Phenomenon
noun
Something that can be observed, usually unusual or interesting.
Northern Lights is a natural phenomenon.
Often appears as...
- natural phenomenon
- social phenomenon
noun
An exceptional person or thing.
The young Picasso was immediately seen as a phenomenon.
Often appears as...
- musical phenomenon
- artistic phenomenon
noun
A fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen.
Gravity is a well documented phenomenon.
Often appears as...
- scientific phenomenon
- physical phenomenon
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Academic
noun
Something that can be observed, usually unusual or interesting.
Northern Lights is a natural phenomenon.
Often appears as...
- natural phenomenon
- social phenomenon
noun
An exceptional person or thing.
The young Picasso was immediately seen as a phenomenon.
Often appears as...
- musical phenomenon
- artistic phenomenon
noun
A fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen.
Gravity is a well documented phenomenon.
Often appears as...
- scientific phenomenon
- physical phenomenon
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Observable Interest
Often describes unique or rare occurrences that captivate attention.
The synchronized flashing of fireflies is an enchanting phenomenon.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Physical
Can refer to abstract occurrences, like trends or behaviors, not just tangible events.
The sudden popularity of the game was a cultural phenomenon.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Specific
Understanding the specific context is necessary to explain a phenomenon accurately.
In economics, a market bubble is an important financial phenomenon to study.
Pro Tip 1/3Observable Interest
Often describes unique or rare occurrences that captivate attention.
The synchronized flashing of fireflies is an enchanting phenomenon.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Physical
Can refer to abstract occurrences, like trends or behaviors, not just tangible events.
The sudden popularity of the game was a cultural phenomenon.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Specific
Understanding the specific context is necessary to explain a phenomenon accurately.
In economics, a market bubble is an important financial phenomenon to study.
Pro Tip 1/3Observable Interest
Often describes unique or rare occurrences that captivate attention.
The synchronized flashing of fireflies is an enchanting phenomenon.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Physical
Can refer to abstract occurrences, like trends or behaviors, not just tangible events.
The sudden popularity of the game was a cultural phenomenon.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Specific
Understanding the specific context is necessary to explain a phenomenon accurately.
In economics, a market bubble is an important financial phenomenon to study.
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What can Schrödinger's...
Of course, that's what happens, and you know this because you have witnessed events like this countless times. You've been observing the physics of everyday phenomena your entire life. But suppose we explore a question about the physics of atoms, like what does the motion of an electron around the nucleus of a hydrogen atom look like?
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Will we ever be able to...
we're not permitted to fully read without destroying it? The answer can be found in the strange phenomena of quantum entanglement. Entanglement is an old mystery from the early days of quantum physics and it's still not entirely understood. Entangling the spin of two electrons results in an influence
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Why are some people...
an example of the wider phenomenon of tool sharing. Just as young potential golfers can more easily find a set of right-handed clubs, many of the important instruments that have shaped society were designed for the right-handed majority. Because lefties are worse at using these tools,
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The benefits of a good...
Sensory data is initially transcribed and temporarily recorded in the neurons as short-term memory. From there, it travels to the hippocampus, which strengthens and enhances the neurons in that cortical area. Thanks to the phenomenon of neuroplasticity,
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Why the buildings of the...
We created an emotional reaction to these forms. So did every mayor in the world. So every mayor knew that if they had these forms, they had culture and tourism. This phenomenon at the turn of the new millennium happened to a few other starchitects.
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The Demise of Guys PIPE...
serious in America there's a whole new phenomena hundreds-of-thousands called hikiko mean hikikomori now spend their entire life in their room they never leave their room it says up here when life sucks might as well just stay in
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What are those floaty...
But the majority of the time entoptic phenomena, such as floaters and blue sky sprites, are just a gentle reminder that what we think we see depends just as much on our biology and minds as it does on the external world.
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Is math discovered or...
developed in a vacuum, often with no view towards describing any physical phenomena, have proven decades or even centuries later, to be the framework necessary to explain how the universe has been working all along.
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Where Your Cat Goes May...
your cat out we just want to know where are they going and try to understand some of the biological phenomenon so that we can help in the future minimize the impacts of cats on wildlife
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Top 5 Reindeer Moments PIPE...
and enjoy the world about me and it's beautiful it is a winter wonderland finally with the skies completely clear i get a glimpse of the phenomenon i've
Video examples
What can Schrödinger's...
Of course, that's what happens, and you know this because you have witnessed events like this countless times. You've been observing the physics of everyday phenomena your entire life. But suppose we explore a question about the physics of atoms, like what does the motion of an electron around the nucleus of a hydrogen atom look like?
Video examples
Will we ever be able to...
we're not permitted to fully read without destroying it? The answer can be found in the strange phenomena of quantum entanglement. Entanglement is an old mystery from the early days of quantum physics and it's still not entirely understood. Entangling the spin of two electrons results in an influence
Video examples
Why are some people...
an example of the wider phenomenon of tool sharing. Just as young potential golfers can more easily find a set of right-handed clubs, many of the important instruments that have shaped society were designed for the right-handed majority. Because lefties are worse at using these tools,
Video examples
The benefits of a good...
Sensory data is initially transcribed and temporarily recorded in the neurons as short-term memory. From there, it travels to the hippocampus, which strengthens and enhances the neurons in that cortical area. Thanks to the phenomenon of neuroplasticity,
Video examples
Why the buildings of the...
We created an emotional reaction to these forms. So did every mayor in the world. So every mayor knew that if they had these forms, they had culture and tourism. This phenomenon at the turn of the new millennium happened to a few other starchitects.
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The Demise of Guys PIPE...
serious in America there's a whole new phenomena hundreds-of-thousands called hikiko mean hikikomori now spend their entire life in their room they never leave their room it says up here when life sucks might as well just stay in
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What are those floaty...
But the majority of the time entoptic phenomena, such as floaters and blue sky sprites, are just a gentle reminder that what we think we see depends just as much on our biology and minds as it does on the external world.
Video examples
Is math discovered or...
developed in a vacuum, often with no view towards describing any physical phenomena, have proven decades or even centuries later, to be the framework necessary to explain how the universe has been working all along.
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Where Your Cat Goes May...
your cat out we just want to know where are they going and try to understand some of the biological phenomenon so that we can help in the future minimize the impacts of cats on wildlife
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Top 5 Reindeer Moments PIPE...
and enjoy the world about me and it's beautiful it is a winter wonderland finally with the skies completely clear i get a glimpse of the phenomenon i've
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Pope John Paul II
Polish Saint
Humanity should question itself, once more, about the absurd and always unfair phenomenon of war, on whose stage of death and pain only remain standing the negotiating table that could and should have prevented it.
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Yance Ford
American Director
What 'Strong Island' does is bring a historical perspective and help people understand that what we're treating as a modern-day phenomenon is actually not modern. It's actually quite old.
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Michael Jackson
American Singer
The meaning of life is contained in every single expression of life. It is present in the infinity of forms and phenomena that exist in all of creation.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
Miracles, in the sense of phenomena we cannot explain, surround us on every hand: life itself is the miracle of miracles.
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Julian Assange
Australian Activist
These megaleaks... They're an important phenomenon, and they're only going to increase.
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John Archibald Wheeler
American Physicist
No phenomenon is a real phenomenon until it is an observed phenomenon.
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Tucker Carlson
American Journalist
One area of liberal phenomenon I support is female bi-sexuality.
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Boots Riley
American Musician
The tech world is not a new phenomenon; it's a new era.
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Jaime Camil
Mexican Actor
Phenomenons only happen once in a lifetime.
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Wim Wenders
German Director
Cinema is a worldwide phenomenon.
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Pope John Paul II
Polish Saint
Humanity should question itself, once more, about the absurd and always unfair phenomenon of war, on whose stage of death and pain only remain standing the negotiating table that could and should have prevented it.
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Yance Ford
American Director
What 'Strong Island' does is bring a historical perspective and help people understand that what we're treating as a modern-day phenomenon is actually not modern. It's actually quite old.
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Michael Jackson
American Singer
The meaning of life is contained in every single expression of life. It is present in the infinity of forms and phenomena that exist in all of creation.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
Miracles, in the sense of phenomena we cannot explain, surround us on every hand: life itself is the miracle of miracles.
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Julian Assange
Australian Activist
These megaleaks... They're an important phenomenon, and they're only going to increase.
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John Archibald Wheeler
American Physicist
No phenomenon is a real phenomenon until it is an observed phenomenon.
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Tucker Carlson
American Journalist
One area of liberal phenomenon I support is female bi-sexuality.
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Boots Riley
American Musician
The tech world is not a new phenomenon; it's a new era.
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Jaime Camil
Mexican Actor
Phenomenons only happen once in a lifetime.
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Wim Wenders
German Director
Cinema is a worldwide phenomenon.
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