step change
noun
chiefly British
: an important change in something
There has been a step change in our understanding of the problem.
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The underlying fundamentals of the energy economy, after all, remained mostly unchanged—there had been no step change in either the energy efficiency of the global economy or the share of energy production that clean energy accounted for.
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Ted Nordhaus, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2018
The rise of betting markets signaled a step change in how elections were covered by the press and observed by the public.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Start-ups have launched multiple blended wing body (BWB) aircraft projects with similar step change improvements to fuel efficiency including: JetZero, Natilus and Outbound.
—Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The 991 generation of GT3 was a significant step change for the Stuttgart brand—the 991.2 GT3 was notoriously only available with Porsche’s dual-clutch gearbox (PDK) and had a 3.8-liter flat-six that had a certain proclivity to go kablooey.
—Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2024
But what computer scientists and life scientists would like is a step change that can leapfrog these improvements.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
To get there, countries are supposed to create new climate action plans in the coming months to drive a climate policy step change.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 28 Sep. 2024
This latest addition to the Audeze headphone lineup marks a step change in the brand’s electrostatic headphone technology.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
By going to a frozen ocean world well beyond the traditional habitable zone of the Sun, Clipper marks a step change in the quest.
—science.org, 19 Sep. 2024
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Ted Nordhaus, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2018
The rise of betting markets signaled a step change in how elections were covered by the press and observed by the public.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Start-ups have launched multiple blended wing body (BWB) aircraft projects with similar step change improvements to fuel efficiency including: JetZero, Natilus and Outbound.
—Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The 991 generation of GT3 was a significant step change for the Stuttgart brand—the 991.2 GT3 was notoriously only available with Porsche’s dual-clutch gearbox (PDK) and had a 3.8-liter flat-six that had a certain proclivity to go kablooey.
—Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2024
But what computer scientists and life scientists would like is a step change that can leapfrog these improvements.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
To get there, countries are supposed to create new climate action plans in the coming months to drive a climate policy step change.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 28 Sep. 2024
This latest addition to the Audeze headphone lineup marks a step change in the brand’s electrostatic headphone technology.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
By going to a frozen ocean world well beyond the traditional habitable zone of the Sun, Clipper marks a step change in the quest.
—science.org, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Step change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/step%20change. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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