starting position
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstartandposition
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start
noun
uk/stɑːt/us/stɑːrt/
the beginning ...
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position
noun
uk/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/us/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
the place where something or someone is, often in relation to ...
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(Definition ofstartandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This shows a reliable effect of mental rotation onstartingposition:startingpositionwas rotated with the triangle.
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From thestartingposition(a), both branches are pulled equally.
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The last segment of each trajectory led back to thestartingposition.
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The iterator of the label of a vertical path is that of thestartingposition.
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Startingpositionwas not completely subject to low-level peripheral factors (subsequent to imagery).
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I believe that thestartingpositionfor developing tools for argumentation should be a formal approach.
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Before each experiment, the robot was placed at thestartingpositionand aligned with the geographic north.
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We say that is diabolical if the devil can trap an arbitrarily powerful angel regardless of itsstartingposition.
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Furthermore, the literature did not reveal a consistentstartingpositionon appropriate methodologies with which to carry out such evaluations.
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The distance between the final position of the robot and thestartingpositionwas used as an overall error measurement.
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Thestartingpositionand direction of the macro-photon inside the cell are modeled as equiprobable events.
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The simulator's inputs are the environment map (resolution of 200 x120), the sentries' locations, thestartingposition, and the destination.
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After each experiment, the piston was restored to its originalstartingpositionwith the aid of a small pump.
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What is ourstartingposition?
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That is ourstartingposition.
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I return to mystartingposition.
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After the completion of a run, the edge was returned to thestartingpositionto check for any residual eye movements.
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However, we want to point out that defining a fixedstartingpositionfor the hunter would not asymptotically affect the results of the paper.
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The less favourablestartingpositionof widowed people with respect to physical health and memory could not explain the greater memory decline.
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Thus, the robot is guaranteed to reach the goal position as long as it follows the streamline passing through thestartingposition.
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The head is quickly rolled to one side, then slowly rolled to thestartingposition, and the same is repeated to the other side.
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For more general systems, periodic orbits form a related concept: these are orbits that return exactly to theirstartingpositionin phase space.
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After a delay one object started moving to the left or right, with thestartingpositionof this object signaling the response.
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A one-second static recording of the subject in thestartingpositionwas used to define marker locations relative to known joint angles.
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This is still ourstartingpositionin the negotiations.
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