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
If one looks northward to Canada, Canada calibrates those numeric limits according to market needs year to year.
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Steve Inskeep, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
The ultrawide monitor is also factory color calibrated and curves at 1500R (which means a circle of the monitors placed edge to edge would have a 1,500mm radius).
—Zackery Cuevas, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
The laser is used to ignite sodium atoms high in the atmosphere, which creates a focus point for astronomers to use to help calibrate telescopes' ability to see through atmospheric distortion.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
This means Apple batteries can be swapped into the 16 model, and calibrate successfully, without losing features.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Steve Inskeep, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
The ultrawide monitor is also factory color calibrated and curves at 1500R (which means a circle of the monitors placed edge to edge would have a 1,500mm radius).
—Zackery Cuevas, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
The laser is used to ignite sodium atoms high in the atmosphere, which creates a focus point for astronomers to use to help calibrate telescopes' ability to see through atmospheric distortion.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
This means Apple batteries can be swapped into the 16 model, and calibrate successfully, without losing features.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calibrate
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China’s non-manufacturing PMI, which measures services and construction activity, fell to 50.2 in January, compared to 52.2 in the preceding month.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2025
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Real-time data can identify overdose hotspots and measure the effectiveness of programs, enabling continuous improvement.—
Pradeep Thomas,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Jan. 2025
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Instead of trying to create larger and larger models that require increasingly exorbitant amounts of computing resources, AI companies are now focusing more on developing advanced capabilities, like reasoning.—
Will Knight,
WIRED,
28 Jan. 2025
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This sell-off indicated a sense that the next wave of AI models may not require the tens of thousands of top-end GPUs that Silicon Valley behemoths have amassed into computing superclusters for the purposes of accelerating their AI innovation.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
28 Jan. 2025
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But experts have warned that more efforts, including regulatory reforms and new ways of calculating risk, are necessary to solve the state's property insurance crisis.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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The Trump administration’s order to freeze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans prompted confusion across state capitols and local government offices on Tuesday, leaving them at a loss on how to even calculate its impact.—
J. David Goodman,
New York Times,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Calibrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calibrate. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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