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  • adjective mathematics Of or relating to a distribution that has derivatives of all orders.

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super- +‎ smooth

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Examples

  • But stand a few inches away and somehow these brushstrokes resolve into images of supersmooth power.

    Gauguin: Maker of Myth Laura Cumming 2010

  • For much of his long lifetime, he was also one of the 20th century's most successful entertainers, a purveyor of supersmooth easy-listening music that was distinguishable from Muzak only because he played it with perfect taste.

    Both Good and Popular Terry Teachout 2011

  • I think his slightly frumpy, rumpled, homespun manner would go well with Obama's supersmooth more classical presentation.

    Obama Campaigning With Potential VPs Today In Virginia 2009

  • And for a supersmooth ride, the Alu High-Tech Sledge has built-in shock absorbers that help riders glide unruffled over uneven surfaces.

    Dashing Through The Snow 2008

  • White House aides say that even the supersmooth John Roberts had to supply additional information about his answers.

    The Gathering Storm 2007

  • On Wednesday the sky was blue and everything looked perfectly supersmooth - except it was between 10 and 25 knots crosswind.

    Extreme sports to new heights. magnio 2007

  • The jagged geometry of supersmooth Europa; the idiosyncratic surfaces of the other orbs floating serenely in space; the pristine interstellar vacuum; the inscrutable emptiness of intergalactic space, that immense, echoing, absolutely featureless void enveloping the spinning galaxies: it all serves as a perfect philosophical mirror image, reflecting back the quandary of the species, the limitations of human knowledge.

    A Space in Time 2002

  • The jagged geometry of supersmooth Europa; the idiosyncratic surfaces of the other orbs floating serenely in space; the pristine interstellar vacuum; the inscrutable emptiness of intergalactic space, that immense, echoing, absolutely featureless void enveloping the spinning galaxies: it all serves as a perfect philosophical mirror image, reflecting back the quandary of the species, the limitations of human knowledge.

    A Space in Time 2002

  • If you want a supersmooth soup and just about any of these soups can be puréed if you like, use a standing blender - let the soup cool a bit first, which creates a finer purée than a stick blender does; you might even strain the soup after puréeing it.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

  • If you want a supersmooth soup use a standing blender enlarge

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

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