specific indicator
collocation in Englishmeaningsofspecificandindicator
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specific
adjective
uk/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/us/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/
relating to one thing and not ...
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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 ofspecificandindicatorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofspecific indicator
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Although numerous outcomes have been associated with childhood trauma, no outcome has been shown to be aspecificindicatorof early maltreatment, occurring in all, or even most, exposed individuals.
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This is the firstspecificindicatorwhich will reflect developments in this sector over a ten-year period.
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As with many other services on which there is relatively low expenditure, there is however nospecificindicatorrelated to provision of dog wardens.
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I referred to thisspecificindicatorbecause it shows such a huge difference, with growth in the order of 150%.
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Yet it would be naive to expect a clear boundary between taxon and nontaxon group members for specific indicators of behavioral reactivity or fear.
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Factor analysis suggested that two of the original seven internalizing items were not good specific indicators of either construct.
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In practice, this is difficult to implement, time-consuming, and very costly, so we assessed impact using specific indicators (laboratory tests and drug sales).
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Two types of indicators were employed: facility specific indicators and dispensing indicators.
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Each of the four goals is evaluated using aspecificindicator, and each of those components is then assigned an equal weight in the overall index.
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The choice for specific indicators is expected to be influenced by the type of program that is evaluated.
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Actually, there is hardly any reflection to be found in the content of the specific indicators that are applied, as related to the different types of disease management programs.
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Taken as a whole, these results suggest that different kinds of risks are associated with specific indicators of psychological and behavioral adjustment for young men and women.
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In the final section we shall look at the specific indicators of social capital and articulate some of the questions and issues that arise from these indicators.
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More specific indicators include the achievement of financial and manpower budgets and the completion of the prison building programme.
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I share your concern regarding transparency and openness, so that we can have specific indicators and results.
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