spatial unit

collocation in English

meaningsofspatialandunit

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spatial
adjective
uk
/ˈspeɪ.ʃəl/us
/ˈspeɪ.ʃəl/
relating to the position, area, and size ...
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unit
noun
uk
/ˈjuː.nɪt/us
/ˈjuː.nɪt/
a single thing or a separate part of ...
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(Definition ofspatialandunitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If seed predators have a relatively large foraging area, then the 1-m2 plots would not be an ecologically relevantspatialunit.
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Thespatialunitis r0 that is the radius where the density is maximum value 0 in the disk.
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Plumert et al. (2001) conclude that adults choose the order ofspatialunitdepending on the function of the spatial language for the listener.
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It is divided into 594 'communes ' (the most precisespatialunitfor which population data were available) whose populations range from 6 to 117 550 inhabitants.
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This firmly separated all local authority areas (whether unitary or two-tier), from the geographical concept of a county as high levelspatialunit.
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Fuzzy clustering allows aspatialunitto belong to more than one clusters with varying membership values.
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However, by definition, ecotopes must be identified using a full suite of ecosystem characteristics: patches are a more general type ofspatialunitthan ecotopes.
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The nave is connected with the choir to aspatialunit.
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Two spatial units have been singled out to clarify these differences - the private\\domestic space and the public space.
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From 1992 up to 2001, infection was monitored at the scale of the municipality, which allowed us to study incidence and persistence among spatial units.
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This result is probably due to the relatively low number of spatial units (21 counties) and their specific spatial arrangement.
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The value of these city-level comparisons is enhanced when we define, carefully, our spatial units of analysis.
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In the following chapters, however, in which an analytical methodology is proposed, it appears possible to read the nature of social relations directly from the spatial characteristics of spatial units.
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The spatial lag is nothing but a summary of the effects of the neighboring spatial units.
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Neighbourhoods, then, are the spatial units in which face-to-face social interactions occurthe personal settings and situations where residents seek to realise common values, socialise youth, and maintain effective social control.
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