A telescope that stares at the sun, for example, struggles to discern the important information from the relentless torrent of radiation pouring forth from the star.
For a guy so quick to discern examples of "Obama adulation," it seems bizarre that Kurtz cannot seem to figure out something so plainly obvious.
For example, experimental inquiry may seek to discern how malignancies in a human organism change in relation to variations in specific forms of treatment, or how students become better learners when exposed to particular methods of instruction.
Solar astronomers need bigger instruments to discern, for example, minute changes in the sun's magnetic field.
In the above example, we simply are unable to discern the intermediate states of the electron's existence.
For example, it can be used to discern climate data from the isotopic composition of fossil foraminifera in (well-preserved) ocean drill cores.
For example, it is sometimes difficult to discern the origin of an oxygen atom in the final product; since it may have come from water or from part of the substrate.
Baggini argues that atheism is a superior basis for ethics, claiming that a moral basis external to religious imperatives is necessary to evaluate the morality of the imperatives themselves to be able to discern, for example, that "thou shalt steal" is immoral even if one's religion instructs it and that atheists, therefore, have the advantage of being more inclined to make such evaluations.
For example, it would be difficult to discern trends in a table showing a panel of 250 sites, with three columns of data showing the proportion of a given indicator across three surveys.
For example, this study was unable to discern which aspect of daily living was impacted (work, school, or normal activities) and what the underlying reasons for seeking care were; both of which are required to better understand the dynamics and quality of time lost in the population.
