∆

noun

An award given to someone who successfully convinces someone to change their viewpoint.

Meanings

noun∆ (plural ∆s)

plural ∆s

  1. An award given to someone who successfully convinces someone to change their viewpoint.

    In Figure 3, we report the fraction of comments that received a ∆ for each treatment condition. […] Meanwhile, ∆s can be awarded to any type of comment, without restrictions.

    2025 April 28, “Can AI Change Your View? Evidence from a Large-Scale Online Field Experiment”, in University of Zurich, pages 2, 5

Origin

  1. translingual∆“change”
  2. English∆

From translingual ∆ (“change”).

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APA

∆. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%E2%88%86

MLA

“∆.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%E2%88%86. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “∆,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%E2%88%86.

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