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A second tension is over an independent parameter called S8, which describes the clumpiness of matter in the cosmic web of galaxies.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 21, 2023

Those measurements give astronomers a handle on the clumpiness of matter between the imaged galaxies and Earth.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 21, 2023

“The observation that yawning is contagious may have arisen as a consequence of our tendency to see patterns and causation where none exists, to misinterpret the clumpiness of randomness as something else,” he argues.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2017

The companies have also asked pain doctors to show patients a chart about stool “health,” with diagrams to help assess shape and clumpiness.

From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2016

The researchers believe the clumpiness results, at least in part, from the ants' vulnerability to a parasitic fly.

From US News • Aug. 30, 2010