abrupt change
collocation in Englishmeaningsofabruptandchange
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abrupt
adjective
uk/əˈbrʌpt/us/əˈbrʌpt/
sudden and unexpected, and ...
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change
noun
uk/tʃeɪndʒ/us/tʃeɪndʒ/
the act of becoming different, or the result of something ...
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The theoretical curves follow closely the dashed and dash-dotted numerical curves, and theabruptchangein tangent angle appears to fit almost exactly.
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In glides the spectral change is more gradual and smooth compared to the moreabruptchangeseen in voiced stops.
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In other words, theabruptchangein the asymptotic probability of satisfiability occurs when the number of clauses is proportional to the number of variables.
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Theabruptchangefrom the core to the mantle indicates a marked change in composition or structure.
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In the sixth zone, anabruptchangeto greyish pumice is encountered, and no crystals are seen.
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Recent public policy debates have raged over this single question: what explains these periods ofabruptchange?
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Policy entrepreneurs shepherd the proposed policy solutions through government and bring about theabruptchange.
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The effect of lengthening shorter tokens produces a moreabruptchangeof identification than the shortening of longer tokens.
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It was anabruptchangefrom childhood to adulthood.
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A more convincing explanation is that there was some sort of herding behavior that led to theabruptchange.
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It does not explain the episodes ofabruptchange.
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Put differently, for both grammatical phenomena researchers have not observed anabruptchange, but instead a gradual development.
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Again, this apparentlyabruptchangein the subcategorization property from the base verb build can be accounted for in terms of the excess-addition-to-container schema.
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Anabruptchangein the dip of depositional features and in the eruptive style is evident at the base of this subunit.
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The subpulmonary stenosis probably is caused by anabruptchangein dynamics.
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Detecting regions ofabruptchangein maps of biological variables.
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Anabruptchangethen occurs when the disturbance folds over or 'breaks ', at which stage filaments begin to form.
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This transgressive surface thereby represents anabruptchangein proximity and depositional energy.
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