initial prototype

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initial
adjective[before noun]
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/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/us
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
of or at ...
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prototype
noun[C]
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/ˈprəʊ.tə.taɪp/us
/ˈproʊ.t̬ə.taɪp/
the first example of something, such as a machine or other industrial product, from which all later forms ...
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(Definition ofinitialandprototypefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thus, mapping and transformation rules are not supported in theinitialprototype.
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A poor choice ofinitialprototypemay therefore lead to a suboptimal final design.
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A search space is specified by providing aninitialprototypegeometry and a set of operators for modifying that prototype.
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Because of the cognitive load involved in incremental processing, ourinitialprototypeis being developed for non-incremental processing.
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Two of these techniques are methods of choosing aninitialprototypefor optimization.
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This strategy allows for rapidinitialprototypedevelopment.
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The carriage too could be very light, although theinitialprototypecarriages proved to be too light and had to be redesigned.
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The short delay before the second prototype was available meant that loss of theinitialprototypedid not seriously compromise the schedule.
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Without any way to evaluate its performance in advance, theinitialprototypewas highly unlikely to meet expectations.
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There has been little practical interest in constructing one beyond theinitialprototype, however.
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As a result, result there were many technical difficulties and failures of theinitialprototypehardware.
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Theinitialprototypeof this was superseded in 1990 with a commercial service.
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Attempts to convert theinitialprototypeparachutes into a workable suit proved difficult.
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Extreme programming uses iterative design to gradually add one feature at a time to theinitialprototype.
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Theinitialprototypeperformed its first flight in late 1958 and went into production in 1960.
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This puts the knowledge workers in a position to now develop theinitialprototypefor the fourth step.
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Theinitialprototypewas an idea feedback engine which was created for a class assignment.
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Theinitialprototypeof the game had styling similar to a text-based role-playing game, with a large open world and many sub-quests.
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The game took fourteen months frominitialprototypeto final build to complete.
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