amplitudes

plural of amplitude

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Recent Examples of amplitudes Quantum computers manipulate physical systems whose behavior includes complex amplitudes, phase, interference and entanglement. — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 This hardware is used to test different combinations of wavelengths and amplitudes during calibration. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026 But the physicist Nima Arkani-Hamed and collaborators realized that there were more compact ways to understand these scattering amplitudes. — Quanta Magazine, 25 June 2026 The amplitudes from different signals add together, so the values those amplitudes represent also simply add together. — Ana I. Pérez-Neira, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2026 Second, the large amplitudes of the gravitational waves needed to generate the events that Weber was claiming a detection of would provide more energy than could possibly cosmically exist in any-and-all forms of radiation combined; the Universe as a whole ruled his interpretation out. — Big Think, 7 Nov. 2025 The team first runs dynamic laboratory tests on generic soil samples to build reliable models, applying waves at different strain rates and amplitudes and comparing experimental results with simulations. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amplitudes
Noun
  • Offer smaller scopes of work with clear timelines to secure quicker commitments.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • MacGregor has signed contracts with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard to supply comprehensive roll-on/roll-off equipment for the two vessels, marking one of its most extensive scopes for roll-on/roll-off passenger ferries to date.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Our politics, cultures, and wars manipulated by America to varying extents.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Most people care about all of those things, to different extents.
    — Farnaz Jahanbakhsh, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Funke, as a whole, keeps fine-tuning in both the savory and sweet realms.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the Smithsonian underwent a political awakening during the 2020 upheaval over the COVID-19 pandemic and murder of George Floyd that echoed responses in academia and other progressive realms.
    — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The announcement describes the systems’ intended capabilities but does not provide detection ranges, engagement distances, or performance results.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The exact current values are obscured because federal filings use broad ranges and exclude subsequent market moves.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • After correcting for background noise and distance, the researchers could compare the sound readings and compare them in relation to data on different birds’ body sizes and open beak widths.
    — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Even shoppers with wide feet say the regular widths are suitable for them.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • At Bank of America, Gopalkrishnan said the company evaluates AI implementations across 16 risk dimensions, including privacy, bias, workforce implications and intellectual property.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers have long thought that in a turbulent system like a current of water, energy flows in only one direction, from larger scales to smaller ones, or vice versa, depending on the system’s dimensions.
    — Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Amplitudes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amplitudes. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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