as in to measure
to determine the correct value of (something)
The age of the tree was calibrated from the carbon dating data.
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Recent Examples of calibrate
The sacks were calibrated to weigh one-quarter of each player’s weight.
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Laura Bradley, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
The simulations are designed to emulate the challenges faced on the moon, allowing Nokia to calibrate its models against real-world data.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2025
The Department of Commerce’s AI diffusion framework, announced by the outgoing Biden administration in January, attempts to accomplish this by calibrating the rate at which AI technology spreads from the U.S. and its allies to the rest of the world.
—Jared Dunnmon, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2025
Alas, this grinder pairing wasn’t quite perfectly calibrated, requiring much tweaking.
—Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 7 Mar. 2025
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Laura Bradley, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
The simulations are designed to emulate the challenges faced on the moon, allowing Nokia to calibrate its models against real-world data.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2025
The Department of Commerce’s AI diffusion framework, announced by the outgoing Biden administration in January, attempts to accomplish this by calibrating the rate at which AI technology spreads from the U.S. and its allies to the rest of the world.
—Jared Dunnmon, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2025
Alas, this grinder pairing wasn’t quite perfectly calibrated, requiring much tweaking.
—Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calibrate
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And organizations across the food system have been very active in measuring the scale of food waste—because having that data is a crucial step toward solving these challenges.—
Danielle Nierenberg,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Aftershocks followed, one of them measuring a strong 6.4 magnitude.—
Time,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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The arrival of quantum computing (i.e., computing that can efficiently solve complex problems using units of information called qubits) threatens to take this to a new level.—
Chaim Mazal,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Quantum computing stocks such as D-Wave and Rigetti Computing are hot again.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2025
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Just imagine: estate planners breathing easy, CPAs not chained to their desks for 80 hours a week, and appraisers not calculating business valuations in their sleep.—
Darren T. Case,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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As of Friday, the Lamont administration had not begun the painful process of calculating what Trump’s assault on economic sense would likely cost.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Calibrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calibrate. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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