pattern of activity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpatternandactivity
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pattern
noun
uk/ˈpæt.ən/us/ˈpæt̬.ɚn/
a particular way in which something is done, is organized, ...
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activity
noun
uk/ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/us/ækˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
the situation in which a lot of things are happening or people are ...
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(Definition ofpatternandactivityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thispatternofactivityproduces very strongly correlated activity in local regions of the retina.
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Inspection of experimental records allowed tracing of the flickerypatternofactivitywithin bursts to the presence of conductance substates.
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And are there other ethnographic studies that suggest alternative interpretations that might be made of such apatternofactivity?
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No simple rule orpatternofactivitycould be best.
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We introduced the key dynamical concept of an attractor, apatternofactivitywhich "captures" nearby states of an autonomous system.
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Whenever a stimulus is presented to our senses - say, a visually presented word - it produces apatternofactivityin the appropriate sensory system.
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As explained later in this section, thispatternofactivitywas a consequence of the broad spatial correlations present in natural images.
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In other words, during mental imagery a spatialpatternofactivityis generated in the same parts of the visual system where such activity occurs in vision.
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At high density, the spatialpatternofactivity(including all captures of both males and females) tended to be uniform; at low density, activity tended to be clumped.
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That is a very differentpatternofactivityfrom that envisaged by article 6(2).
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In all cases, there is apatternofactivitythat one or other of the agencies concerned has spotted before.
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The temperature rhythm, for example, may persist for several days before adapting to the newpatternofactivityand sleep; other rhythms may change over more quickly or more slowly.
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At a phenomenological level, this could give rise to experiences in which the individual components of mental or motor activity take precedence over any coherent or integratedpatternofactivity.
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We label different parts of the totalpatternofactivityin the economy as either consumption or saving—that is, investment.
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The formula also takes account of the seasonalpatternofactivityin accident and emergency services, reflecting the effects of tourism.
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It would become a generalpatternofactivity, and a trading country such as ours would find itself more at risk than many others.
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The minimum duration is not a burden on any individual unless he or she wishes to restart the previouspatternofactivity.
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In both local government and private companies there will inevitably be a repetitivepatternofactivitythat is ideally suited to computerisation.
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It is also clear that where a training squadron is deployed at a base thepatternofactivitymay change radically because of training requirements.
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Thispatternofactivitycan also be elicited through the conscious desire to void.
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The smell of food triggers a characteristicpatternofactivity, a short-range host-seeking response.
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We must recognise that the steel industry has changed its shape and technology and that it will require a differentpatternofactivityin the future.
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According to this hypothesis, a stimulus activates a spatialpatternofactivityacross neurons in a brain region.
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Both of the earthquakes followed apatternofactivitythat began on the flank and migrated to the summit.
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Strategy can be intended or can emerge as apatternofactivityas the organization adapts to its environment or competes.
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