active exploration

collocation in English

meaningsofactiveandexploration

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active
adjective
uk
/ˈæk.tɪv/us
/ˈæk.tɪv/
busy with a ...
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exploration
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌek.spləˈreɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌek.spləˈreɪ.ʃən/
the activity of searching and finding out ...
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(Definition ofactiveandexplorationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofactive exploration

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It is a time ofactiveexplorationof the properties of objects by acting on them and ofactiveexplorationof space by moving through it.
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Thelen et al. (1993) suggested that each infant "discovers" reaching throughactiveexplorationof the match between mechanical features of the infant's body and the task.
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However, it would leave theactiveexplorationand development of the oilfields to the industry which understands the work and knows how to do it.
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We need anactiveexplorationprogramme to ensure its long-term future.
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We fosteractiveexplorationand quiet reflection, individual endeavor and collaborative engagement.
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Activeexplorationand colonisation began in the 18th century but a self-supporting colony was not established till the latter part of the 19th century.
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The cave network is very large, with over 40 km of multi-level passages, and the complex is still undergoingactiveexploration.
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There were still 15 mines operating in 1962, withactiveexplorationgoing on at 20 other sites.
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He saw all perception as anactiveexplorationof the world, rather than being a passive process, something which happens to us.
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To make sense of the stimuli, an organism will undergoactiveexploration, or haptic perception, by moving their hands or other areas with environment-skin contact.
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Since the cave is undergoingactiveexploration, there remain many issues to be sorted out and the sinks for many of these inlets remains unclear.
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Gibson and others emphasized the close link between haptic perception and body movement: haptic perception isactiveexploration.
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Activeexplorationbegan in 1951.
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Activeexplorationcontinues in the new millennium.
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