theoretical biology

collocation in English

meaningsoftheoreticalandbiology

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theoretical
adjective
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/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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biology
noun[U]
uk
/baɪˈɒl.ə.dʒi/us
/baɪˈɑː.lə.dʒi/
the scientific study of the natural processes of ...
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(Definition oftheoreticalandbiologyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is a second type of scientific activity which consists in making formal models, as illustrated by work intheoreticalbiologyor theoretical economics.
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The field may be referred to as mathematical biology or biomathematics to stress the mathematical side, or astheoreticalbiologyto stress the biological side.
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More generally, he is interested in computational andtheoreticalbiology, including models of metabolism, gene regulation and development.
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This inquiry led him towards questions oftheoreticalbiologyand philosophy.
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Portmann was known for his work intheoreticalbiologyand his comparative studies on morphology and behavior.
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It is sometimes difficult to delineate philosophy of biology as separate fromtheoreticalbiology.
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As research into decision-making behavior becomes increasingly computational, it has also incorporated new approaches fromtheoreticalbiology, computer science, and mathematics.
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Among the central focuses is also theoretical semiotics as a basis fortheoreticalbiology.
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Today the arboretum serves to help teach practical andtheoreticalbiology, including both training in horticulture and academic botanical research.
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A noted scientist specializing in ancient alientheoreticalbiology.
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Schaxel specialized in the fields of developmental biology andtheoreticalbiology.
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It is concerned with statistical mechanics and its applications, particularly random systems, fluids and soft condensed matter, dynamical processes,theoreticalbiology, econophysics, complex systems, and network theory.
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He studied philosophy andtheoreticalbiology.
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