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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

Inconsistency with DECs, head coaches One key issue is the clear and obvious lack of uniformity with district executive committee rulings across the state.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026
That uniformity gives the US Navy one of the most consistently modern submarine forces in the world, even as its production tempo lags behind China’s.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026

Definition of uniformity

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For Werzyn, that equilibrium now extends outside the bathroom.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Yet both underscore a defining characteristic of American democracy – the delicate yet shifting equilibrium among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches that underpins the business of governing.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026

Definition of equilibrium

Noun

The director of the state Division of Elections, Carol Beecher, in disqualifying him, did not mention finding any evidence of coordination.

— Becky Bohrer, Fortune, 13 July 2026
This has been especially true in recent years as Newsom and the Legislature have pushed through big changes, such as the new prekindergarten grade, that have required massive coordination and effort.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of coordination

Noun

In the study, people who ranked in the top 20% for sleep regularity went to sleep and awoke within a roughly one-hour window most days.

— The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
There’s also regularity—both in the bowel movement sense as well as the general predictability sense.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of regularity

Noun

Berton Knox, who ran unsuccessful campaigns for Congress in 2014 and 2016 said he’s communicated with the White House but hasn’t had any direct correspondence.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
The pottery fragments were used to record daily transactions and correspondence, according to Diaa Zaharan, head of the Islamic, Coptic and Jewish antiquities department at the Supreme Council of Antiquities.

— Lea Tran, TheWeek, 10 July 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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