configuration
noun
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The term is very common in computer science and mathematics, and in scientific and technological fields in general. Thus, for example, two scientists won a 1962 Nobel Prize for their description of the configuration of the DNA molecule. Since then, researchers have studied what different configurations within the DNA strands mean and what they control, and genetic engineers have tried to configure or reconfigure DNA in new ways to prevent or treat diseases.
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Yuval Boger, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
And then it was done: a magnificent model Notre-Dame that currently resides in my living room near a wobbly Eiffel Tower, a Louvre façade (complete with pyramid), and a small Arc de Triomphe—all in amazingly complex configurations of bricks and assorted parts.
—Amy Verner, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2024
Asus also sells more-affordable configurations starting at $1,699.99 with the same CPU and RAM but instead packing a lower-power RTX 4060 and half as much SSD space as the above arrangement.
—PCMAG, 13 Oct. 2024
The 10th-gen model, meanwhile, is available from the same three retailers — Amazon, Best Buy, and Target — in the same configuration starting at $299 ($50 off).
—Brandon Widder, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Configuration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/configuration. Accessed 18 Oct. 2024.
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