theoretical background

collocation in English

meaningsoftheoreticalandbackground

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theoretical
adjective
uk
/θɪəˈret.ɪ.kəl/
us
/ˌθiː.əˈret̬.kəl/
based on the ideas that relate to a subject, not the practical uses of ...
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background
noun
uk
/ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd/
us
/ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd/
the things that can be seen behind the main things or people in ...
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(Definition oftheoreticalandbackgroundfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This research preparedtheoreticalbackgroundfor humanoid robotics.
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A first weak point is the lack of a uniformtheoreticalbackground.
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In other words, thetheoreticalbackgroundis primarily based on processual history.
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In section 2 we briefly review thetheoreticalbackgroundof polytypic programming.
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The book maintains a balance on descriptive issues, modelling, process analysis andtheoreticalbackground.
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The first section reviews thetheoreticalbackgroundand motivation for our study.
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One attempt to capture agrammatic comprehension used this generaltheoreticalbackgroundto accommodate the main findings.
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Many authors brought empirical experience to the table, while others came from a moretheoreticalbackground.
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Two deeply incompatible views can be offered as thetheoreticalbackgroundto this intuition.
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A broad range of analytical methods and theirtheoreticalbackgroundis presented.
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In this section we shall highlight thetheoreticalbackgroundderiving the first two implementations from first principles.
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Theoreticalbackgroundand previous analyses are succinctly introduced and summarised, and the presentation of arguments is easy to follow.
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Each section is prefaced by a brief introduction providing thetheoreticalbackgroundinforming the choice of texts.
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Yet it seems necessary to enrich this concept and itstheoreticalbackgroundby bringing some societal elements in.
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Chapter 2 sets out thetheoreticalbackgroundand discusses recent sociolinguistic work to do with demographic movement.
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The book is divided into four sections : an introduction that provides historical andtheoreticalbackground, and three thematic parts.
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Future work using complex statistical approaches will allow us to test more models and build a strongertheoreticalbackground.
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In the preceding sections we have described thetheoreticalbackgroundfor the analysis of the secondary structure of proteins.
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So far, little has been published ontheoreticalbackgroundand the actual procedure of such assessments in health economic evaluation.
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It has all the outside trappings of a profession, such as professional organizations, research journals, and a basictheoreticalbackground.
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Sometimes they givetheoreticalbackground, but all these works are empirical works that say how people actually behave.
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The article describes why and how the test was developed, thetheoreticalbackground, the structure of the test, the assessment instrument and special features.
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