single indicator

collocation in English

meaningsofsingleandindicator

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single
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/us
/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/
one ...
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indicator
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪn.dɪ.keɪ.tər/us
/ˈɪn.də.keɪ.t̬ɚ/
something that shows what a situation ...
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(Definition ofsingleandindicatorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Most measures combine two or more of these components to provide asingleindicator.
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Nosingleindicatorhas proved better than others; nevertheless, serum albumin concentration is the most widely used parameter.
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In general, there is agreement that all of the approaches capture different pieces of the puzzle, while nosingleindicatorcan yield a complete picture.
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For simplicity asingleindicatorof interest rates representing the average rate offered by building societies on ordinary share accounts is used.
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The strong performances of the two interesting varieties could not be reduced to asingleindicatoramong those we studied.
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These scores were then summed to form asingleindicator.
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There is no perfect,singleindicatorfor pollution, and these measures may be irrelevant for some types of pollutants.
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The two items are correlated at a moderately high level (r 0.51), and thus we summed them to form asingleindicatorof threat.
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There are several methods of calculation, but maternal deaths are probably the bestsingleindicator.
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Over-riding even these associations, however, is a strong positive association between cost per unit and output per capita, probably the bestsingleindicatorof level of development.
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Model 1 includes only asingleindicatorof campaign finances and reports a negative influence for initial campaign funds on the duration of candidacies.
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Considering public expenditures allows one to include in asingleindicatorall possible channels through which the efficiency hypothesis may affect the size of public sectors.
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Land has many uses, characteristics, and scales, and the attempt to concentrate this variability into a few terms + or even asingleindicator+ must be problematical.
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They cannot be measured using asingleindicator.
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Not everysingleindicatorin the months ahead may be as good as we would wish, but the overall trend is undoubted.
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It can never be reduced to asingleindicatorof public welfare.
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In general, nosingleindicatorof competitiveness is suitable for use on its own.
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There is nosingleindicatorthat can be used to measure quality of life.
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