mining technique

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mining
noun[U]
uk
/ˈmaɪ.nɪŋ/
us
/ˈmaɪ.nɪŋ/
the industry or activity of removing substances such as coal or metal from the ground ...
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technique
noun[C or U]
uk
/tekˈniːk/
us
/tekˈniːk/
a way of doing an activity that ...
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(Definition ofminingandtechniquefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They are an extremely important and widely used dataminingtechniquethat is computationally efficient.
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Miningtechniquewill change from year to year, and probably from month to month.
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The world is full of coal which does not require deepminingtechniqueto win it.
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The open-cut mine uses the terraceminingtechniquesupported by a truck and shovel fleet.
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Both of these bacteria are used in aminingtechniquecalled bioleaching whereby metals are extracted from their ores through oxidation.
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Theminingtechniqueis designed to make other land uses, such as agriculture, also possible.
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At the time of its founding, placer mining was the most popularminingtechnique, which is heavily dependent on water.
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The longwallminingtechniquewas adopted widely, and output reached 130 million tons in 1957.
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Ponds fill the depressions formed by the hydraulic surfaceminingtechnique.
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As her research progressed, she used more complex case representations, reasoning and learning strategies, and data mining techniques for pattern recognition.
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The initial phase uses data mining techniques to analyse data streams that capture process, system and network states and detect anomalous behaviour.
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Visitors can see huge cliffs carved by mighty streams of water, results of theminingtechniqueof washing away entire mountains of gravel to wash out the gold.
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Catherine's orders to restore the system and improve mining techniques encountered the same response.
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Data mining techniques are used to find patterns in large datasets.
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Much of this higher productivity has been achieved through investment in new heavy-duty equipment and the spread of new mining techniques.
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My grandfather reflected that all that inconvenience was the result of new mining techniques.
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