utilization rate

collocation in English

meaningsofutilizationandrate

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utilization
noun[U]
uk
/ˌjuː.tɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
us
/ˌjuː.t̬əl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/
the act of using something in an ...
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rate
noun[C]
uk
/reɪt/
us
/reɪt/
the speed at which something happens or changes, or the amount or number of times it happens or changes in a ...
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(Definition ofutilizationandratefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The parameter in equation (1) is the variable inpututilizationrate.
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This indicates that theutilizationratefor such consultations fell by 5.55 services per quarter.
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Smoothness of resourceutilizationrateimplies good management in efficient assigning continuous work to resources.
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In 1996 theutilizationratewas 34 per 100,000 population, but only 60% of labs performed 200 or more procedures.
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Theutilizationrateof both the resources increased linearly with the number of robots in the simulation.
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Alternatively, patient safety and appropriateness studies develop a targetutilizationratebased on expert opinion of best practices of medical care.
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Services were reported treated as dichotomous (yes/no) variables, with a "yes" representing autilizationrateof one or more resources within a given category.
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The attainment of a 63.1%utilizationratewas almost double that observed 3 months after the systematic reviews were disseminated in 1996.
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There are two methods to calculateutilizationrate: 1.
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A critical difference between medical practice variation research and patient safety as well as medical appropriateness research is the determination of the reference point of a "correct"utilizationrate.
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However, there are large variations in theutilizationratebetween years and regions.
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This rigorous operational tempo resulted in four times the normal airframeutilizationrate.
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All else constant, the lower capacity utilization falls (relative to the trend capacityutilizationrate), the better the bond market likes it.
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The second way to calculateutilizationrateis to take the number of billable hours and divide by a fixed number of hours per week.
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Theutilizationrateof power barges is around 95% with only one or two power barges available in the global market at any one time.
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