brain wave

noun

Definition of brain wavenext
as in theory

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Recent Examples of brain wave In simpler terms, their brain waves and yours can get synchronized. — Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026 In one study, published in , the researchers looked at fast brain waves that flicker about 70 to 150 times per second through a part of the brain involved in speech perception. — Elise Cutts, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2026 But that brain wave data is still highly personal and can reveal a lot about a person’s mental or emotional state. — Emily Mullin, Wired News, 22 Dec. 2025 Building on his recent study of macaques, Miller’s goal is to conclusively identify a brain wave signature of unconsciousness in humans. — Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for brain wave
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  1. theory
  2. hypothesis
  3. guess
  4. brainchild
  5. inspiration
  6. speculation
  7. conjecture
  8. conviction
Noun
  • One theory is that English and European voices provide an air of authority, even legitimacy, to a sport which, while embraced by millions in America, is still ‘foreign’, certainly when compared to NFL, baseball and basketball.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • Speculation was rife; one unproven theory was that someone had heated the sensor with a hairdryer.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of theory
Noun
  • Purchase data confirmed a hypothesis that conventional epidemiology had to generate first, which is useful and which is a different job from finding the vendor.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • For a long time, our leading hypothesis was bullying and violence, but that may be a bit impractical, given their kingdoms are vast networks of tunnels that can stretch for up to three kilometers.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
Definition of hypothesis
Noun
  • Without it, the action is a guess with consequences that compound at agent speed.
    — Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • What’s your guess at the Blackhawks’ record for the 2026-27 season?
    — Scott Powers, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of guess
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  • In June, DeSantis announced that the detention center, a brainchild of his attorney general, James Uthmeier, was shutting down and had served its purpose.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
  • Hendrix was the brainchild of the late Rainer Schwarz and John Nye, the duo behind Driftwood Kitchen and The Deck.
    — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 7 July 2026
Definition of brainchild
Noun
  • For much of the second half, Argentina played with plenty of perspiration, but little by way of inspiration.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • That is exactly the kind of inspiration Disney believed great experiences should create.
    — Jack Kennedy, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
Definition of inspiration
Noun
  • Now, two teens who were with him face charges of evidence tampering – fueling anger and speculation about what happened to Daniel Erving.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • The move comes amid some speculation that competition with Chinese memory chipmakers could be poised to intensify.
    — Christina Cheddar Berk,Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Definition of speculation
Noun
  • But the researchers don't have enough data to make that conjecture.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 16 July 2026
  • The celebrated Soviet math professor Andrey Kolmogorov posed the O(n^2) speed limit as a formal conjecture and mentioned it during a 1960 seminar at Moscow State University.
    — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 13 July 2026
Definition of conjecture
Noun
  • The breakout after a volatile stretch that saw the stock swing from deep drawdown to sharp rallies is showing that buyers have stepped back with conviction.
    — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • King’s attorney Bill Mason said after the mistrial that the defense had been confident there would not be a conviction.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Definition of conviction

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