fundamental mechanism

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fundamental
adjective
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/ˌfʌn.dəˈmen.təl/us
/ˌfʌn.dəˈmen.t̬əl/
forming the base, from which everything ...
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mechanism
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/us
/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/
a part of a machine, or a set of parts that ...
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An alternative possible modification is to substantially alter thefundamentalmechanismfor the initiation of eye-movement programming.
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This allows thefundamentalmechanismby which extra-tropical weather systems evolve to be studied in two-dimensional vertical slice geometry.
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This suggests that, although differences were observed in cell proliferation between the two media, thefundamentalmechanismbehind cell allocation was maintained.
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Understanding how this occurs addresses afundamentalmechanismof electrical signaling in nerve and muscle.
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In contrast, the interactive alignment model proposes that thefundamentalmechanismthat leads to alignment of situation models is automatic.
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And this tendency is thefundamentalmechanismthrough which the market regulates itself.
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Certainly afundamentalmechanismof the organism had been isolated.
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Thefundamentalmechanismof sperm-egg fusion should be the same in all species, yet the differences above argue that more studies are needed to determine underlying similarities between species.
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Once the fundamental mechanisms are defined, prevention will become a reality.
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Attachment theory specifies certain fundamental mechanisms of social interaction that promote an exclusive emotional bond between individuals.
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But we need to know more about the fundamental mechanisms of the impaired ear before the opportunities offered by modern micro-electronics can be utilised.
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The above conductivity and its associated current density reflect the fundamental mechanisms underlying charge transport in the medium, both in time and over distance.
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Animal models are critical for understanding the fundamental mechanisms causing the disease and for supporting the early stages of drug development.
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Fundamental mechanisms of the interaction between biological material and electromagnetic fields at non-thermal levels are not fully understood.
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Nonsynaptic plasticity affects synaptic integration, subthreshold propagation, spike generation, and other fundamental mechanisms of neurons at the cellular level.
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Only when we have identified these fundamental mechanisms are we in a position to see how these might have evolved.
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His curiosity has led him to explore across the periodic table and to seek an understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of catalysis which influence the properties of materials produced.
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If the rule schema of that database proved too limiting, the entire security server could be replaced while leaving the fundamental mechanisms (readers, locks, and connections) unchanged.
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