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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Not calibrating your thermometer: Calibration of your thermometer is also essential for accurate results.
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
Trump calibrated his conversations on these podcasts accordingly.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
For calibrating the output of their Reef Acoustic Playback System (RAPS), the team used a four-channel SoundTrap recorder attached to four hydrophones placed on moorings at progressive distances from the source.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2024
Granted, the death is reopened to a homicide investigation in the third new episode, but to send out the initial message of John’s death in such a way seems to be calibrated to poke at Costner and his tough guy persona.
—William Earl, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
Trump calibrated his conversations on these podcasts accordingly.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
For calibrating the output of their Reef Acoustic Playback System (RAPS), the team used a four-channel SoundTrap recorder attached to four hydrophones placed on moorings at progressive distances from the source.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2024
Granted, the death is reopened to a homicide investigation in the third new episode, but to send out the initial message of John’s death in such a way seems to be calibrated to poke at Costner and his tough guy persona.
—William Earl, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
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The broader crypto market, as measured by the CoinDesk 20 index, hovered below the flat line. Among crypto stocks, Coinbase was litte changed in premarket trading.Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
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The homicide figures do not include killings that occurred in self-defense or in other circumstances not measured in Chicago police statistics.Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024
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Automobiles—from passenger cars to heavy trucks—are continuing their evolution toward becoming computing platforms on wheels, and Qualcomm is aiding that evolution.Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Companies can opt to pay to access their files and computing power through a cloud instead of investing in databases and hardware, so the cloud also offers companies data analytics, AI, and applications for business functions, according to oracle.com.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Then, that data was used to set personalized goals, calculate PowerZone metrics and recommend specific classes.Andrew Schultz, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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One proposal would let employers calculate overtime based on a longer stretch of time, so workers would earn 1.5 times their regular pay only after exceeding 80 hours over a two-week period.Andrea Hsu, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Calibrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calibrate. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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