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This tag is for questions seeking a single word that fits a meaning. To ensure that your question is not closed as off-topic, please be specific about the intended use of the word. INCLUDE A SAMPLE SENTENCE demonstrating how the word would be used. Click on "Info", or "View Tag" and "Learn more..." for more information. Please use the [phrase-requests] tag if you seek a phrase and the [terminology] tag if you seek a term in a specialized subject also.
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Wording for constant in time
Hi I'm writing a scientific paper and want to write something along the line of:
"Static in time" objects are ...
Is there a single word describing time independent?
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Word for varied with equal spacing
I'm looking for a less clumsy way to say:
The phase advance in the measurement plane was varied between the corrector lenses and the measurement screen.
Also with the additional constraint that …
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I want to say that something is "expensive" in terms of time and resources
I'm writing an academic article (physics) and I want to say that a procedure is necessary but very expensive (in terms of resources like time, infrastructure, ...) Can I say:
Since A is sacred we …
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a word for "switch on and off" [duplicate]
I'm trying to say:
In simulations specific effects can be switched on or off to determine their impact.
This switched on or off seems to me rather clumsly. Is there a single verb with that meaning? …
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