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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Does "switching off over" mean "darkening all over"?

Context:

The finding is an exciting confirmation that black holes can 'flicker', moving from maximum power to switching off over, in cosmic terms, short periods of time.

More:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130924091317.htm
  

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No. To go from emitting high power radiation to emitting nothing (over short intervals).

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  • To go from emitting high power radiation to emitting nothing (over short intervals).
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No.

To go from emitting high power radiation to emitting nothing (over short intervals).
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It's not "switching off over".

The black holes switch on and off. They do it over short periods of time. These time periods can be called short only when compared to the lifetime of the universe and similar long times.

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