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equalization

noun

Definition of equalization

as in uniformity

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Recent Examples of equalization As the volume level increases, the equalization curve rolls back to ensure balance while preventing unpleasant distortion. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 One of the most important among these standards was RIAA’s equalization curve, developed in 1954, which standardized the width of the grooves used in records and established specifications for the frequency response of audio recordings (known as the RIAA Curve). — Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 May 2026 Alberta, home to Canada's oil sands and a longstanding grievance over energy policies, has frequently expressed dissatisfaction with the federal government, especially over issues like carbon taxes, pipeline regulations and equalization payments. — Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026 This makes firmware updates harder and limits custom equalization to whatever EQ software your music player supports. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026 She was ordered to pay Abasolo $500,000 as an equalization payment, though her previous spousal support payments were deducted from that total, bringing it to $460,229. — Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025 In Switzerland, richer cantons pay into a system known as fiscal equalization that redistributes the money to less wealthy regions. — Laura Millan, Bloomberg, 28 May 2025

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Noun

The company calibrates screen uniformity at the factory and uses software compensation to maintain performance as the display ages.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
Rather than every curl being coaxed into perfect uniformity, her natural texture is allowed to take up space—frizz, movement, and all.

— Chloe Burcham, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of uniformity

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If the market reaches equilibrium, those will need to be filled to prevent the next crisis.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
The researchers found that energy flow follows a mathematical pattern before setting into a thermal equilibrium and stronger the coupling between dust particles, slower is the process.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of equilibrium

Noun

Helicopter crashes have happened with increasing regularity in Kenya, which has a vibrant tourism industry that depends on domestic carriers to ferry visitors to distant places like Mount Ololokwe.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Even simple equipment failed with slapstick regularity, six workers said.

— Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of regularity

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To find out what changes were made, WUSF and Hechinger requested correspondence under the state public records law between the FDOE and the publishers of textbooks most likely to cover climate change.

— Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
The correspondence reveals Iranian authorities influencing deportation lists, last-minute passenger changes and at least one mistaken removal, raising alarms about asylum seekers, due process and returns to a repressive regime.

— Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of correspondence

Noun

But Kostyuk, who has done tremendous work of her own this season to add solidity and evenness to a tennis arsenal with impossible peaks, but also deep troughs, had reasons to do much more than feel the agony of missing out.

— James Hansen, New York Times, 9 July 2026
Cooking performance comparison Both Lodge and Amazon Basics Dutch ovens scored a perfect 10 out of 10 for cooking performance, including heat retention and evenness of cooking.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 20 May 2026

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