variable size
collocation in Englishmeaningsofvariableandsize
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variable
adjective
uk/ˈveə.ri.ə.bəl/us/ˈver.i.ə.bəl/
likely to ...
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size
noun
uk/saɪz/us/saɪz/
how large or small something or ...
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(Definition ofvariableandsizefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Most notably, the analysis is applicable tovariablesizedocuments.
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They are achromatic and ofvariablesizeand may occur singly or in pairs lying side by side.
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The code allows the user to specify an initial guess matrix, ofvariablesize.
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Simulating genealogies of selected alleles in a population ofvariablesize.
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Integrating block cyclic distributions (with avariablesizeof blocks) within our framework is not obvious.
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They can be ofvariablesize, but show a tendency towards spontaneous closure with growth.
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The limestone has a micritic matrix and contains benthic foraminifera ofvariablesize.
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To avoid this, one can replace the array byvariablesizestructures.
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Chapters 5 and 6 consider orderings that apply to populations ofvariablesize.
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The other five embryos also showed signs of parthenogenetic activation and contained two to four blastomeres ofvariablesize.
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Sample grids were positioned 25 m in from a randomly chosen point along the site edge; this maintained a consistent distance from the site edge in woodlands ofvariablesize.
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Thevariablesizeof the slow component could well be attributed to a variable amount of the outer segment which remained attached when the retina was isolated.
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Our party policy is that we should not have a set size for regions and that it is acceptable to have variable speed, variable powers, variable geography andvariablesize.
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