as in velocity
a high rate of movement or performance
the rapidness of the response to a call for assistance is critical in saving the victim of a heart attack
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Depending on the configuration and the mass-ratio, the spacecraft could go even faster, with some estimates placing its top velocity at 5% the speed of light.—
Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
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This means that there is a way of stretching the velocity curve in one frame to match the steeper velocity curve in a later frame.—
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In a field experiment with hundreds of consultants, GPT-4 improved speed and quality on some knowledge tasks while performance dropped on other, seemingly similar tasks just outside its strengths.—
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Tapascott said speed alone no longer excites drivers.—
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Still others warned of the rapidity with which democracy could give way to dictatorship.—
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The film captures the rapidity of time, with flashes of beauty and brutality whipping by in turn.—
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To receive the senior rate, a person must apply to the Rogers Water Utilities and present satisfactory proof of age, such as a government issued identification card, driver's license, passport or birth certificate.—
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Interest rates go up on longer-term loans Yes, extending the term of a mortgage from 30 to 50 years could drop the monthly payment, wrote Richard Green, a professor at the University of Southern California, on LinkedIn.—
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“Rapidness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapidness. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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