dead reckoning

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Recent Examples on the Web Knowing that dead reckoning doesn’t account for variables like currents or steering errors, sailors would check their position by a sextant, using the Sun, Moon, planets or stars. Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 15 June 2019 There is also straightforward dead reckoning and inertial navigation. The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2021 Born in Marblehead, Mass., Ellen Creesy learned how to pilot a vessel from her father, who also taught her the rudiments of navigation: dead reckoning and how to read a nautical chart. Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Feb. 2022 But for longitude, navigators had to rely on dead reckoning that was subject to errors. Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 28 Apr. 2021 The researchers modeled the animals’ behavior using a variety of math ideas and the navigational concept of dead reckoning. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 19 Mar. 2021 Yoni Nova Kusumawan, had to rely on dead reckoning—using the STS-50’s trackline and rate of speed to estimate where and when to intercept it. Tristram Korten, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Aug. 2020 But since all of these systems all used dead reckoning—which, again, compares a car’s location to that of a map—these solutions weren’t actually that much more advanced than the 1909 Jones Live-Map. Larry Printz, Ars Technica, 24 June 2020 Known as dead reckoning, the system didn't use satellites. Larry Printz, Ars Technica, 24 June 2020
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Noun
  • The theory sounds insane on its face, but it is very clearly demonstrated with a chart like this, where the light grey/white squares with the most drops have the closest perk distance, and the black squares, with barely any drops at all, are the three distance perk pairs.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The unexpected red theory is not new, nor complex, but has certainly gained more attention recently.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Dorsey did not provide a number of the amount of people to be affected by the job cuts, but speculation among company insiders is that as many as 100 employees could be laid off, which would amount to roughly a quarter of Tidal’s staff.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
  • One receiver who likely won’t be traded now, after a week of speculation, is Cooper Kupp of the Los Angeles Rams.
    Jesse Reed, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Focus On High-Quality Sources Start with a clear hypothesis.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • My hypothesis was there's gonna be an opportunity to build Universal Music or United Artists with creators.
    Kerry Flynn, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Therefore, this value thesis may work better in the near term than over five to 10 years, depending on management’s strategic decisions and execution.
    GuruFocus, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Einhorn’s investment thesis was based on Peloton boosting EBITDA without growing subscription revenue or raising prices for users.
    Sara Salinas, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024

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