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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Its historical bones are intact (think soaring ceilings with original timber beams, parquet floors, and exposed brick), but the furniture and decor have been thoughtfully calibrated for comfort, style, and livability.
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Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 25 July 2025
The water content calibration lines established on apatite and glass standards were used for calibrating the samples (Extended Data Fig. 7).
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2025
Cambridge says the clamping force has also been calibrated for long-term comfort for the largest range of head sizes.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
In addition to providing the S-band radar, ISRO is calibrating the instrument, processing its data and developing algorithms to achieve the scientific goals of the mission.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
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Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 25 July 2025
The water content calibration lines established on apatite and glass standards were used for calibrating the samples (Extended Data Fig. 7).
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2025
Cambridge says the clamping force has also been calibrated for long-term comfort for the largest range of head sizes.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
In addition to providing the S-band radar, ISRO is calibrating the instrument, processing its data and developing algorithms to achieve the scientific goals of the mission.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
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Thermal batteries tend to have very long lifespans—measured in decades rather than years.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The company’s plan is for 37 two-bedroom units ranging from 1,125 to 1,670 square feet, and three-bedroom units measuring 1,400 square feet.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
6 Aug. 2025
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This reduces decision fatigue for developers, keeps performance consistent, and allows the model to allocate computing resources dynamically, going deep when a problem requires it, or staying lightweight for simpler queries.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Tesla's focus on Dojo and another computing cluster called Cortex were meant to improve the company's advanced driver assistance systems, and to enable Musk to finally deliver on his promise to turn existing Teslas into robotaxis.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
7 Aug. 2025
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The other was the failure to calculate boat emissions from the vessels shuttling workers to turbines located 11 miles offshore, a distance so far that the turbines are barely visible from land.—
Anna Broughel,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Researchers, however, haven’t been able to calculate these lifetime exposures.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Calibrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calibrate. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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