Examples of subcritical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web If the brain were extremely subcritical, according to Beggs, incoming signals would get damped and have no impact. — Jennifer Ouellette, Quanta Magazine, 14 June 2018 Priesemann suggests that the brain is slightly subcritical. — Jennifer Ouellette, Quanta Magazine, 14 June 2018 Similarly, Viola Priesemann of the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization in Gottingen has argued that the brain operates in a slightly subcritical zone. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 June 2019 These refer to experiments involving a subcritical mass of nuclear materials that allow scientists to examine the performance and safety of weapons without triggering a nuclear chain reaction and explosion. — Kim Tong-hyung, The Seattle Times, 13 May 2018 These refer to experiments involving a subcritical mass of nuclear materials that allow scientists to examine the performance and safety of weapons without triggering a nuclear chain reaction and explosion. — Kim Tong-hyung, The Seattle Times, 13 May 2018 These refer to experiments involving a subcritical mass of nuclear materials that allow scientists to examine the performance and safety of weapons without triggering a nuclear chain reaction and explosion. — Kim Tong-hyung, The Seattle Times, 13 May 2018 These refer to experiments involving a subcritical mass of nuclear materials that allow scientists to examine the performance and safety of weapons without triggering a nuclear chain reaction and explosion. — Kim Tong-hyung, The Seattle Times, 13 May 2018 These refer to experiments involving a subcritical mass of nuclear materials that allow scientists to examine the performance and safety of weapons without triggering a nuclear chain reaction and explosion. — Kim Tong-hyung, The Seattle Times, 13 May 2018 See More

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