theoretical rationale
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftheoreticalandrationale
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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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rationale
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌræʃ.əˈnɑːl/us/ˌræʃ.əˈnæl/
the reasons or intentions that cause a particular set of beliefs ...
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(Definition oftheoreticalandrationalefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Recent studies confirm the earlier findings and provide atheoreticalrationalefor the observed relationship based on incentives issues and missing markets.
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But she also creates some categories herself, without cleartheoreticalrationale, like the "discourse goals" of the modalized utterances.
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These views have been instrumental in providing atheoreticalrationalefor input-based grammar research.
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The fact that these possessive forms are not restricted by case assignment principles is thetheoreticalrationalefor excluding them from the model.
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Nevertheless, this modeling technique may prove useful for developmental psychopathologists who have sometheoreticalrationalefor positing nonlinear developmental profiles.
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However, the account does not offer an extendedtheoreticalrationalefor this claim.
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In summary, there is a soundtheoreticalrationalefor diversity in experimental practices.
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The first three chapters present the empirical motivation andtheoreticalrationalefor the authors' general approach.
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There may be atheoreticalrationalefor this combination.
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Our perception-action model, of course, has the major virtue that it provides atheoreticalrationale for those perception-action dissociations that can be demonstrated using pictorial illusions.
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Thistheoreticalrationale, however, has several flaws.
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Perhaps more important than these particulars, the models provide atheoreticalrationalefor why imagery exists, and constitute a rigorous theoretical framework in which it can be analyzed.
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Proceeding from such atheoreticalrationale, it is concluded that the empirical relationship between socialstructural variables, age stereotypes and age salience adds to the construct validity of the multi-dimensional scale.
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This is not surprising considering its questionabletheoreticalrationale.
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This article will begin by examining the theoretical rationales for inputbased grammar teaching.
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The empirical and theoretical rationales for similarly approaching those at highest risk for affective disorders are also cogent and should further drive the exploration of the efficacy of early intervention.
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