We used to think that the sun's output was unwavering.

我们曾经以为，太阳输出的能量是不变的。

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What this shows is that during the latest solar minimum, the sun's output was 0.015 per cent lower than during the previous lull.

这一记录显示，在最近的一次太阳活动极小期中，太阳输出的能量相比之前一次降低了0.0015%。

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A slight increase in the Sun's output was matched by the disruption of deep ocean currents caused by cold fresh water sinking from the melting floes above.

阳光略有增加，这是由于那些从融化的浮冰上面吸取能量的冷水引发的深海洋流断层而导致的。

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Yet the overall variation is tiny, just 0.1% of the sun's total output, which seems insufficient to be the cause of a warming Earth.

ECONOMIST: The sun has gone quiet

It could be useful to denote things such as the sun's mass (2.2 hellatons) and energy output (approximately 0.4 hellawatts).

ECONOMIST: Scientists measure a few yoctonewtons for the first time