Wondrous Words Wednesday: stupendous

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Pronunciation:
\ stu̇-ˈpen-dəs \ adjective

Definition:
: so great in size, force or extent as to elicit awe

"With data pixels so small, this amounted to quadrillions of megabytes per square centimeter — a stupendous amount of information, but not an infinite amount. Trying to cram too much information into any region would cause it to exceed a limit decreed by Jacob Bekenstein, then a Princeton graduate student and Hawking’s rival, and cause it to collapse into a black hole."

Overbye, D. (2021, October 10).
Black Holes May Hide a Mind-Bending Secret About Our Universe.
New York Times.