what does perturbation mean?
PERTURBATION as NOUN
- Meaning
- the act of causing disorder
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Hypernyms(s) perturbation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset
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Hypernyms(s) perturbation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- activity that is an intrusion or interruption
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- he looked around for the source of the disturbance
- there was a disturbance of neural function
Hypernyms(s) perturbation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- (physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly
Hypernyms(s) perturbation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- an unhappy and worried mental state
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- there was too much anger and disturbance
- she didn”t realize the upset she caused me
Hypernyms(s) perturbation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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