as in scope
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
the amplitude of Thomas Jefferson's interests—government, architecture, agriculture, science, philosophy—is truly awesome
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Recent Examples of amplitude
The algorithms in Google’s Pixel Watch look for changes in pulse amplitude that might be a sign of cardiac arrest.
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IEEE Spectrum, 11 Mar. 2025
The study revealed significant changes in the biomechanical properties of the astronauts' eyes, including a 33% drop in ocular rigidity, an 11% decrease in intraocular pressure, and a 25% reduction in ocular pulse amplitude.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Importantly, the exact pattern of floor movements – including their amplitude and speed – can be repeated for each assessment session.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2025
These electrodes pick up brain activity, which varies from waves that are low in amplitude (the height of the wave) and relatively fast to waves that are high in amplitude (a taller wave) and relatively slow.
—Beth Ann Malow, Discover Magazine, 24 Nov. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 11 Mar. 2025
The study revealed significant changes in the biomechanical properties of the astronauts' eyes, including a 33% drop in ocular rigidity, an 11% decrease in intraocular pressure, and a 25% reduction in ocular pulse amplitude.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Importantly, the exact pattern of floor movements – including their amplitude and speed – can be repeated for each assessment session.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2025
These electrodes pick up brain activity, which varies from waves that are low in amplitude (the height of the wave) and relatively fast to waves that are high in amplitude (a taller wave) and relatively slow.
—Beth Ann Malow, Discover Magazine, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amplitude
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The scope for Wieffer, O’Riley and Gomez to improve in their second seasons at Brighton provides hope of bridging the gap.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Are these films more intimate in scope, or has there been there a shift in scale?—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
17 May 2025
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To a lesser extent, McDavid was part of Leon Draisaitl’s Rocket-winning act this season.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
26 May 2025
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President Trump issued an April 25 executive order requiring his administration to identify and (to the extent legally possible) eliminate anticompetitive federal regulations (in effect, ACMDs).—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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More definitively, the company has made significant progress across the realms of healthcare delivery and life sciences through use-cases such as advancing protein structure prediction models, optimizing medical imaging LLMs and even progressing with VR technology.—
Dr. Sai Balasubramanian,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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In that realm, the Padres have fared very well, not just this year but since 2021.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Our testers looked at the thickness and width of the band, padding, underwiring, and how well the bra was able to stay up throughout the day without slipping.—
Michelle Rostamian,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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But the width of those bands also makes a difference in eliminating interference and increasing speeds.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 May 2025
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Speaking after days of Russia bombarding the Ukrainian capital and other regions with massive aerial attacks, the German chancellor said Monday that his country and other allies had lifted range restrictions.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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Delta also gives us a ballpark range that an option has of expiring in the money, giving it value.—
Michael Martin,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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“Amplitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amplitude. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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