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The phrase "an defect" is not correct in written English.
The correct article to use before "defect" is "a" because "defect" begins with a consonant sound.
Example: "There is a defect in the product that needs to be addressed."
Alternatives: "a flaw" or "a shortcoming."
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p-MOSCAPs with Si oxynitride pseudo-binary alloys (Si3N4) x (SiO2 1−x, gate dielectrics display an defect densities for interface trapping, Dit, and fixed positive charge that determines the flat-band voltage, Vfb, comparable to those of thermally grown SiO2 dielectrics for a range of concentrations extending for ~70%, x = 0.7, Si3N4 to SiO2.
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A defect is a persistent error in a component.
"There is a defect in a procedural provision that could be repaired".
A defect is a lack of something.
Total Quality gurus affirm that, "A defect is a treasure".
"Can anyone tell me a defect that makes a cheese taste sweet?" Almena-Aliste asked.
A high value reflects a defect of color vision.
A defect floating in a pool of barium (Fig. 3).
Women with a defect in BRCA1 have on average a 65% risk of developing breast cancer.
I assured him that a proclivity to play wasn't necessarily a "defect".
Sometimes automakers discover a defect, notify the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and voluntarily issue a recall.
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