usage pattern
collocation in Englishmeaningsofusageandpattern
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usage
noun
uk/ˈjuː.sɪdʒ/us/ˈjuː.sɪdʒ/
the way a particular word in a language, or a language in general, ...
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pattern
noun
uk/ˈpæt.ən/us/ˈpæt̬.ɚn/
a particular way in which something is done, is organized, ...
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(Definition ofusageandpatternfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofusage pattern
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The most commonusagepatternwas once daily and the preferred type of deodorant was a spray.
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If the design of the interpreter is correct, the exact memoryusagepatternshould be unimportant to the final answers returned by the interpreter.
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Functionally speaking, this results in ausagepatternconforming to the target-language pattern right from the start.
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We aggregate across firms to find the optimal switching point for firms with their coalusagepattern.
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There are no plans to change theusagepattern.
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Depending on the actualusagepatternthe chip will be able to scale up or down, feeding the core with proper voltage.
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No significant age-group or gender differences were obtained in children's usage patterns.
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If we could detect different usage patterns for individual nouns and different rates of change we would have a typical instance of lexical diffusion.
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The reasons for the different usage patterns for the two variables are not clear.
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Or perhaps the different usage patterns reflect the different pressures from alternative linguistic markets on the estates to adopt a supralocal written norm.
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These nucleotide biases have a significant effect on the codon usage patterns and, thus, on the amino acid composition of the proteins.
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There is no simple correlation between token frequency and usage patterns, however.
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This definition draws attention to the conventionalization of usage patterns and the fusion of formerly autonomous elements.
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Detailed investigation of usage patterns can often give clues to distinctions which are not obvious from introspection alone.
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Furthermore, as noted above, pragmatic and semantic usage patterns were outside the scope of this study.
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Further study of this kind will require greater attention to the usage patterns and language dominance of individual speakers.
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On the other hand, systems must assist users without constraining their information seeking tasks, and should not fail to provide assistance for unprecedented usage patterns.
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In the case of the are 0 be plural forms, the usage patterns do not appear to be as socially stratified.
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The secondary analysis focuses on the two hospitals that had access to the telecardiology service for 12 months and established regular, although different, usage patterns.
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The authors argue that discourse dominance, proficiency, priority, usage patterns, and symbolic value all contribute to the type of discourse described.
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