individual preference

collocation in English

meaningsofindividualandpreference

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individual
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/us
/ˌɪn.dəˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/
existing and considered separately from the other things or people in ...
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preference
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈpref.ər.əns/us
/ˈpref.ər.əns/
the fact that you like something or someone more than another thing ...
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(Definition ofindividualandpreferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Probabilities in the theory used in this work are treated asindividualpreferenceorders are used in economics.
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The direction ofindividualpreferenceruns from top to bottom.
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A social preference relation is, formally, the same kind of object as anindividualpreferencerelation, namely, a complete preorder over the set of options.
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Note that the continuity assumption forindividualpreferenceis not used in the proof.
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Formally, the concept of team preference is a generalization of the standard concept ofindividualpreference.
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The greater the number of economic units to which economic decision-making authority is decentralized, the lower will be the average divergence ofindividualpreferencefor economic policies.
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Political results follow from welldefinedindividualpreferenceorderings that are aggregated according to the rules dictated by an implicitly or explicitly assumed set of formal institutions.
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It was thisindividualpreferencethat constituted a third brake on the 'perfect' working of the system.
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Alas, these balanced views that allow for reasonableindividualpreferenceare no longer acceptable today should you hope to have what you write put in print.
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Electors may feel angry about the fact that they cannot express anindividualpreference.
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We are still too ready to substitute official choice forindividualpreferencein the destinies of too many ordinary people.
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Those are both questions ofindividualpreference.
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The particular deities worshipped are a matter ofindividualpreference, although regional and family traditions can play a large part in influencing this choice.
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Continuity theory views both internal and external continuity as robust adaptive strategies that are supported by bothindividualpreferenceand social sanctions.
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A white turban (phahu) is worn by the women folk onindividualpreference.
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The bacon used for the meal can vary somewhat depending onindividualpreference.
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The choice of language used is subject to many considerations, such as company policy, suitability to task, availability of third-party packages, orindividualpreference.
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Although relatives and the immediate family influence decisions about a marriage partner,individualpreferenceis recognized as important.
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This allows users to tune the appearance of text to suitindividualpreference.
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Individualpreferencecan be modeled in terms of an economic utility function.
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