Assertion: double bass's string | /r/HasProperty | flexible
Facets:
value: infinitely
type: DEGREE
value: perfectly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: His model was able to predict the motion described by Helmholtz (known nowadays as Helmholtz motion), but he had to assume that the vibrating string was perfectly flexible, and lost energy when the wave was reflected with a reflection coefficient that depended upon the bow speed.
text: The following observations all apply to a string that is infinitely flexible (a theoretical assumption, because in practical applications, strings are not infinitely flexible) strung between two fixed supports.