underlying process
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunderlyingandprocess
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underlying
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌʌn.dəˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/
real but not ...
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process
noun[C]
uk/ˈprəʊ.ses/us/ˈprɑː.ses/
a series of actions that you take in order to achieve ...
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(Definition ofunderlyingandprocessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofunderlying process
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The rate of pacing then progressively falls once theunderlyingprocesssettles (usually within five minutes) to allow intrinsic conduction to be re-instated.
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Note that hypotheses 1 and 2 need not be independent processes, and could both be manifestations of the sameunderlyingprocess.
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We conclude that the three points on the trajectory may reflect a singleunderlyingprocess.
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This task points towards anunderlyingprocess, an abnormal response to negative feedback, which may explain deficits across a broad range of tasks.
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It is preferable, where possible, to use experimental procedures that avoid the necessity for subject decisions related to critical aspects of theunderlyingprocess.
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From our perspective, covariation of symptoms may itself serve as a marker variable signaling the presence of a sharedunderlyingprocess.
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In this paper, instead of assuming preferential attachment, we show that it can arise from a more basicunderlyingprocess, namely competition between opposing forces.
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That is, causality is about the inevitably provisional explanation of a phenomenon in terms of someunderlyingprocess.
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Therefore, explanations about the precise nature of theunderlyingprocess(es) of bilingual word recognition remain speculative.
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Most of these propose that there is anunderlyingprocessthat is separate and distinct from that of the comorbid diseases present.
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But an analogy between them does not mean a correspondence between them inunderlyingprocess.
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For example, a rat's lever pressing increases in frequency, if that pressing is followed immediately by a drop of water, the directlyunderlyingprocessbeing reinforcement.
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When the features are matched across the two verbs, this feature unification defines theunderlyingprocess as phrasal morphology, located at level 3 of the processability hierarchy.
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Theunderlyingprocess, however, is exceedingly complex.
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They conclude that these interrelations arise because the sameunderlyingprocess, the ability to learn from context, is contributing to performance on all of these measures.
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Graphs such as figure 1 are purely descriptive: they show correlations (often between two variables, ignoring a large number of potential confounding factors) and notunderlyingprocessand therefore causation.
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Consistency rules are also defined to preserve the consistency between constructed view and itsunderlyingprocess.
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Fibrosis can also proliferate even if theunderlyingprocessthat caused it has resolved or ceased.
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