sharp transition
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsharpandtransition
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sharp
adjective
uk/ʃɑːp/us/ʃɑːrp/
having a thin edge or point that can cut something or make a hole ...
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transition
noun[C or U]
uk/trænˈzɪʃ.ən/us/trænˈzɪʃ.ən/
a change from one form or type to another, or the process by which ...
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(Definition ofsharpandtransitionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The electron density of the pre-formed plasma consists of two regions with asharptransition.
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We expected that, at the patch boundary, soil moisture availability shows asharptransition.
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Indeed, it was the 1960s that were marked by asharptransition.
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Conventional wisdom tends to the view that a gradual transition is preferable to asharptransition.
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Steady regimes were observed when the forcing frequency was gradually increased (at constant wavemaker amplitude), until asharptransitionto a modulated regime occurred.
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If "serious" is vague, there is nosharptransitionbetween illnesses that are serious and those that are not.
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After asharptransitioninto a reduced solution, the hydrogen production becomes proportional to the amount of ferrous iron released.
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For small enough solutions of (1.3) evolve as follows: domains where u +1 quickly appear; these are separated bysharptransitionlayers.
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When one allows for vagueness, it is no longer the case that there is asharptransitionfrom one kind of object to another.
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Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that retirement is part of a process rather than asharptransition.
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It is expected that there is asharptransitionfrom separated lakes on a boundless landscape to individual islands in an infinite ocean.
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It was not asharptransition, but a matter of degree.
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The result has been asharptransitionin premium prices as the market has adjusted from its traditionally cheap basis to one that now bears the commercial cost.
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However, thesharptransitionto forest illustrates it is no natural border.
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There was nosharptransitionfrom one artistic period to another.
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However, since thissharptransitionis found on most autopistols this speculation is of limited value.
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In reality, there was nosharptransitionfrom one period to another.
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The term ringing is because the output signal oscillates at a fading rate around asharptransitionin the input, similar to a bell after being struck.
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This process produced asharptransitionbetween the properties of the two plates in a very small distance.
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