perturb

Meaning

Verb

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

Origin

  • From Middle English perturben, from Old French perturber, from Latin perturbo ("throw into confusion, confuse, disorder, disturb"), from per + turbo.

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