calibration

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Recent Examples of calibration Our test prints cover a wide range of real-world scenarios, from fine-detail calibration plates and dimensional-accuracy blocks to functional parts and more complex geometries like lattice baskets and overhang tests. Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 10 June 2026 Careful calibration comes to mind, rather than the mad-scientist experiments typically associated with dub. Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 8 June 2026 Optimizing that tuning, called model calibration, is a process that machine learning can fit into nicely. ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026 Gorski and Murchikova then used a calibration method to remove interference from the black hole's radio signals, resulting in an image 100 times deeper and 80 times sharper than past maps. Adam Harrington, CBS News, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for calibration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calibration
measurement
Noun
  • Two years in, the client’s teams are running the program, with TuMeke as the measurement layer.
    Sentry Insurance, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • First of all, the new research was a computer model, not a direct measurement of the current state of the two faults, which would yield more reliable data.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 18 June 2026

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“Calibration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calibration. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.

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