simple explanation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsimpleandexplanation
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simple
adjective
uk/ˈsɪm.pəl/us/ˈsɪm.pəl/
easy to understand or do; ...
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explanation
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌek.spləˈneɪ.ʃən/us/ˌek.spləˈneɪ.ʃən/
the details or reasons that someone gives to make something clear or easy ...
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(Definition ofsimpleandexplanationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Asimpleexplanationis direct overdominance at the enzyme loci scored.
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The success of loosely folded paper has onesimpleexplanation; the greater surface area of paper immediately available for gnawing.
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However, our results do not suggest anysimpleexplanationat the level of the lateral geniculate nucleus for the phenomenon of saccadic suppression.
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There is nosimpleexplanationfor this triumph, but a number of salient factors can be elucidated.
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From a mathematical point of view, we have been unable to find asimpleexplanationwhy the value r = 1 should be special.
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The hairpin vortex packet paradigm offers asimpleexplanationfor this behaviour.
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For instance, the observation that, for long periods, mutation has the largest effect for traits determined by six loci has the followingsimpleexplanation.
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Thesimpleexplanationis that the parents spend more on their children: on clothing, school fees and the like.
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It is difficult to suggest asimpleexplanationfor this observation.
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We propose asimpleexplanationfor "parallel motion direction selectivity" and discuss its implications for the motion streak hypothesis.
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This gives asimpleexplanationof the aforementioned long-wave paradox.
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But there is a verysimpleexplanationfor all this.
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Thissimpleexplanationmay account for the distracter language effect.
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Asimpleexplanationfor their absence would be that they are irrelevant - neither merited nor sought.
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From a diachronic perspective, these differences have a verysimpleexplanation.
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Thesimpleexplanationto suggest itself immediately is that the predictive importance of party weakens from one division to the next.
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Often, family members want asimpleexplanationof the cause of death.
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A verysimpleexplanationcan be found if we reexamine the distribution of the data with a finer breakdown for the different degrees of distance.
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