underlying structure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunderlyingandstructure
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underlying
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌʌn.dəˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/
real but not ...
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structure
noun
uk/ˈstrʌk.tʃər/us/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in ...
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(Definition ofunderlyingandstructurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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First, theunderlyingstructureis known to the experimenter.
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The prescribed entries are used to characterize theunderlyingstructure.
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Although the questions are not exactly the same, a similarunderlyingstructureemerges.
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Theunderlyingstructureof this knowledge of language is "nowhere to be noticed" (p. 37).
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These two features provided theunderlyingstructurefor the final presentation.
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Those patterns in turn will be interpreted with reference to the presumed commonunderlyingstructure(s).
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These properties are often tied to the physical settings that lead to theunderlyingstructure.
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According to the analysis advanced here, (24c) would have the followingunderlyingstructure.
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Licensing theory alone cannot prevent the displacement ofunderlyingstructurein prominent positions.
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Put simply, phonological category learning involves encoding the input and inferring theunderlyingstructure.
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Thus, theunderlyingstructureof the relationship between public assistance and political attitudes remains unclear.
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The role of this paper will be to investigate theunderlyingstructureof the process.
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Are they identical t o the classification or is there anunderlyingstructure?
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Underlyingstructuremight be expressed as an abstracted two-dimensional pattern or threedimensional spatial matrix.
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Now, let us explore theunderlyingstructureof preference and spending dynamics.
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Domains are often constructed as the completion of someunderlyingstructure.
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Second, we wanted to explore theunderlyingstructureof these 10 selected items including its performance.
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All one can observe is the actual use of utterances; and from such observations one may infer someunderlyingstructure.
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A second assumption that we must test is theunderlyingstructureof survey items across sophistication levels.
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Secondly, cases like (18a) are much more restricted than the sentence types that correspond to their allegedunderlyingstructure.
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Larger within-individual than between-individual, when performing different tasks, suggests anunderlyingstructureor strategy unique to the individual.
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In early opera, thatunderlyingstructureis manifested above all in the configuration of affects and characters.
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Each of these extensions requires that we begin with a brief description of theunderlyingstructureof personality.
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