how to pronounce perturb

/pəˈtɜːb/

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perturb is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of perturb in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… that if you perturb the input slightly …”

meanings of perturb

verb:

To modify slightly, such as an equation or value.
To slightly modify the motion of an object.
To modify the motion of a body by exerting a gravitational force.
To disturb; to bother or unsettle.

perturb frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word perturb occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics perturb can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that perturb can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;