distillation
noun
dis·til·la·tion
ˌdi-stə-ˈlā-shən 
1
a
: the process of purifying a liquid by successive evaporation and condensation
b
: a process like distillation
gradual distillation of the truth
also
: an instance of such distilling
2
: something distilled : distillate sense 2
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Knowledge Distillation Think of knowledge distillation as simplifying a textbook for a student.
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Dhivya Nagasubramanian, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The Matrix is the stone-cold classic, and Dark City has its devotees (Roger Ebert notable among them), but for me, Francis Lawrence’s directorial debut about a psychic consultant has always been the best distillation of this aesthetic.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
The great power of the movie, beyond the passionate specifics of its romantic dramas, is in the distillation of an enormous vision of historical unity.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2025
In a very basic distillation of their definitions, these terms refer to the positions created by two celestial bodies and the Earth: Opposition means the two bodies are on opposite sides of the Earth, while conjunction means that one body is between the Earth and another body.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 19 Feb. 2025
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Dhivya Nagasubramanian, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The Matrix is the stone-cold classic, and Dark City has its devotees (Roger Ebert notable among them), but for me, Francis Lawrence’s directorial debut about a psychic consultant has always been the best distillation of this aesthetic.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
The great power of the movie, beyond the passionate specifics of its romantic dramas, is in the distillation of an enormous vision of historical unity.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2025
In a very basic distillation of their definitions, these terms refer to the positions created by two celestial bodies and the Earth: Opposition means the two bodies are on opposite sides of the Earth, while conjunction means that one body is between the Earth and another body.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Distillation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/distillation. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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distillation
noun
dis·til·la·tion
ˌdis-tə-ˈlā-shən
: a process of heating a liquid or solid until it sends off a vapor and then cooling the vapor until it becomes liquid
Medical Definition
distillation
noun
dis·til·la·tion
ˌdis-tə-ˈlā-shən
1
: a process that consists of driving gas or vapor from liquids or solids by heating and condensing to liquid products and that is used especially for purification, fractionation, or the formation of new substances
2
: something distilled
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