average distance

collocation in English

meaningsofaverageanddistance

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average
adjective
uk
/ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ/
us
/ˈæv.ɚ.ɪdʒ/
An average number is the number you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number ...
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distance
noun
uk
/ˈdɪs.təns/
us
/ˈdɪs.təns/
the amount of space between ...
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(Definition ofaverageanddistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Transport costs to and from the practice for alternative treatment were not calculated since no data were available on theaveragedistanceto such practices.
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This method compares the similarity of responses between individual consumer attitudes (represented in rows of data) by computing theaveragedistanceor linkage between values.
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Lowering the concentration increases theaveragedistancebetween particles and decreases the strength and effects of interparticle interactions.
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Several alternative measures of resource scarcity are used, such asaveragedistancetraveled and time per trip for collecting water and fuelwood.
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Second, we use theaveragedistancebetween the true and the inferred marker order.
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Most properties are located relatively close to a school and a taxi rank, but theaveragedistanceto the nearest major market is considerably greater.
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The variable min_dist denotes this minimal distance, whereas the variable avg_dist denotes theaveragedistance.
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The width of the designed spiral strip is 400 mm and theaveragedistancebetween strips is 30 mm.
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Naturally, these depots should be placed so that theaveragedistancebetween a restaurant and its assigned depot is minimized.
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For the remaining-species subset, theaveragedistanceto water points was used to draw the modelled relationship.
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The number of patrols is not mentioned, and so no calculation ofaveragedistanceis possible.
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Only large containers such as jars assigned to store drinking water are maintained, increasing theaveragedistancebetween available breeding sites.
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Averagedistancetransported was 78 miles; rheaverage duration was 8 hours.
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Theaveragedistancetraveled to and from the hospital to attend physiotherapy was 11 miles.
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Theaveragedistancebetween the grids is approximately 300 mm.
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This translates to anaveragedistanceof 45 mm between stained terminals.
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To measure resource scarcity, we use several alternative measures such asaveragedistancetraveled and time per trip for collecting water and fuelwood.
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Averagedistancetransported was 78 miles; the average duration was 8 hours.
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Overall, the number of accentuation errors passed from 424 to 397, and theaveragedistancebetween errors from 193 to 206.
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