collective experience

collocation in English

meaningsofcollectiveandexperience

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collective
adjective[before noun]
uk
/kəˈlek.tɪv/us
/kəˈlek.tɪv/
of or shared by every member of a group ...
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experience
noun
uk
/ɪkˈspɪə.ri.əns/us
/ɪkˈspɪr.i.əns/
(the process of getting) knowledge or skill from doing, seeing, or ...
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(Definition ofcollectiveandexperiencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcollective experience

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It is probably fair to say that thecollectiveexperiencefrom macroeconomic forecasting is that smaller models tend to outperform larger ones.
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In 1999-2000, thecollectiveexperienceof hunger went through important and positive changes : smoother seasonal weight profiles for many and thinness for few.
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In the process, the study brings to life a complex and vibrantcollectiveexperience, and also throws valuable light on at least three questions.
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In other words, thecollectiveexperiencemade the commissioners feel part of an alliance.
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Yet a considerable amount of insight into tourism management issues is demonstrated owing to thecollectiveexperienceof the writers.
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These visualisations can be extraordinarily compelling in thecollectiveexperienceof a dance club - a virtual equivalent can't be far behind.
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More important from the standpoint of this article, the second and third movements contrast the individual and thecollectiveexperienceof this new society.
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Stories of community and age hold the potential to re-shape later life as acollectiveexperience.
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These criteria were selected based on ourcollectiveexperiencein developing applications where human tactical behavior was being modeled.
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Collectiveexperienceis presumed to be discontinuous, unlike continuous individual experience.
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To the extent that it is experiential, trust reflects thecollectiveexperienceof society over generations if not centuries.
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Unfortunately ourcollectiveexperienceis usually negative.
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The authors have extensive experience in their subject but importantly have drawn on thecollectiveexperience of trainers and practitioners from many organizations throughout the world.
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Winkler (1998) expresses this 'musical' understanding as being made up of a 'huge number of shared assumptions and implied rules based on years ofcollectiveexperience'.
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Thecollectiveexperienceof the work of the 20 drug prevention initiative teams in local communities is being pulled together and co-ordinated.
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They bring theircollectiveexperienceand knowledge to bear when dealing with young offenders in order to ensure that they do not reoffend.
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What is those firms'collectiveexperienceof the scheme?
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We know also that they are strong communities because they are made from acollectiveexperienceand an international brew.
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But equally, we would be extremely foolish if we were to ignore thecollectiveexperienceof those who are working in the child-care field.
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