as in hardening
to make stronger (as through hardship)
She was annealed by the tragedies of her childhood.
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Recent Examples of annealing
Recent reports highlight work by Chinese researchers at a laboratory at Shanghai University’s School of Communication and Information Engineering who have used quantum annealing hardware to factor larger integers than previously accomplished using this method.
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Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Quantum annealing algorithm works like guiding a ball Published in the Chinese Journal of Computers, the research’s second approach is based on the quantum annealing algorithm fused with mathematical methods of crypto-graphic attacks to optimize the attacks on cryptographic components.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2024
Traditional algorithms explore every possible path across this terrain, requiring the ball to repeatedly climb up and down, similar to the temperature changes during annealing, reported SCMP.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2024
Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Quantum annealing algorithm works like guiding a ball Published in the Chinese Journal of Computers, the research’s second approach is based on the quantum annealing algorithm fused with mathematical methods of crypto-graphic attacks to optimize the attacks on cryptographic components.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2024
Traditional algorithms explore every possible path across this terrain, requiring the ball to repeatedly climb up and down, similar to the temperature changes during annealing, reported SCMP.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annealing
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However, safety and protection do not need to be obtained through hardening your outer shell and isolation.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
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Wait until temperatures have warmed to at least 50°F, then begin hardening your plant off gradually.Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
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Brands strengthening their always-on creator roster and fostering deeper collaborations with creators will have a competitive edge and remain agile.Kristen Dolan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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This means enhancing models with better signals to help predict fraud with even greater precision and strengthening the security of consumer access to financial data through multifactor authentication and biometrics.Jess Turner, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Any lesser achievements prompted stern warnings, reinforcing the idea that feedback equated to failure.Dr. Flo Falayi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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During the Antebellum period, Black religions were demonized as evil and dangerous, reinforcing the moral and (white) religious justification for slavery and the arming of white society under the pretense that these spiritual practices posed a threat to the racial social order.Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús / Made by History, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Annealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annealing. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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