the drug have subsided.
—Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 3 Nov. 2023
Second, although the initial side effects of the vaccine can be rough for people with long COVID symptoms, there are many case reports of the symptoms improving after vaccination.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 16 July 2021
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“Initial side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/initial%20side. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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